UConn Huskies:

• Men's Basketball
  
• Women's Basketball
  
• Football
  

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, 2004 and 2009, including undefeated seasons in 1995, 2002 and 2009. Emeka Okafor, Richard Hamilton, Ray Allen, Clifford Robinson, Ben Gordon, Caron Butler, Charlie Villanueva, Kevin Ollie, Hilton Armstrong, Donyell Marshall, Marcus Williams, Rudy Gay, Josh Boone, Travis Knight and Jake Voskuhl are among the list of  male professional basketball players to achieve success after attending UConn.  Women with similar professional success include Svetlana Abrosimova, Sue Bird, Swin Cash, Asjha Jones, Rebecca Lobo, Nykesha Sales, Kelly Schumacher, Diana Taurasi, Barbara Turner and Kara Wolters.