Huskies of Honor?!??

[superjohn]

Just realized Ben Gordon, Caron Butler and Johnnie Selvie aren't in the Huskies of Honor, what gives? Ben is one of our best guards ever and won a ring. Caron and Selvie never got a ring but Caron is one of the best players to ever wear National flag blue and white and Selvie is arguably our best power forward ever. Hopefully something is in the works, if not UConn officials need to get on top of this injustice and fix it.

 

[Yonick]

I'm sure Caron will be added shortly. I didn't realize Gordon wasn't on the list. He too, will be added shortly.
Johnny Selvie??? You must be kidding. First, he wasn't all that great. Second, he didn't exactly distinguish himself, on campus, after his eligibility expired.

 

[champs99and04]

I think it is one of those deals where all parties have to agree on a common date so that they can be honored before the game or at halftime. Ben and Caron are still in the NBA and Selvie is probably preoccupied solving conflicts in the middle east and stuff.

 

[BoatShow]

Maybe they can be there in April when the team comes back and Boatright goes up there.

 

[HooperScooper]

Johnny Selvie? Honestly, are you serious? Or drinking on a cold dreary Saturday afternoon?

 

[UConn990411]

Do you really think superjohn was being serious?

 

[mauconnfan]

He's drinking and having some fun with us is "sj".

I hope

 

[David 76]

Do we have any 2 year players up there?

 

[BearJWS]

Do we have any 2 year players up there?

Rudy Gay... Though I thought Caron distinguished himself more at UConn.

 

[Thirty Three]

I believe being a first team all american is a prerequisite. I don't think Ben was, although he definitely deserves his name there regardless. They should make exceptions.

 

[superjohn]

Do we have any 2 year players up there?

That seems like the only possible explanation for Selvie not being honored, prejudice against junior college players.

 

[HooperScooper]

That seems like the only possible explanation for Selvie not being honored, prejudice against junior college players.

I think you're right because Cup Cormier and Mike Hayes aren't up there either.

 

[tzznandrew]

I believe being a first team all american is a prerequisite. I don't think Ben was, although he definitely deserves his name there regardless. They should make exceptions.

Isn't El-Amin up there? To my knowledge, no publication picked him 1st team...

 

[Uconn77Duke74]

Selvie and Cormier would be getting a ton of minutes if they were on this years team.

 

[joober jones]

JohnnieTime belongs on Mt Rushmore

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I'm sure Caron will be added shortly. I didn't realize Gordon wasn't on the list. He too, will be added shortly.
Johnny Selvie??? You must be kidding. First, he wasn't all that great. Second, he didn't exactly distinguish himself, on campus, after his eligibility expired.

I think you been had

 

[mauconnfan]

I think you're right because Cup Cormier and Mike Hayes aren't up there either.

Heck with that how about Al Fredericks, Willie McCloud, Spider Ursery or Ray Broxton?

 

[ScottBonz]

You just have to be an all American, not first team, I believe. When the lockout was going on a few years back, they were going to have Caron (maybe Ben but definitely Caron) at gampel for the Harvard game but had to cancel when the two sides agreed and they had to go back to practice. I remember this because I tickets to that game and was pretty dismayed.

 

[Dooley]

Throwing a few more names out there in addition to Johnny Selvie: Ed Nelson, Marcus Cox, Travis Knight.

 

[David 76]

If Gay is there, Butler should be. Both great talents but I think Butler had a stronger 2 years with us.

 

[uconnfan68]

Heck with that how about Al Fredericks, Willie McCloud, Spider Ursery or Ray Broxton?

Now you're talking! Stormin' Norman Bailey too!

 

[superjohn]

Now you guys aren't being serious at all. Cup Cormier, Mike Hayes, Marcus Cox and Ed Nelson were all marginal players at best.

 

[Hans Sprungfeld]

Now you guys aren't being serious at all. Cup Cormier, Mike Hayes, Marcus Cox and Ed Nelson were all marginal players at best.

Superjohnny Time?

 

[joober jones]

We're all forgetting the most honorable Husky of all time: MANDELDOVE

 

[AZHuskiePop]

We're all forgetting the most honorable Husky of all time: MANDELDOVE

Is there were a category for most imposing looking Huskie ,sitting on the bench in street clothes. Mandelove would have his own room.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Heck with that how about Al Fredericks, Willie McCloud, Spider Ursery or Ray Broxton?

Spider hit that patented mid-range corner jumper when he got off the bench.
He was clutch for that NIT championship team. A Huskie sub hero.
The other guys not so much.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Throwing a few more names out there in addition to Johnny Selvie: Ed Nelson, Marcus Cox, Travis Knight.

Travis was the all-time greatest 7 foot, LDS ,white guy from Utah in UConn history .
He should not be forgotten

 

[PhilG]

JohnnieTime belongs on Mt Rushmore

Why not just refer to him as Johnny Basketball (similar to Johnny Football)?

 

[CL82]

Here's the thing, there is only so much space on the wall. My understanding is that there is concious effort to keep two slots open for Purvis and Sam Jr.

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

All kidding aside, I noticed Rudy Gay up there and thought it was disgraceful without Butler and Gordon being up there.

Also a name I noticed missing that warrants consideration: Scott Burrell.