Redshirt freshman Alex Karaban has shot into position as UConns unsung hero on march to NCAA Championship game

HOUSTON – There now are 38 Division I basketball games, and half a year of prior on-campus training between Alex Karaban and being ranked as the No. 118 prospect in the national 2022 recruiting class. One of those games was contested in the Final Four and advanced his Connecticut Huskies to the 2023 NCAA Championship game. Also there have been 359 points, 65 3-point field goals and a place on the Big East All-Freshman team and — Hold on. He was ranked what, now? The guy who was on the floor Saturday night at NRG Stadium for 34 minutes of…