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How long have you been a UCMBB fan?

How long have you been a UCMBB fan?

  • Pre-Perno

    Votes: 65 31.4%

  • Since the Perno era

    Votes: 43 20.8%

  • Since Calhoun came aboard

    Votes: 59 28.5%

  • Since we became a national power

    Votes: 35 16.9%

  • Recently (Ollie era)

    Votes: 5 2.4%
  • Total voters
    207
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Born in 1978. First memories of rooting for Uconn was the NIT team in 1988 and then the dream season in 1990 I became a die-hard fan.
 
Born in '96, first last UCONN memory was Emeka and B Gordon beating GT in the final, pretty much destroying them the whole game and toying with them. I'm from Long Island so I'm not sure why I got hooked on the huskies, but I ain't complaining, up until about a week ago I guess.
 
Whatever year Whelton and Hansen and the boys were tearing it up. In 7th or 8th grade my junior high Spanish class went to some conference on campus and ran into Tony H outside the Fieldhouse. (I started watching a couple of years before that I think).
 
I got familiar with UCONN basketball during the '84 - '85 season... Earl Kelley was a beast for us back then, when the Pearl Washingtons, Patrick Ewings, Walter Berrys and Chris Mullins of the world got all the accolades... The end of the Dom Perno era...
 
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Became a fan in 1988 with Cliff and JC in charge, which immediately reached die-hard level during the Dream Season.
 
Born in 88 which I think is just about perfect timing to grow up a uconn fan. First championship at age 11 hell yea!
 
Born in '82 in southern CT, mom was a UConn alum, parents in general weren't big basketball fans. As the team started to get good I guess my parents started watching and my brother and I caught on quick. Earliest name I remember I believe is Chris Smith, so I think my family became fans in the early 90s. I can remember thinking that the world had ended when Laettner buried us, and literally praying to God for a win even though I was a non-religious Jew.

I am enjoying reading these, specifically the old timers who were fans long before any success came and the youngsters who became fans even though they weren't from CT
 
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Moved to Connecticut from Long Island in 88 for my freshman year of high school and got hooked on the Huskies during Dream Season. Then cemented my love of the program at UConn.
 
I was born the in 70s, so my first recollection of Husky basketball was listening to games on the radio in the early 80s with my father. Guess I've been hooked for 30+ years.
 
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Vancat said:
Just curious. Personally, my first games were during the end of Perno's run. It was so amazing seeing JC turn everything around.
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I've been a fan since the mid Perno dismal years. We foolishly gave up seasons tickets before Calhoun came onboard. Live and learn!
 
Been a fan since the 1990 Dream season. Cant remember which game came first but when we beat Gtown and Cuse i was absolutely hooked. The excitement of those games as we were starting to run with the big boys was incredible.
 
TRest said:
Whatever year Whelton and Hansen and the boys were tearing it up. In 7th or 8th grade my junior high Spanish class went to some conference on campus and ran into Tony H outside the Fieldhouse. (I started watching a couple of years before that I think).
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I don't think I have ever seen anybody drive the baseline as well as Tony H.
 
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Henry said:
1981. Corny Thompson, Michael McKay, Chuck Aleksinas.
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Yep, Born in '68, attended UConn 87-91 and remember as a kid watching Chuck, Corny, McKay and company play. Went with my father to watch Providence-UConn play at the New Haven Coliseum, circa 1978
 
Born in 85. I's say I started watching around the Ray Allen days and then became obsessed after they won it all in 99.
 
Vancat said:
Just curious. Personally, my first games were during the end of Perno's run. It was so amazing seeing JC turn everything around.
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Two years removed from the Dream Season.

So, since KO's frosh year ('91-'92).
 
I remember watching Uncle Cliffy, but the Dream Season sealed my fandom. Spent many afternoons that spring/summer re-creating Burrell to Tate George in the driveway with neighborhood friends.
 
Born '68, Graduated from New Britain High 1986... My first memory of watching UCONN sports was around 1975 :)
 
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