UConn commit Bria Hartley, a senior at North Babylon (N.Y.) High, had 22 points and seven rebounds to earn MVP honors in the girls' game of the sixth annual Metro Classic on Sunday at Christ the King High School.

Hartley and fellow UConn commit Stefanie Dolson helped the Long Island/Hudson Valley squad defeated the New York City team 93-75. For those who receive MSG Varsity, the game will be replayed on that station on Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

It should be noted that UConn's Tina Charles and Lorin Dixon were named the girls' MVP of the event in 2005 and 2006 respectively.

HIGH PRAISE FOR TAURASI
Spartak Moscow Region coach Laszlo Rageber may be a tad bit biased having watched former UConn star Diana Taurasi lead his Russian powerhouse to three straight EuroLeague titles but still his comments about the greatness of Taurasi I thought were worth sharing.

Here are his kind words about the reigning WNBA MVP.

"You know what? Michael Jordan is a very lucky and fortunate person. If Diana Taurasi had been born a man, she would have been the best ever basketball player and not Michael Jordan."

Speaking of the EuroLeague, it begins on Wednesday with 10 games.

Here's a list of former UConn players competing in the women's EuroLeague
Svetlana Abrosimova, UMMC Ekaterinburg
Sue Bird, Spartak Moscow Region
Charde Houston, Tarbes GB
Asjha Jones, UMMC Ekaterinburg
Renee Montgomery, TEO Vilnius
Diana Taurasi, Spartak Moscow Region