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Last semester, Henefeld took and passed such courses as chemistry, geology, English and Hebrew. Not your usual freshman basket- ball player's curriculum. "He was real quiet when he first got here," say UConn co- captain Tate George. "We'd be playing pick-up games and he'd just sit on the sidelines until someone would say 'Hey Day, you want to play?' Then he'd say OK and walk out onto the court. "But he earned our respect right after the first game. He's a good guy, a terrific guy, and a great basketball player. You couldn't ask for a better combination." Calhoun admits he treated Henefeld differently from other players at first. "When he came here, he did so based on his personal relationship with me. I had to handle him differently because he's a unique kid. The more comfor- table I felt he was here, the more I felt he could be treated like any other player. I've come to understand he just wants to be treated like a basketball player." "If I do something wrong now he [Calhoun] shouts at me," Henefeld says, "but he shouts at everybody. You have to take what he really means, and not take it personally." Calhoun also brought Henefeld along slowly on the court, bringing him off the bench for the first 10 games. As Henefeld adjusted to the American college game, it became apparent he was a special talent. "He's not one of the great runners and jumpers in the league, one of the oohs and ahhs guys," Calhoun says. "His game is unspectacular, but he does things that other people don't do. Rebounding, he's a clinic, and he uses angles very well. If he gets beside you with the ball, you're beat." Another thing Calhoun likes about Henefeld is his contribution to the team in the intangibles department. "He stabilizes us a great deal," Calhoun says. "The kids believe in him. They think he's good, and a big part of this game is psychological. "I was told before he came here that the bigger the game, the better he plays. And so far I've found that to be true." But Henefeld's greatest at- tribute as a player may be mental. He has the gift of knowing where everyone is on the court at all times and to be a step ahead of the action. "His understanding of the game is intuitive," Calhoun says. Calhoun remembers a con- versation with Henefeld after the Huskies were blown out by St. John's 93-62 earlier this season. "Nadav said to What should be frightening to the opposition is that Henefeld is still inputting data. me, 'you know what I think?' And I said it's not important what you think. Then I said, what do you think? And he said, 'It was more us than them.' And quite honestly, that's what it was. Not that St. John's isn't good — they may be better than us — but he was right that the reason we lost was because we didn't play our game." "Nadav calls his own plays sometimes," George says. "He'll tell me to set a pick over on the side or something. I don't know of many fresh- men who call their own plays." Where Henfeld's gift of an- ticipation has been most evi- dent is on defense. He broke Bobby Dulin's school record for steals in a season (83) in 19 games, and is averaging 4.3 per game. What should be frightening to the opposition is that Henefeld is still inputting data. To watch him on the court is to come away with a sense that when he begins printing out what he has assimilated, his level of play is going to be elevated. One of the adjustments Henefeld has enjoyed making is to the crowds. "The crowds here are great," he says, "they make you want to play harder. We appreciate the fans, we like it very much." "He's been sending a lot of clips and tapes back home,"