U-C-O-N-N! UCONN! UCONN! UCONN! (basketball books) Dozens of books have been written about UConn's storied men's and women's basketball programs. After all, they won nearly 20 national championships together and in 2004 and 2014, they both won. I assume many are not dissimilar to many others. So I will read them, … [Read more...]
UConn Basketball Books (2000-2010)
U-C-O-N-N! UCONN! UCONN! UCONN! (basketball books) Dozens of books have been written about UConn's storied men's and women's basketball programs. After all, they won nearly 20 national championships together and in 2004 and 2014, they both won. I assume many are not dissimilar to many others. So I will read them, … [Read more...]
Brush With Fame: Jim Calhoun
Jim Calhoun announced his retirement two days ago. 1:22 PM, I tweeted that I have a Calhoun story 1:23 PM, Rep-Am sportswriter Ed Daigneault tells me to write it down. I just did. 2:22 PM, I publish it for your enjoyment August 1990 I toured UConn’s Storrs campus in the late summer before my senior year of … [Read more...]
National Champion Huskies (2011)
2011 UConn Men’s Basketball Arrival of Champions Bradley Field, Windsor Locks For 38 years of life, my favorite two teams (by far) are the Philadelphia Eagles and Philadelphia Flyers. The Eagles have zero Super Bowls WON THE SUPERBOWL IN 2018!!! and while the Flyers have two Stanley Cups, I wasn’t old enough to … [Read more...]
89. Husky Heritage Sports Museum
U-C-O-N-N, UConn! UConn! UConn! UConn-Storrs (Google Maps Location) February 25, 2009 This page is about a 2009 visit. Many more championships have been won since then in basketball and field hockey, the football team has reached the Fiesta Bowl and then record futility, the hockey program joined Hockey East... … [Read more...]