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UConn C Thabeet to challenge Marquette (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Marquette has a plan to get ready for Connecticut's shot-swatting 7-foot-3 center, Hasheem Thabeet, on Wednesday night. But this time around, it doesn't involve the use of giant fake novelty arms. Under then-coach Tom Crean last season, the Golden Eagles practiced with scout team members wearing backpack-like contraptions sprouting long arms that waved back and forth with the pull of a string.