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Svetlana
Abrosimova - Ray
Allen - Hilton
Armstrong - Geno
Auriemma - Ashley
Battle - Sue
Bird - Josh
Boone - Donald
Brown - Caron
Butler - Darius
Butler - Maria
Conlon - Randy
Edsall - Rudy
Gay - Tate
George - Ben
Gordon - Jim
Calhoun - Swin
Cash - Chris
Dailey - Richard
Hamilton - Rip
Hamilton - Asjha
Jones - Rebecca
Lobo - Donyell
Marshall - Jessica
Moore - Emeka
Okafor - Kevin
Ollie - Dan
Orlovsky - Shea
Ralph - Jen
Rizzotti - Jennifer
Rizzotti - Nykesha
Sales - Paige
Sauer - Ann
Strother - Kelly
Schumacher - Diana
Taurasi - Barbara
Turner - Tamika
Williams - Tamika
Raymond Williams - Kara
Wolters.
UConn Husky News Links:
Another Commitment: Desmond Conner | UCONN Football
2 Jul 2009 at 6:40am
Reuben Frank, a 6-2, 230-pound defensive end from Poughkeepsie High has given the Huskies a verba...
UConn Huskies On Twitter
1 Jul 2009 at 9:27pm
Follow current and former Huskies on their Twitter feeds . Check back often as the players update...
UConn Reunion In Detroit: Pistons Add Gordon, Villanueva
1 Jul 2009 at 8:20pm
A person with the knowledge of the negotiations says the Detroit Pistons have agreed in principle...
UConn gets first commitment for 2010
1 Jul 2009 at 6:33pm
Good news, Connecticut fans: Your team will not be shut out on signing day next February.
Linebacker From Worcester Commits To Huskies
1 Jul 2009 at 2:43pm
The UConn football program received its first commitment from the high school class of 2010 when ...
Pistons visit with free agents Gordon, Villanueva
1 Jul 2009 at 2:31pm
Sharp-shooting guard Ben Gordon and fellow UConn alumnus Charlie Villanueva were in Michigan on W...
And Here's Mr. Smallwood: Desmond Conner | UCONN Football
1 Jul 2009 at 12:44pm
Hey, here's a little bit from Yawin Smallwood, the 6-4 linebacker who committed to the Huskies th...
Huskies' Charles, Hayes helps Team USA destroy France
1 Jul 2009 at 9:47am
Connecticut's Tina Charles led Team USA over France 115-30 in the first round of pool play at the...
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UConn Huskies:
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 men's hockey program competes in Atlantic Hockey and the women's hockey program is a member of Hockey East. 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:
1. Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the Storrs campus, the regular home for both men's and women's basketball .
2. XL Center in Hartford, the second home for both basketball teams.
3. Rentschler Field in East Hartford, home to the football team.
Reputation:
Approximately 70% of all UConn student-athletes graduate from the university, and almost 50% maintain a 3.0 GPA. 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.
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. I title in 1999 and 2004, and the women won in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004, including undefeated seasons in 1995 and 2002. 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.
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