Boston has many March Madness vets – who went deepest in the tourney?

Many of the Boston Celtics’ current players have had varying degrees of success in NCAA Tournament in their college days — but who has gone how deep in March Madness before they put on the green and white?

Winning it all

When it comes to March Madness, there’s no bigger name than former UConn Husky Kemba Walker.

The Bronx native dragged an above-average Huskies from a near-certain NIT appearance all the way to a national title in 2011 by winning 11-straight single-elimination games with five in the Big East Conference Tournament and six more in the Big Dance.

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UConn’s Kemba Walker cutting down the nets in 2011 (Richard Mackson – USA TODAY Sports).

Oddly enough, the most improbable run in modern NCAA Tourney began with a win over now-teammate Brad Wanamaker and Pitt in the Big East Tourney, and ended with a win over now-coach Brad Stevens and Butler.

While it’s true that the legendary run to the title was absolutely due to Walker putting the team on his back, the final game was more of a team effort.

Butler’s smothering defense held the UConn star to just 16 points on .263 shooting in the low-scoring affair. In the end, the Huskies prevailed, their opponents falling to Connecticut 53-41.

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