With the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft over, many UConn Huskie fans were shocked to see star guard Liam McNeeley fall to the No. 29 pick on Wednesday night. The pick, which was originally held by the Phoenix Sun but was eventually traded to the Charlotte Hornets,

Liam McNeeley sat and watched as, one by one, his friends were picked in the NBA draft. Cooper Flagg, his illustrious teammate at Montverde Academy, went first. Then Tre Johnson, McNeeley’s friend since third grade,

It was an action-packed first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center with loads of surprises -- risers, fallers, trades and some head-scratching picks. Of the fallers, none fell harder than freshmen Liam McNeeley and Kasparas Jakucionis,