Connecticut

Official Name: 
University of Connecticut
Nickname: 
Huskies, UConn
Mailing Address: 

2095 Hillside Road
Storrs, CT 06269-1173

Website: 
www.uconnhuskies.com
Telephone: 
(860) 486-3531
Fax: 
(860) 486-5085
Enrollment: 
23,420
Arena: 

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Capacity: 8,241
Year Opened: 1990
Hartford Civic Center
Capacity: 16,294
Year Opened: 1981

School Colors: 
National Flag Blue and White
Conference: 

Big East (since 1980)
Former Member of New England/Yankee (1938-43 and 1946-76)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(10) 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2009

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(29) 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009
46-28 record (.622)
Reached Final Four in 1999 (1st), 2004 (1st) and 2009 (T3rd)

NIT Appearances: 

(12) 1955, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, and 2010
15-11 record (.577)
Finished 1st in 1988 and 3rd in 1997

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jim Calhoun (24 years from 1987-2010, 575-221 record, .722)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Chris Smith (2,145 points from 1989-92)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Art Quimby (1,716 from 1952-55)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Bill Corley (51 points as senior vs. New Hampshire on 1/10/68)

All-American Selections: 

(13) G-F Ray Allen (1995 and 1996), G-F Rudy Gay (2006), F-G Richard Hamilton (1998 and 1999), F-G Tony Hanson (1977), F Donyell Marshall (1994), C Emeka Okafor (2003 and 2004), G A.J. Price (2008), C Art Quimby (1955), G Doron Sheffer (1996), C Hasheem Thabeet (2009)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(4) Donyell Marshall (1994), Ray Allen (1996), Richard Hamilton (1999), Emeka Okafor (2004)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Richard Hamilton (1998), Rudy Gay (2006), Hasheem Thabeet (2009)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Bill Corley* (51 vs. New Hampshire)
January 10, 1968 (senior/21.1 ppg)
*Yankee/New England Conference record.

1

2

Total

Connecticut

47

49

96

New Hampshire

25

45

70

Connecticut

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Corley

19-28

13-22

51

Budzinsky

2

0

4

Crisp

8

1

17

Malan

2

2

6

Melen

4

0

8

Niederwerfer

1

0

2

Smith

3

0

6

Storrs

1

0

2

Bilodeau

0

0

0

Fishman

0

0

0

Granski

0

0

0

Kubachka

0

0

0

Totals

40-87

16-28

96

Percentages

.460

.571

New Hampshire

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Bannister

7

1

15

Glover

6

1

13

Schultze

3

1

7

Sargent

11-22

2

24

Hodgdon

4

1

9

Cushman

0

0

0

Seay

0

0

0

Kerschner

0

1

1

Bussey

0

0

0

Lasch

0

0

0

Branscombe

0

1

1

Totals

31

8

70

Percentages
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

John F. Donahue

4

1916-19

11-23

.324

1916

5-3

M.R. Swartz

2

1920-21

14-14

.500

1920

7-5

J. Wilder Tasker

1

1922

15-5

.750

1922

15-5

Roy J. Guyer

1

1923

8-6

.571

1923

8-6

Sumner A. Dole

5

1924-27, 1931

39-25

.609

1926

11-3

Louis A. Alexander

4

1928-31

35-19

.648

1928

11-3

John J. Heldman Jr.

5

1932-36

19-42

.311

1935

7-8

J.O. Christian

1

1936

3-10

.231

1936

3-10

Don White

9

1937-45

94-59

.614

1941

14-2

Blair Gullion

2

1946-47

15-8

.652

1946

11-6

Hugh S. Greer

17

1947-63

286-112

.718

1954

23-3

George Wigton

1

1963

11-4

.733

1963

11-4

Fred A. Shabel

4

1964-67

72-29

.713

1965

23-3

Burr Carlson

2

1968-69

16-32

.333

1968

11-13

Donald "Dee" Rowe

8

1970-77

120-88

.577

1974

19-8

Dominic "Dom" Perno

9

1978-86

139-114

.549

1979

21-8

Jim Calhoun

25

1987-2011

606-227

.727

1999

34-2

George Blaney

1

2010

3-4

.429

2010

3-4
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,549-864 (.642) from 1901 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Connecticut did not have an official coach in its first 12 seasons from 1901-15 while compiling a 45-44 record
  • Connecticut did not field a formal team in 1909, 1910 and 1914
  • Christian and Wigton were interim coaches
  • Gullion compiled a 4-2 record in 1946-47 before he was succeeded by Greer
  • The Huskies vacated three games in 1996 NCAA Tournament (2-1 record)
  • Calhoun sat out a portion of 2002-03 while undergoing surgery for prostate cancer and missed seven games midway through Big East Conference competition in 2009-10 when he went on a temporary medical leave.