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    With Career Winding Down, Walker Focused on Winning

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    NEWARK, N.J. — Kemba Walker hasn’t said definitively whether he’ll leave UConn after this season.

    But if you consider he’s a leading contender for National Player of the Year; is on pace to graduate in three years; and is projected as a lottery pick by DraftExpress.com, it all points to the former Manhattan Rice star leaving campus after his junior season.

    “I just want to get school over with, to tell you the truth,” Walker told SNY.tv after scoring 19 points as No. 6 UConn stopped a two-game losing streak with a 61-59 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday fueled by a 15-3 game-ending run. “I’m not a big fan of school, so I just want to get it over with.”

    Click here to read the full story at SNY.

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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