Huskee11
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The journey started modestly enough, 12-15 in 1985-1986, the only losing season Geno and Chris have seen. Small office with a single phone.
Since then, eighteen final fours, with eleven championships and 11-0 in championship games. Made it to the elite eight five other times.
Made it to the NCAA tournament every season starting 1988-1989. Eliminated in the first round only twice, the last time in 1992-1993 season.
23 regular season conference titles or ties.
Thirteen seasons with two or fewer losses.
Of the 135 losses (a winning percentage of .881), 78 of them occurred in the first eight years through 1992-1993. There has only been one season after 1992-1993 with more than five losses (8, 2004-2005).
While the entire period deserves to be called a golden age, UConn is certainly in one of the brightest stretches, perhaps the brightest, at the current time. From and including 2008-2009 until now, nine plus seasons, there have been a grand total of thirteen losses. Think about that! One of those seasons, 2012-2013, accounted for four of those losses; nevertheless, UConn won the NCAA championship that season. Six of the eleven national titles have occurred during that period.
UConn has been to the last ten final fours.
The closest stretch for success at that level, record-wise, appears to be from 1994-1995 through 2002-2003, a nine year stretch with only eighteen losses and four national titles. 2003-2004 can be thrown in there as well, a four loss team but a National Champion nonetheless. Wow.
I hope that many of the players from years gone by will be there Tuesday, to be part of something they helped achieve. This should really be something.
Since then, eighteen final fours, with eleven championships and 11-0 in championship games. Made it to the elite eight five other times.
Made it to the NCAA tournament every season starting 1988-1989. Eliminated in the first round only twice, the last time in 1992-1993 season.
23 regular season conference titles or ties.
Thirteen seasons with two or fewer losses.
Of the 135 losses (a winning percentage of .881), 78 of them occurred in the first eight years through 1992-1993. There has only been one season after 1992-1993 with more than five losses (8, 2004-2005).
While the entire period deserves to be called a golden age, UConn is certainly in one of the brightest stretches, perhaps the brightest, at the current time. From and including 2008-2009 until now, nine plus seasons, there have been a grand total of thirteen losses. Think about that! One of those seasons, 2012-2013, accounted for four of those losses; nevertheless, UConn won the NCAA championship that season. Six of the eleven national titles have occurred during that period.
UConn has been to the last ten final fours.
The closest stretch for success at that level, record-wise, appears to be from 1994-1995 through 2002-2003, a nine year stretch with only eighteen losses and four national titles. 2003-2004 can be thrown in there as well, a four loss team but a National Champion nonetheless. Wow.
I hope that many of the players from years gone by will be there Tuesday, to be part of something they helped achieve. This should really be something.
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