If there’s one thing all Philadelphia 76ers fans can agree on, it’s an irrational love for backup Sixers point guard T.J. McConnell. He was the Pennsylvania State Player of the Year, but his lack of athleticism led to him attending Duqusene University.
McConnell worked and played hard enough to earn a transfer scholarship to the University of Arizona. There, he played in the shadow of star athletic forwards Aaron Gordon and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson. And yet he still played his way into being first team All-Pac 12 and first team Defensive All-Pac 12.