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[FfldCntyFan]

There were no women's games before 1974 and Geno laughs about how the only people that came to their games were roomates and friends of the players. Maybe your Mom's uncle had mens' tickets during a time when the women played their games before the mens' games so there would be a few people there. That would make sense.

Looking at the womens' history, gives you an even more impressive picture of what Geno has accomplished.
Their first season was 1974-75 and prior to his arrival in 1985 they had one winning season in those eleven years. He was 12-15 in year one and the rest is history on a scale that no one would believe......even if it was made into a movie.

What Geno has accomplished is beyond belief when viewed through the eyes of someone who was around 40 years ago.

What the men have accomplished during that time is every bit as amazing and every bit as far beyond belief.

ESPN replayed the 30 for 30 on Phi Slamma Jamma this past Sunday morning. While that was 40 (and a few additional years) years ago, I remember it vividly. To think about where we were as a men's program then, the idea that we could reach the heights that we have reached woul have had someone's sanity called into question.

We have been blessed at a level beyond description over the past few decades.

 

[Alum86]

There were no women's games before 1974 and Geno laughs about how the only people that came to their games were roomates and friends of the players. Maybe your Mom's uncle had mens' tickets during a time when the women played their games before the mens' games so there would be a few people there. That would make sense.

Looking at the womens' history, gives you an even more impressive picture of what Geno has accomplished.
Their first season was 1974-75 and prior to his arrival in 1985 they had one winning season in those eleven years. He was 12-15 in year one and the rest is history on a scale that no one would believe......even if it was made into a movie.

Geno is the GOAT. Women’s hoop. The Wizard of Westwood is of all time. Great man. Geno is right, 20-30 fans in his first year (I recall watching UConn play URI because my girlfriend‘s friend was playing for the Rams. ). Friends and Parents,like a CYO Game. I attest while Geno is great, he benefitted tremendously when they built Gampel. Nobody backs me on this, and I dare not take it to the woman’s board. #whereweretheythen?

 

[Wasn’t me]

UConn fans have been blessed with the best men’s and women’s basketball programs. No other school comes close.

But I’m going to spend a little time with the women’s program.

12 NCAA championships
24 final 4s
14 or 15 consecutive final 4s
6 undefeated seasons
111 consecutive wins
Going over 1000 games without losing 2 in a row - started in early 1990s but has been broken
Every player that has played for Geno/CD since 1988 has gone to at least 1 final 4 - there are players who left the team that didn’t make it to a final 4

There’s probably some I’m missing - keep in mind these were all accomplished playing one of the toughest schedules year in and year out

 

[CL82]

I posted this yesterday but after tonight 50 national titles in basketball will have been won since 2000, Uconn will have a total of 16 of them. That's 32%, nearly a third of the titles won this century in men's and women basketball at 1 school. No other school has more than 3 and it just either the men or women winning it. To put that in perspective uconn has won both titles in the same year twice.

33%. (32.67) of you go back to 1999

 

[CL82]

And six times more than the entire B1G, but they chose Rutgers

Meanwhile, the most viewed team page in New Jersey is the UConn Huskies.

Rutgers was brought in because of demographics. They are located within the NYCDMA, which gave the Big Ten premium price on the first year for NYC cable. Plus, New Jersey is a state of 9 million people wedged between New York and Philadelphia. It was the right choice from a financial perspective in the Big Ten has done well with it.

But TV markets are a bygone metric for determining the value of a program. A better metric is social media value. There the men's team excels and is one of the top programs in college basketball. The women's team, however, is even stronger getting more social media, impressions and interactions than any other college team.

Will that matter? Probably not because of CR1, but it's an incredible fact, nonetheless.

 

[Scoe]

UConn fans have been blessed with the best men’s and women’s basketball programs. No other school comes close.

But I’m going to spend a little time with the women’s program.

12 NCAA championships
24 final 4s
14 or 15 consecutive final 4s
6 undefeated seasons
111 consecutive wins
Going over 1000 games without losing 2 in a row - started in early 1990s but has been broken
Every player that has played for Geno/CD since 1988 has gone to at least 1 final 4 - there are players who left the team that didn’t make it to a final 4

There’s probably some I’m missing - keep in mind these were all accomplished playing one of the toughest schedules year in and year out

The stats are just staggering to think about here’s more, 31 sweet 16s in a row, Geno was in inducted into the HOF nearly 20 years ago since then hes won 7 national championships.

If you just looked at his career, from the post Stewie days he went to 7 Final Fours, and now a national championship. That’s a 1st ballot HOF career right there and he’s done it without having the best player in all of those years, losing on buzzer beaters in 2017 and 2018. Dominated a Dawn Staley-Aja Wilson led SC team in the elite 8 off their 2017 title. Winning with injured rosters too.

The longevity is crazy beating HOF coaches like Summitt, McGraw and now Staley. Geno has adapted with the times of today’s social media, and portal era. Runs an NBA style offense, and still has a bit of the old school approach of defense.

 

[Scoe]

For those who said we will never win another national championship without Calhoun their right we won 3 since then.

 

[CONN78SEJ]

18-1. That is the combined record of UConn’s men’s and women’s basketball teams in national championship games. 18 and friggin 1. If there is a more unbelievable number being created in sports right now, I’d love to know what it is. How is it possible to have an almost 95% win rate playing for national championships?

What’s scarier is the women could very well do it again next year.