UConn has retired only one number for a men’s basketball player The Huskies would repeat that feat in 2014. The two programs have had overlapping success at times, winning national titles in the same year in 2004 to become the first program to win both NCAA Tournament crowns in one year. Legendary head coach Geno Auriemma has set the standard with 11 national championships, including a four-peat from 2013-16, making him the modern-day equivalent of John Wooden in the coaching department. That honor goes to UConn’s women’s basketball team, which has become the prominent national brand in college basketball. UConn’s men’s basketball program isn’t even the top program on campus UConn made the move to the AAC and won the national title in 2014, giving the American its only basketball championship to this day. The AAC was founded as an offshoot of the Big East’s football-playing schools, which split from the basketball-only schools in 2013. Three of Connecticut’s NCAA Championships came as Big East members but the fourth actually goes in the history books for the American Athletic Conference. Most college basketball fans associate UConn with the Big East, which makes sense since they were a prominent member of the original conference and re-joined in 2020. The Huskies titles came as members of two different conferences A lot of credit for the program’s success goes to former head coach Jim Calhoun, who turned UConn from a dumpster fire into a blue blood during his 26 years at the helm. That title would break a tie with Kansas for the sixth-most in NCAA history, moving them into a fifth-place tie with Duke and Indiana.Īll of those titles have come since 1999, which is crazy to think about when you consider the fact that the NCAA Tournament began back in 1939. The Huskies are the overwhelming favorites to cut down the nets in Houston on Monday night, which would give them their fifth national championship in program history.
UConn basketball history: 5 facts to know about the Huskies Winning March Madness would put UCONN into rarified air Here are five fun facts that you need to know about the Huskies. Want to brush up on some UConn trivia before they take the floor against Miami in the Final Four on Saturday?
The UConn Huskies have been a March Madness staple for a long time but have returned to prominence this season with an explosive roster and an ascending head coach in Dan Hurley. In an unconventional Final Four that has the second-highest seed total in the history of the NCAA Tournament, there is one familiar brand to basketball fans. Here are five facts you need to know about the Huskies. UCONN is the most recognizable basketball brand in the Final Four.
0 kommentar(er)
