Hasheem Huskies of Honor

[uconnblueinky]

 

[BFieldHusky]

Well deserved.

 

[Mr. French]

The dream! Under appreciated all-timer

 

[superjohn]

I thought he was already on there, now honor Boatright.

Can anyone explain the Huskies of Honor? Why are the '99 and '04 teams a part of it and not the other championship teams?

 

[Captbluefin]

Boat ??? Might be pushing it there. Boat is back in line behind several players.

 

[UCTitleTown]

Great memories. Yelling, "Just dunk it!!!" multiple times per game. 🤣

 

[superjohn]

Boat ??? Might be pushing it there. Boat is back in line behind several players.

Top 10 all-time in scoring, assists, and steals. National Champion.

 

[boog204]

Hasheem was absolutely dominant his junior year... 13.6/10.8/4.2 blocks and that's with people either being afraid of him or completely altering their shots to get it past him. Sucks he was such an NBA bust, but he is absolutely underrated here.

 

[Mr. French]

Hasheem was absolutely dominant his junior year... 13.6/10.8/4.2 blocks and that's with people either being afraid of him or completely altering their shots to get it past him. Sucks he was such an NBA bust, but he is absolutely underrated here.

Not sure if it was work ethic or what, but no reason he couldn’t have been at least Gobert.

 

[Excalibur]

Great memories. Yelling, "Just dunk it!!!" multiple times per game. 🤣

Sure, he never dunked . . .

 

[Dove]

Beast. Deserved.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

Hell yeah!

Got tickets to this game a few weeks ago and it’ll be my first time at Gampel in over two years.

Hasheem was one of my favorite people during my time as a student at UConn. I feel like he was everywhere: Student Union, Celeron, Carriage House…always down for a wave or a high-five. Just a down to earth, good dude. Happy to celebrate his career with him for that game!

 

[Zionn]

Well deserved

 

[kobebeanbryant]

Boat ??? Might be pushing it there. Boat is back in line behind several players.

Great player, but IMO shouldn’t be in the Huskies of Honor

 

[mjmoney23]

I thought he was already on there, now honor Boatright.

Can anyone explain the Huskies of Honor? Why are the '99 and '04 teams a part of it and not the other championship teams?

I don't remember the timing of 99 team, but 04 was definitely during the Ollie era where ticket sales were way down. I do wonder if selling tickets for the ceremony played into it.

 

[mjmoney23]

I hope Tristan Newton gets a proper ceremony. His number was up at the start of last season with no pomp and circumstance! Well deserved, but I remember showing up to the first game last year and being surprised it was added over the summer.

 

[Tyler2Rings]

I hope Tristan Newton gets a proper ceremony. His number was up at the start of last season with no pomp and circumstance! Well deserved, but I remember showing up to the first game last year and being surprised it was added over the summer.

I remember he was honored in April after the 2024 championship

 

[HuskyFich]

So happy for Hasheem. I met him on my college visit to UConn and he was such a nice dude.

He was really in the first couple of draft classes where the NBA game was moving away from traditional centers, yet the trash teams at the top of the draft board were “behind the curve.” I think if he was playing in the 90s NBA it’s a much different career for him.

Congrats Dream!

 

[HooperScooper]

I remember he was honored in April after the 2024 championship

Correct. I'm surprised any UConn fan doesn't remember that.

Tristen Newton is a two-time national champion, a newly-minted Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and as of his arrival back in Storrs with the victorious UConn men’s basketball team on Tuesday night, the newest member of the Huskies of Honor.

Newton was honored as part of the ‘welcome home’ rally for the team after it knocked off Purdue, 75-60, to win the program’s sixth national championship on Monday night.

Tristen Newton inducted into Huskies of Honor upon arrival back at Gampel with champion UConn men

Tristen Newton is a two-time national champion, a newly-minted Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and as of his arrival back in Storrs with the victorious UConn men’s basketball team on Tuesday night, the newest member of the Huskies of Honor. Newton was honored as part of the ‘welcome home’...

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[thekollieman]

Correct. I'm surprised any UConn fan doesn't remember that.

Tristen Newton is a two-time national champion, a newly-minted Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and as of his arrival back in Storrs with the victorious UConn men’s basketball team on Tuesday night, the newest member of the Huskies of Honor.

Newton was honored as part of the ‘welcome home’ rally for the team after it knocked off Purdue, 75-60, to win the program’s sixth national championship on Monday night.

Tristen Newton inducted into Huskies of Honor upon arrival back at Gampel with champion UConn men

Tristen Newton is a two-time national champion, a newly-minted Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and as of his arrival back in Storrs with the victorious UConn men’s basketball team on Tuesday night, the newest member of the Huskies of Honor. Newton was honored as part of the ‘welcome home’...

sports.yahoo.com

Agreed. Very memorable - full on Shabazz treatment. Instant legend status.

 

[thekollieman]

I thought he was already on there, now honor Boatright.

Can anyone explain the Huskies of Honor? Why are the '99 and '04 teams a part of it and not the other championship teams?

My impression, based on how they’ve been doing it on the women’s side, is that all the championship teams are slated to be honored, and that it’s mostly a matter of coordinating when all (or as many as logistically possible) of the players from the respective rosters can make it to the same game to be honored.