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Hasheem Thabeet and Maya Moore
Featured on the Cover of Sports Illustrated

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STORRS, Conn. (November 11, 2008) – The University of Connecticut is among six schools around the country to be featured on the college basketball preview issue of Sports Illustrated, which hits news stands this week.

Featured on the UConn version of the cover are junior men's basketball player Hasheem Thabeet and sophomore women's basketball player Maya Moore.

This week’s College Basketball Preview issue (on stands Wed., November 12) contains 42 pages of hoops coverage and features standout men’s and women’s players on six regional covers, which appear with the billing, DOUBLE TEAM, and showcase Briann January and James Harden of Arizona State University, Rashanda McCants and Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina, Ashley Barlow and Kyle McAlarney of Notre Dame, Courtney Paris and Blake Griffin of Oklahoma, Shavonte Zellous and DeJuan Blair of Pittsburgh and Maya Moore and Hasheem Thabeet of Connecticut.

Additional highlights of the preview include scouting reports for the top 20 men’s teams, complete with a five-minute guide that includes players to watch and preseason All-America teams as well as a projected field of 65 for the 2009 NCAA Tournament.