Uconn Huskies Women's Basketball - Huskies of Honor (Paperback)

Chapters: Huskies of Honor. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 71. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Huskies of Honor is a recognition program sponsored by the University of Connecticut (UConn). Similar to a hall of fame, it honors the most significant figures in the history of the Connecticut Huskies, especially the men's and women's basketball teams. The inaugural honorees, inducted in two separate ceremonies during the 200607 season, included thirteen men's basketball players, ten women's basketball players, and four head coaches, two of whom are also enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma). Since that time, an additional two women's basketball players, two national championship teams, and one athletic director have been honored. Men's basketball has been played at the University of Connecticut since 1901, when the school was known as Connecticut Agricultural College. The Huskies first achieved success under Coach Hugh Greer, who over a sixteen-year period led the team to twelve Yankee Conference championships, seven NCAA Tournament berths, and one National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance before dying suddenly during the 196263 college basketball season. It was not until Calhoun took over the university's basketball program in 1985, however, that UConn grew from a regional basketball power to a nationally prominent one. Under Calhoun, UConn has won two national championships (1999 and 2004), six Big East Tournaments, and ten Big East regular season titles, while placing twenty-three former players into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Women's basketball was not a major sport at UConn until the arrival of Auriemma in 1986. Under his hand, UConn has enjoyed unprecedented success, winning six national titles, includ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2597557