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Connecticut Huskies
UniversityUniversity of Connecticut
ConferenceBig East Conference
NCAADivision I
Athletics directorJeff Hathaway
LocationStorrs, CT
Varsity teams20
Football stadiumRentschler Field
Basketball arenaGampel Pavilion
Baseball stadiumJ.O. Christian Field
Other arenasXL Center
MascotJonathan the Husky
NicknameHuskies
Fight songBrass Bonanza
ColorsNational Flag Blue [1] and White

             

HomepageUConnHuskies.com

The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut. The University of Connecticut ( Connecticut or UConn) is the State of Connecticut 's Land-grant university. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United Storrs is a Census-designated place and part of the town of Mansfield, Connecticut located in eastern Tolland County. Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. Rentschler Field is a Stadium in East Hartford Connecticut. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of Connecticut Gampel Pavilion is a 10167-seat multi-purpose Arena in Storrs Connecticut. JO Christian Field is a Baseball Stadium in Storrs Connecticut. The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford Connecticut, USA owned by the City of Brass Bonanza, also known as the "Hartford Whalers Victory March" was adopted by the Hartford Whalers as their theme song during their tenure The University of Connecticut ( Connecticut or UConn) is the State of Connecticut 's Land-grant university. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey (Atlantic Hockey) and Women's Ice Hockey (Hockey East). The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. Hockey East Association is a college athletic conference which operates in New England. The major sports at the university are football (played at Rentschler Field) and men's and women's basketball (played on-campus at Gampel Pavilion and off-campus at the XL Center), although many of the other sports have large followings and a tradition of success. Rentschler Field is a Stadium in East Hartford Connecticut. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of Connecticut Gampel Pavilion is a 10167-seat multi-purpose Arena in Storrs Connecticut. The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford Connecticut, USA owned by the City of

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Name

UConn's sports teams are nicknamed "Huskies". While it is often assumed that this is a play on the school's colloquial name of "UConn" (which is a homophone of "Yukon"), the use of the Husky as a mascot predates the use of "UConn" as a nickname for the school. Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories.

UConn's women's teams are not known as the "Lady Huskies", but merely as "UConn Huskies" in equal billing as the men's teams.

Leagues

UConn's teams participate in the NCAA's Division I-A and in the Big East Conference, except for hockey, which is not sponsored by the Big East. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The men's hockey program competes in Atlantic Hockey and the women's hockey program is a member of Hockey East. Atlantic Hockey is a college athletic conference which operates primarily in the northeastern United States. Hockey East Association is a college athletic conference which operates in New England. UConn is one of only 13 universities in the country offering NCAA division I-A football, division I men's and women's basketball, and division I hockey.

Facilities

The most notable athletic facilities are:

Reputation

Approximately 70% of all UConn student-athletes graduate from the university, and almost 50% maintain a 3. Gampel Pavilion is a 10167-seat multi-purpose Arena in Storrs Connecticut. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford Connecticut, USA owned by the City of Rentschler Field is a Stadium in East Hartford Connecticut. It is primarily used for football, and is the home field of the University of Connecticut East Hartford (41n47 72w37 EST is a Town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with 0 GPA. In Education, a grade (or mark is a teacher's standardized Evaluation of a Student 's work The women's lacrosse team had the second-highest team GPA in the country in 2004, and numerous UConn student-athletes, including former basketball star Emeka Okafor, have been named Academic All-Americans. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28 1982 is an American professional Basketball player playing at power

UConn is best known for having its men's and women's basketball teams consistently ranked in or near the top 10 in the nation in their respective divisions. The men's team (coached by Jim Calhoun) won the NCAA Div. James B Calhoun (born May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is the Head coach of the University of Connecticut 's men's I title in 1999 and 2004, and the women won in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004, including undefeated seasons in 1995 and 2002. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Emeka Okafor, Richard Hamilton, Ray Allen, Clifford Robinson, Ben Gordon, Caron Butler, Denham Brown, Charlie Villanueva, Kevin Ollie, Hilton Armstrong, Donyell Marshall, Marcus Williams, Rudy Gay, Josh Boone, Travis Knight, Jake Voskuhl, are among the list of professional basketball players to achieve success after attending UConn. Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28 1982 is an American professional Basketball player playing at power Richard "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American National Basketball Association Walter Ray Allen (born July 20 1975 in Merced, California) commonly referred to as Ray Allen, is an American professional Basketball player Clifford Ralph Robinson (referred to as Clifford (or Cliff) Robinson) (born December 16 1966, in Buffalo New York) is Benjamin "Ben" Gordon (born April 4 1983 is a British / American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's Chicago Bulls James Caron Butler, widely known as Caron Butler (pronounced Kuh-RONN) (born March 13 1980) is an American professional Basketball Denham W Brown (born January 6 1983, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Basketball player currently playing Charlie Villanueva is a first-generation Hispanic American son of Dominican immigrants Roberto Villanueva and Doris Mejía born August 24 1984 and raised in Elmhurst Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27 1972, in Dallas Texas) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the NBA Hilton A Armstrong Jr (born November 23 1984, in Yonkers New York) is an American professional Basketball player for the Donyell Lamar Marshall (born May 18 1973, in Reading Pennsylvania, U Rudy Carlton Gay Jr (born August 17, 1986 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Oscar Joshua (Josh Boone (born November 21, 1984, in Mt Airy Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player for the New

Gampel Pavilion: A prospective student tour group is shown the Women's Basketball championship banners
Gampel Pavilion: A prospective student tour group is shown the Women's Basketball championship banners

Basketball

Strong alumni, student, and fan support for UConn's men's basketball teams helped the Huskies' women's basketball program attract Geno Auriemma as head coach. Geno Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy) is an Italian-American Basketball coach, best known as Under the tutelage of Auriemma, UConn has become one of the few schools that consistently competes for the national title in women's basketball. The Huskies are also part of one of the fiercest rivalries in all of women's college sports. A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes In the rivalry between UConn and the University of Tennessee, there is no love lost between Auriemma and Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. The women's Basketball rivalry between the University of Tennessee Lady Vols and the University of Connecticut (UConn Huskies is one of the fiercest The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship Pat Head Summitt (born Patricia Sue Head on June 14, 1952 in Clarksville, Tennessee) is the head coach of the The two schools have faced each other seven times in the NCAA Tournament, and five times in the NCAA Championship Game. UConn leads 5-2 in those games including a 4-0 record in the finals. UConn leads the all-time series 13-8. Summitt ended the regular season series in the summer of 2007. It is unknown why the series was ended, but media outlets reported that Tennessee reported to the NCAA that UConn committed minor recruiting infractions with the recruitment of Maya Moore which included a tour of ESPN while Moore was a junior in high school. Rebecca Lobo, Jennifer Rizzotti, Carla Berube, Svetlana Abrosimova, Shea Ralph, Nykesha Sales, Kelly Schumacher, Swin Cash, Kara Wolters, Tamika Williams Raymond, Diana Taurasi, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird, Ann Strother, Barbara Turner, Paige Sauer, Rita Williams, Jessica Moore, Ashley Battle, Willnet Crockett, Ketia Swanier and Charde Houston are among the women's professional basketball players or WNBA draftees that attended UConn. Rebecca Rose Lobo (born October 6 1973 in Southwick Massachusetts) is an American television Basketball analyst and a former player in Jennifer Rizzotti (born May 15 1974 in White Plains New York) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (Светлана Олеговна Абросимова (born July 9 1980) is a Russian Basketball player Nykesha Simone Sales (born May 10, 1976 in Bloomfield Connecticut) is a professional Basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977 in Cincinnati Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player in the WNBA Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979) better known as Swin Cash is an American WNBA player who plays for the Seattle Storm Kara Wolters (born August 15, 1975 in Holliston Massachusetts) was an American collegiate and professional Basketball player Diana Lurena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Chino California) is a professional Basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury Asjha Takera Jones (born on August 1, 1980 in Piscataway Township New Jersey, U Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player Ann Elise Strother (born December 11 1983 is an American professional Basketball player and a member of the WNBA 's Atlanta Dream. Barbara Turner is a Screenwriter and former actress (born July 14, 1936 in New York) Ashley Battle (born May 31, 1982) is a Basketball player for the WNBA's New York Liberty.

In 2002, UConn became the only school ever to have 4 women drafted among the top 10 of the first round of the 2002 WNBA draft, with National Player of the Year Sue Bird drafted 1st, Swin Cash drafted 2nd, Asjha Jones drafted 4th, and Tamika Williams Raymond drafted 6th. Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979) better known as Swin Cash is an American WNBA player who plays for the Seattle Storm Asjha Takera Jones (born on August 1, 1980 in Piscataway Township New Jersey, U The 5th starter on the UConn 2001-2002 NCAA championship team was future No. 1 WNBA draft choice and future 2-time National Player of the Year Diana Taurasi. Diana Lurena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Chino California) is a professional Basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury A total of 12 UConn alumnae play in the WNBA in the 2008 season, and another two are on leave due to injury or national team commitments because of the Olympic games.

In 2004, UConn became the second school ever, and the first in Division I, to win the men's NCAA National Championship and the women's basketball title in the same season. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m It was also the first school to ever have both teams ranked number 1 in the nation at the same time (1994), and has also spent the most weeks by far with both teams holding the number one spot, with Duke University being the only other team ever to achieve the feat, for a short period during the 2003-2004 season. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

In 2006, UConn became the third school ever to have 4 players drafted in Round 1 of the NBA Draft, and the first school ever to have 5 players selected in the two-round draft. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2006 NBA Draft was held on June 28 at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In the first round, Rudy Gay, Hilton Armstrong, Marcus Williams and Josh Boone were selected. Rudy Carlton Gay Jr (born August 17, 1986 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Hilton A Armstrong Jr (born November 23 1984, in Yonkers New York) is an American professional Basketball player for the Oscar Joshua (Josh Boone (born November 21, 1984, in Mt Airy Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player for the New In the second round, Denham Brown was selected. Denham W Brown (born January 6 1983, in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Basketball player currently playing It should also be noted that Rashad Anderson also entered the NBA draft and will play for a leading European professional team in the 2006-2007 season. Rashad Shaheed Anderson (born November 9 1983 in Lakeland Florida) is an American professional Basketball player who plays for

In 2008, freshman Maya Moore made history by being named Big East Player of the Year, the 1st time a freshman was so honored in either men's or women's basketball. Maya Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American Basketball forward for the University of Connecticut Huskies

UConn is not only a pipeline to both the NBA and the WNBA, but to coaching ranks ranks throughout the sport of basketball. UConn alumnae in the coaching ranks include Jennifer Rizzotti at Hartford, Carla Berube at Tufts, Tamika Williams Raymond at Kansas, Ann Strother at Colorado, Shea Ralph at Pittsburgh, Paige Sauer at Northern Colorado, Stacy Hansmeyer at Oklahoma, Kris Lamb Caruso at Longwood University, Wendy Davis at Western New England, and Morgan Valley at New Hampshire. Jennifer Rizzotti (born May 15 1974 in White Plains New York) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player Ann Elise Strother (born December 11 1983 is an American professional Basketball player and a member of the WNBA 's Atlanta Dream. Wendy Davis is an American actress She currently appears in the Lifetime series Army Wives as Lt Maria Conlon was an assistant coach at NCAA Div II Champion Southern Connecticut State Univ and Debbie Baer Fiske is Assoc Athletic Director at St Joseph's College.

Soccer

In addition to its basketball success, UConn is known for its championship soccer teams. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The men's team has won two NCAA National Championships, in 1981 and 2000, and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America named the undefeated 1948 team the national champion. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The men's team won back to back Big East championships in (2004 and 2005) UConn also has the best average attendance in the nation for both men's and women's soccer. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Major League Soccer players Chris Gbandi, Damani Ralph, Bobby Rhine, and Shavar Thomas each attended UConn. Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U Chris Gbandi (born April 7, 1979 in Bong Mines, Liberia) is a Liberian - American professional Soccer player Damani Ralph (born November 6, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican football player who currently a free agent Bobby Rhine (born April 18, 1976 in St Louis, Missouri) is an American Soccer player who currently plays for FC Dallas Shavar Thomas (born January 29, 1981 in Hannah Town, Jamaica) is a Jamaican footballer who currently plays for Chivas USA of A consistently competitive and frequent NCAA tournament team, the UConn women's soccer team advanced to the NCAA National Championship title games in 1984, 1990, 1997, and 2003, losing each time to the University of North Carolina. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Football

See also: 2007 Connecticut Huskies football team

UConn football moved up to Division I-A status in 2000, was included in official NCAA Division I-A statistics for the first time in 2002, and became a full Big East member in 2004. Schedule Game Notes Duke In a game that was a tale of two halves the Huskies started the season off on the right foot with a solid 45-14 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " UConn has been recognized as having the fastest progression out of I-AA in NCAA history, as it was invited into a BCS conference only two years after becoming a full I-A member, was bowl-eligible in its first season in I-A, and was invited to a bowl game in its first season as a conference member. The Bowl Championship Series ( BCS) is a selection system designed to give the top two teams in the NCAA FBS Bowl Subdivision System an opportunity to compete in a "national The Huskies defeated the University of Toledo in the 2004 Motor City Bowl by a score of 39-10, with quarterback Dan Orlovsky being named Most Valuable Player. The University of Toledo is a public University situated in Toledo Ohio. The Motor City Bowl is a post-season College football Bowl game certified by the NCAA that has been played annually since 1997 Daniel John Orlovsky (born August 18, 1983 in Shelton Connecticut) is a Quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football In 2003, the team was also honored for being one of only 7 schools in the U. S. to graduate 80% or better of its members; it was the only public school on the list. In 2007, the Huskies had their best year as they went 9-3, finished 7-0 at home and earned a berth in the Meineke Car Care Bowl, where they were defeated by Wake Forest, 24-10. The Meineke Car Care Bowl is an NCAA -sanctioned Division I-A post-season College football Bowl game that has been played annually at 73367-seat

List of sports

Baseball

Playing Facility: J. O. Christian Field
Head Coach: Jim Penders
Most Victories: 39 in 2006
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 15
College World Series Appearances: 5 1957, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979
Last NCAA Appearance: 1994
Big East Tournament Championships: 2 1990 & 1994
All-Americans: 14
Olympians: 2
Players Drafted Or Signed: 119

Notable players

Charles Nagy
Walt Dropo
Pete Walker
Jason Grabowski
Bob Schaefer
Dan Iassogna
Jim Reynolds
Roberto Hernandez
Jesse Carlson

Men's Basketball

Main article: Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Playing Facilities: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion & XL Center
Head Coach: Jim Calhoun
Most Victories: 34 in 1999
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 28*
Last NCAA Appearance: 2008
National Championships: 2 1999 & 2004
Final Fours: 2 1999 & 2004
Big East Regular Season Championships: 10 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Big East Tournament Championships: 6 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004
NIT Appearances: 11
NIT Championships: 1 1988
All-Americans: 13
Drafted Players: 33
Players Currently In The NBA: 14 (ranks 1st amongst all colleges)
Basketball Hall Of Famers: 1 Coach Jim Calhoun


*1996 tournament results vacated by NCAA

History and coaches

UConn Men's Basketball was once a regional power, winning 18 Yankee Conference championships between 1947 and 1975, when the Yankee Conference dropped support of basketball including 12 by Hugh Greer. JO Christian Field is a Baseball Stadium in Storrs Connecticut. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The 1957 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha NE from June 8 to June 12. The NCAA Men's Division I College World Series (CWS involved 8 schools playing in double-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA The 1965 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha NE from June 7 to June 12. The 1972 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha NE from June 9 to June 16. The 1979 College World Series was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha NE from June 1 to June 8. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Charles Harrison Nagy (born on May 5, 1967 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball all-star Right-handed Walter Dropo (born January 30, 1923 in Moosup Connecticut) nicknamed "Moose" is a former Major League Baseball First baseman Peter Brian Walker (born 8 April 1969) is a former Right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball. Jason William Grabowski (born May 24, 1976 in New Haven Connecticut) is a Major League Baseball player Robert Walden Schaefer (born May 22, 1944, in Putnam Connecticut) is the bench coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Daniel Ralph Iassogna (born May 3 1969 in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an umpire in Major League Baseball Roberto Hernandez may refer to Roberto Hernández Ramírez (born 1943 Mexican billionaire Roberto Hernandez Jr Jesse Craig Carlson (b December 31, 1980) is a Major League Baseball Relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. The UConn Huskies is the name of the men's and women's Basketball teams at University of Connecticut, in Storrs Connecticut, USA. Gampel Pavilion is a 10167-seat multi-purpose Arena in Storrs Connecticut. The XL Center, formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center, is a sports and convention complex located in Hartford Connecticut, USA owned by the City of James B Calhoun (born May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is the Head coach of the University of Connecticut 's men's The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US Basketball competition The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball James B Calhoun (born May 10, 1942 in Braintree, Massachusetts) is the Head coach of the University of Connecticut 's men's The Yankee Conference was a collegiate sports conference in the eastern United States. Hugh Greer (1902-January 14 1963 was the UConn Huskies men's basketball coach from 1946 to 1963 In 1979, UConn was one of the seven founding schools of the Big East Conference, which was created to focus on basketball. In the early days of the Big East, UConn struggled behind national powers Georgetown and Syracuse. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Prior to the 1986-87 season UConn hired Jim Calhoun to be the program's new head coach, but the Huskies difficulties continued and they finished the season with a record of 9-19, their fifth straight losing season. But in 1988, the team showed significant improvement and gained a berth in the NIT. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. UConn went on a run in the tournament and defeated Ohio State 72-67 at Madison Square Garden to win the NIT, the school's first national basketball title. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio.

The 1990 "Dream Season" would bring UConn basketball to the national stage. Led by Chris Smith, Nadav Henefeld and Tate George, UConn went from unranked in the preseason to winning the Big East Regular Season and Tournament Championships, both for the first time. Chris G Smith (born May 17 1970, in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an American former professional Basketball player Tate Claude George (born May 29 1968 in Newark New Jersey) is a retired American professional Basketball player who was selected 1990 also marked the opening of Gampel Pavilion, the program's new on-campus home. In the NCAA Tournament the Huskies garnered a #1 seed in the East Reigon, but trailed Clemson 70-69 with 1 second remaining in the Sweet 16. The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division Scott Burrell's full-court pass found Tate George on the far baseline. Scott David Burrell (born January 12, 1971 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American professional Basketball player who won an NBA Championship George spun, fired, and hit a buzzer-beater that is known in Connecticut simply as "The Shot". Connecticut ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. They would be eliminated on a buzzer-beater 2 days later by Duke, losing in overtime 79-78. Duke University is a private Research University located in Durham, North Carolina, United States.

UConn rose as a national program throughout the 1990s, winning five more Big East Regular Season and three more Big East Tournament Championships, but the Final Four still eluded Calhoun and the program until the 1999 NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The Huskies were the top seed in the West region and a win over Gonzaga in the regional finals sent UConn to Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay for the Final Four. Gonzaga University is a private Catholic Jesuit university located in Spokane, Washington. Tropicana Field is a Domed stadium in St Petersburg Florida, which has been the home of Major League Baseball 's Tampa Bay Rays since They defeated Ohio State 64-58 in the semi-final to face off against Duke in the final. Despite having been ranked #1 for half of the year, the Huskies entered the national championship game as 9-point underdogs. The game was tight throughout, and when the final buzzer sounded, UConn had defeated Duke 77-74.

The 1999 National Championship would not be the last. In 2004, the Huskies returned to the Final Four. Once again, they faced Duke, this time in the National Semifinal, and used a late run to beat the Blue Devils 79-78. Two nights later, led by Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor, UConn beat Georgia Tech 82-73 to win the championship. Benjamin "Ben" Gordon (born April 4 1983 is a British / American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's Chicago Bulls Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28 1982 is an American professional Basketball player playing at power The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech, or Tech, is a public, Coeducational Research university in

Notable players

Gabriel Albero 1996-1999
Ray Allen 1993-96
Hilton Armstrong 2002-2006
Wes Bialosuknia 1964-67
Josh Boone 2003-06
Scott Burrell 1989-93
Caron Butler 2000-02
Khalid El-Amin 1997-2000
Tate George 1986-90
Ben Gordon 2001-04
Richard Hamilton 1996-99
Tony Hanson 1973-77
Nadav Henefeld 1989-90
Rudy Gay 2004-06
Travis Knight 1992-96
Donny Marshall 1991-95
Donyell Marshall 1991-94
Emeka Okafor 2001-04
Kevin Ollie 1991-95
Dom Perno 1961-64
Clifford Robinson 1985-89
Doron Sheffer 1993-96
Chris Smith 1988-92
Hasheem Thabeet, 2006-
Charlie Villanueva 2003-05
Jake Voskuhl 1996-2000
Albert E. Walter Ray Allen (born July 20 1975 in Merced, California) commonly referred to as Ray Allen, is an American professional Basketball player Hilton A Armstrong Jr (born November 23 1984, in Yonkers New York) is an American professional Basketball player for the Wesley John "Wes" Bialosuknia (born June 8, 1945 in Poughkeepsie New York) is a retired American Basketball player Oscar Joshua (Josh Boone (born November 21, 1984, in Mt Airy Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player for the New Scott David Burrell (born January 12, 1971 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American professional Basketball player who won an NBA Championship James Caron Butler, widely known as Caron Butler (pronounced Kuh-RONN) (born March 13 1980) is an American professional Basketball Khalid El-Amin (born April 25, 1979 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is an American professional Basketball player Tate Claude George (born May 29 1968 in Newark New Jersey) is a retired American professional Basketball player who was selected Benjamin "Ben" Gordon (born April 4 1983 is a British / American professional Basketball player for the NBA 's Chicago Bulls Richard "Rip" Hamilton (born February 14, 1978 in Coatesville, Pennsylvania) is an American National Basketball Association Rudy Carlton Gay Jr (born August 17, 1986 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the Travis Knight (born September 13 1974, in Salt Lake City Utah) is an American former professional Basketball player who was selected Donny E Marshall (born July 17 1972, in Detroit Michigan) is a retired American professional Basketball player who was selected Donyell Lamar Marshall (born May 18 1973, in Reading Pennsylvania, U Chukwuemeka Ndubuisi Okafor, abbreviated as Emeka Okafor (born September 28 1982 is an American professional Basketball player playing at power Kevin Jermaine Ollie (born December 27 1972, in Dallas Texas) is an American professional Basketball player currently with the NBA Clifford Ralph Robinson (referred to as Clifford (or Cliff) Robinson) (born December 16 1966, in Buffalo New York) is Doron Sheffer (born 12 March, 1972 in Petah Tikva) is a Israeli professional Basketball player formerly with Maccabi Tel Aviv Chris G Smith (born May 17 1970, in Bridgeport Connecticut) is an American former professional Basketball player Hasheem Thabeet also known as Talib Kweel (born February 16 1987 in Dar es Salaam) is a Tanzanian College basketball Charlie Villanueva is a first-generation Hispanic American son of Dominican immigrants Roberto Villanueva and Doris Mejía born August 24 1984 and raised in Elmhurst Robert Jacob "Jake" Voskuhl (born November 1 1977 in Tulsa Oklahoma) is an American professional Basketball center for Weston 1972-76
Joey Whelton 1975-78
Marcus Williams 2003-06

Notable games

Women's Basketball

Main article: Connecticut Huskies women's basketball
Playing Facility: Gampel Pavilion & XL Center
Head Coach: Geno Auriemma
Most Victories: 39 in 2002
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 20
Last NCAA Tournament Appearance: 2008
National Championships: 5 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
Final Fours: 9 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008
Big East Regular Season Championships: 15 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
Big East Tournament Championships: 14 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008
All-Americans: 11 (19 appearances), including Maya Moore, only the 2nd freshman nationally named an All-American
National Players Of The Year: 6
Drafted Players: 19
Players in the WNBA: 12 (+2 on leave)
Basketball Hall Of Famers: 1
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Notable players

Men's Cross Country/Track and Field

Head Coach: Greg Roy
Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships: 5 1987, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008
Big East Outdoor Track and Field Championships: 2 1982, 2002
Big East Relay Championships: 2
All-Americans: 32

Women's Cross Country/Track and Field

Head Coach: Bill Morgan
Olympians: 1 (In Women's Bobsled)
Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships: 1 2008
Big East Outdoor Track and Field Championships: 1 1995
NCAA All-Americans: 9

Field Hockey

Playing Facility: George J. Suzanne Brigit Bird (born October 16, 1980) is a professional women's basketball player Diana Lurena Taurasi (born June 11, 1982 in Chino California) is a professional Basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Mercury Svetlana Olegovna Abrosimova (Светлана Олеговна Абросимова (born July 9 1980) is a Russian Basketball player Ann Elise Strother (born December 11 1983 is an American professional Basketball player and a member of the WNBA 's Atlanta Dream. Nykesha Simone Sales (born May 10, 1976 in Bloomfield Connecticut) is a professional Basketball player for the Connecticut Sun in Rebecca Rose Lobo (born October 6 1973 in Southwick Massachusetts) is an American television Basketball analyst and a former player in Ashley Battle (born May 31, 1982) is a Basketball player for the WNBA's New York Liberty. Kelly Schumacher (born October 14, 1977 in Cincinnati Ohio) is an American professional Basketball player in the WNBA Kara Wolters (born August 15, 1975 in Holliston Massachusetts) was an American collegiate and professional Basketball player Jennifer Rizzotti (born May 15 1974 in White Plains New York) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player Swintayla Marie Cash (born on September 22, 1979) better known as Swin Cash is an American WNBA player who plays for the Seattle Storm Asjha Takera Jones (born on August 1, 1980 in Piscataway Township New Jersey, U Mel Thomas (born August 26, 1985 in Cincinnati Ohio, is an American basketball player who played for the University of Connecticut Huskies from 2004-2008 Maya Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American Basketball forward for the University of Connecticut Huskies Elena Delle Donne (born September 5, 1989) is a player on the University of Delaware Women's Volleyball team Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Sherman Sports Complex
Head Coach: Nancy Stevens
Most Victories: 23 in 1999
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19
National Championships: 2 1981 & 1985
Final Fours: 9 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007
Big East Regular Season Championships: 10 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
Big East Tournament Championships: 10 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
All-Americans: 46
Olympians: 2

Football

Playing Facility: Rentschler Field
Head Coach: Randy Edsall
Most Victories: 10 in 1998
NCAA Appearances (I-AA): 1 1998
Bowl Game Appearances: 2
Last Bowl Game Appearance: 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl
Big East Championships: 2007 (shared with West Virginia)
First Team All-Americans: 9
Drafted Players: 14
Players Currently In The NFL: 3
All-Time NFL Players: 72

History and coaches

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Notable players

Deon Anderson - currently on the Dallas Cowboys
Dan Orlovsky - currently on the Detroit Lions
Alfred Fincher - currently on the Detroit Lions
Brian Kozlowski
Nick Didio
Nick Giaquinto - only former Husky to win a Super Bowl, as a member of the Washington Redskins team that won Super Bowl XVII

Notable former coaches/assistant coaches

Lou Holtz
Skip Holtz
Kirk Ferentz - also played as a linebacker at UConn
Norries Wilson
Steve Spagnuolo - defensive coordinator of the Super Bowl XLII Champion New York Giants

Men's Golf

Head Coach: Ron Dubois
NCAA Appearances: 1 1980
Big East Championships: 1 1994

Men's Ice Hockey

Playing Facility: Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum
Head Coach: Bruce Marshall
Most Wins at D-I: 20 in 1998-99
Most Wins Overall: 22 in 1991-92 (UConn played in Division III for men's ice hockey only until 1998-99)
MAAC Hockey League Championships: 1 2000 (League is now known as Atlantic Hockey)
All-Americans: 9

Notable players

Beau Erickson
Todd Krygier
Jonathan Anderson

Women's Ice Hockey

Playing Facility: Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum
Head Coach: Heather Linstad
Most Wins: 16 in 2004-05

Women's Lacrosse

Playing Facility: Morrone Stadium/Sherman Sports Complex
Head Coach: Megan Cersosimo
Most Wins: 12 in 2005
ECAC Championships: 1 2006
All-Americans: 2

Women's Rowing

Home Surface: Coventry Lake
Head Coach: Jennifer Sanford

Men's Soccer

Playing Facility: Joseph J. Morrone Stadium
Head Coach: Ray Reid
Most Victories: 21 in 1980
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 27
Last NCAA Appearance: 2007
National Championships: 3 1948, 1981, 2000
College Cups: 5 1981, 1982, 1983, 1999, 2000
All-Americans: 33
National Players of the Year: 3
Big East Regular Season Championships: 9 1985, 1987, 1988, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007
Big East Tournament Championships: 7 1983, 1984, 1989, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
MLS Draft Picks: 14

Notable players

O'Brian White
Akeem Priestley
Damani Ralph
Joe Morrone, Jr.
Chris Gbandi
Dan Donigan
Julius James
Bryheem Hancock
Mpho Moloi
Len Tsantaris
Kevin Burns
Patrick Kania
Max Baber
John O'Connor

Women's Soccer

Playing Facility: Morrone Stadium
Head Coach: Len Tsantaris
Most Victories: 23 in 1997
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Last NCAA Appearance: 2007
NCAA Championship Game Appearances: 4 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003
College Cups: 8 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2003
All-Americans: 24
Big East Regular Season Championships: 8 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
Big East Tournament Championships: 2 2002, 2004
All-Big East Selections: 59

Notable players

Sara Whalen
Kristen Graczyk
Moira and Tara Buckley
Susan Lauer
Mary Lou Breen

Softball

Playing Facility: Connecticut Softball Stadium
Head Coach: Karen Mullins
Most Victories: 45 in 1993
Women's College World Series Appearances: 1 1993
Big East Regular Season Championships: 6 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
Big East Tournament Championships: 7 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2001
All-Americans: 7

Men's & Women's Swimming & Diving

Playing Facility: Dan Levine
Head Coach: Dan Levine
Big East Champions: 5
Olympians: 1

Men's Tennis

Playing Facility: UConn Tennis Courts
Head Coach: Glenn Marshall
Most Victories: 20 in 2000

Women's Tennis

Playing Facility: UConn Tennis Courts
Head Coach: Glenn Marshall
Most Victories: 14 in 2002

Women's Volleyball

Playing Facility: Gampel Pavilion
Head Coach: Holly Strauss
Most Victories: 35 in 1979
Big East Regular Season Championships: 2 1994 & 1998

Pageantry

Mascot: Jonathan the Husky Dog
Marching Band: UConn Marching Band, known as "The Pride of Connecticut. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) "

References

  1. ^ UConn Blue and White
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