A low-usage UConn forward whose value came more from depth than box-score pop
In the 2009-10 season, Alex Hornat was a 6-foot-5 UConn forward who appeared in four career games and was primarily a roster-depth piece rather than a stat-sheet driver. The differentiator: he brought size, team-first maturity, and academic credibility—he was named to the 2009-10 All-Big East Academic Team—while his high-school resume showed a captain’s mindset and production (21 points, 10 rebounds per game as a senior). If you want a hard-nosed, dependable program fit more than a featured scorer, he checked that box.
