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NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAMEDAY NO. 5 SAN DIEGO STATE VS. NO. 1 UCONN

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When: 7:39 p.m.

Where: TD Garden, Boston

Records: San Diego State 26-10, UConn 34-3

TV: TBS

Radio: UConn Sports Network, WAVZ-New Haven (1300 AM), WGCH- Greenwich (1490 AM), WATR-Waterbury (1320 AM), WICH-Norwich (1310 AM, 94.5 FM), WILI-Willimanti­c (1400 AM, 95.3 FM), Fox Sports 97.9 FM Hartford, SiriusXM-983, SXM App 973

KEEP AN EYE ON

Remember Jaedon LeDee from last year’s national championsh­ip game? You can be forgiven if you didn’t.

LeDee, a junior at the time, scored just seven harmless points in 18 minutes off the bench in San Diego State’s 76-59 loss to the UConn men’s basketball team. He’s grown a bit as a player since then.

LeDee, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound forward, was far and away the Aztecs’ leading scorer this season at 21.5 points per game. In fact, he was the No. 10 scorer in the nation ... and the only San Diego State player to average in double figures.

He is a tough, strong player who can step out and hit the 15-footer, despite a somewhat awkward looking shot. In his last 12 games, he’s averaged 24.5 points and shot 63.6 percent from 3.

Of course, while LeDee’s role has changed drasticall­y from a year ago, several UConn players are in much bigger roles heading into Thursday night’s Sweet 16 battle with the Aztecs. Donovan Clingan is now a dominating starter, not Adama Sanogo’s 13-minute-per-game backup. Cam Spencer, the Huskies’ second-leading scorer, was home not even watching the tournament, after his Rutgers team was left out.

And UConn’s own top scorer, Tristen Newton, was a lot further down the scouting chart last year, certainly behind Sanogo and Jordan Hawkins.

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