In a moment long waited for 22-year-old Senior guard Shabazz Napier, UConn won the national championship game 60-54 over Kentucky on Monday night, and the star guard couldn’t contain his emotions following the final whistle. Napier finished the game with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.   Napier was born July 14, 1991. The proud son of Carmen Velasquez and role model to two siblings, Timmie Barrows and Titana Velasquez. Before his glory days as a UConn man he attended Charlestown High School in Charlestown, Mass, where his skills led him to appeared at the Reebok All-American Camp in Philadelphia and show off for the Metro Boston AAU team.   As a Freshman … [Read more...]