The next move that made the basketball world shaking is that Donovan Clingan, the 7-foot-2 phenom freshmen, has officially announced his entry to the NBA Draft. His two-year career at UConn has come to an end. This ending was marked by consecutive NCAA titles that he helped the team achieve. Clingan’s farewell to UConn may be expected but it shows the deep loss that UConn fans experience as they bid farewell to their shining star.
Donovan Clingan’s Farewell to UConn, NBA Ambitions Soar High
Announcing the news on social media just four days after assisting the UConn team relish its second consecutive national championship, Clingan, the College’s in-house hero originally from Bristol, Connecticut, expressed gratitude to his now-close Huskies family and will pursue his dream of becoming a prominent NBA player.
“Which is a difficult decision indeed , I have to leave , exiting the stage in the middle of a play, whereby our feats of the last two years provide memories full of joy for me,” Clingan mentioned his passion. “Yet, this self-assigned job circumscription is bent on a certain agenda. It’s time for me to GO NOW!”
The announcement may never be a surprise, but the magnitude of what has been announced will give fans a jolt of adrenaline nonetheless. The echo of this gradually growing consensus confirming that Clingan is a lottery pick in the NBA has been spelled out by the Coach Dan Hurley in a very positive way. While another promising young skater Julian Chambers may have reached his full potential, the future appears even more questionable alongside the latest prodigy, Stephon Castle, whose future remains mysterious.
Being a college freshman means Clingan has gone through an extraordinary educational route from high school hero to college foundation stone. It has been a story of challenges and victories. At first, Clingan was immersed in the shadow of his team-mate Adama Sanogo during the freshman year of his school career. In the week following his foot injury which delayed the beginning of the pre-season, he was unable to play in some the most crucial games of his school career. But then his “Rocky “moment came, and it was not less than remarkable performance, for he topped averaging double figures in points, rebounds, and blocks, while his playing eventually contributed to the UConn’s Cinderella run in the NCAA Tournament.
In the championship showdown against the goliath Zach Estey of Purdue, Clingen’s defensive strength had the best game ever. However, the Boilermaker team did not have a well-timed and accurate shot. This was caused by the great defensive skills of Clingen that were conducted instead of Boilermaker that had no accurate shot.
With the moment of his walkaway from the extraordinarily respected University of Connecticut, as his sights aim at the grand stage of the professional NBA league, the basketball world can only salute and adore the events of the next era, where his large shadow over the basketball courts is visible from afar.
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