During his time suiting up for the Rockets, Thabeet wore only jersey No. 32 and put up 1.0 rebounds per game.

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Tony Allen recalls trying to mentor Hasheem Thabeet, joking that the former No. 2 overall pick wouldn't even stop eating hot dogs and hamburgers before games.

“I wish I could have played longer [in the NBA],” …

STORRS — In a trench coat that somehow made him look even more towering, Hasheem Thabeet walked back into Gampel Pavilion, his old stomping, dunking and swatting grounds Saturday night. The 7-foot-3 center who met all the necessary criteria, and a whole lot more, took his rightful place among the Huskies of Honor at UConn. Too big a man, in more ways than height, to be a poster child, he ...