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The Huskies' team banquet wrapped up this afternoon and team awards were handed out. Here are the results:

MVP:
Not surprisingly, the team chose a co-MVP in A.J. Price and Hasheem Thabeet. Thabeet was also named the team's top defender (of course).

Most-Improved:
This actually could have been a toss-up, but Stanley Robinson got the nod. Sticks averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds after tallying 5.1 and 4.4 a year ago.

Scholar-athlete:
Jim Calhoun had said throughout the season that Thabeet had the highest cumulative GPA on the team, but the award went to walk-on Jim Veronik, a junior forward out of Durham (Coginchaug Regional HS).

Best rebounder:
This went by stats, with Jeff Adrien and his 9.1 average taking home the award.

Most assists:
Again, it's stats-based: Price got the nod.

Best free-throw percentage:
Doug Wiggins statistically was the Huskies' top shooter from the foul line, making 39-of-41 (95.1 percent). Despite the announcement that Wiggins was transferring, the sophomore did attend the team banquet, UConn spokesman Kyle Muncy confirmed.

Note: Rivals.com is reporting that Jamie Vanderbeken, the 6-foot-10 JUCO forward who visited Storrs this past weekend, has committed to Iowa State.