Looking back at a little history.

[Palatine]

Older Huskies fans remember UConn going to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1964 even more remember us reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1976. But few recall our total dominance of the Yankee Conference in the 1950's. It was a run of championships for ten consecutive years, and sixteen of twenty. There were even an additional two NCAA bids in '51 and '56. And because the NCAA was so small in those day both those visits were also visits to the Sweet Sixteen. Take a look back and see what a regional power looked like.

 

[maineuconnfan]

I started watching in 1986-1987....but I loved listening to my dad talk about some of the teams.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I’ve been fan a since 1953-54
The year we handed national power and NIT champs Holy Cross
one of its two losses and on their home floor.
That really made UConn Connecticut’s Team.


We had good teams in 73–74-75-76
finishing second to UMass each year
Then we left the conference for the huge ECAC Indy group
that got bids for each regional Champion
The Big East came out of members of that group.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

Art Quimby was nationally known leading the country in rebounding averaging 24 a game. I was very young so I didn’t really comprehend much other than CT was my team and he was their star player.
That’s a statistic that is so out there it’s hard to believe
I obviously have better memories of Kimball dominating the Conference with 17 a game 26 in an NCAA game against a ranked team, but seven more a game for a season.is beyond normal comprehension.

 

[August_West]

first game I attended was 81. ( was 13 ) roster:

 

[John]

first game I attended was 81. ( was 13 ) roster:

I came on board a little before then, good times in the field house.

 

[John]

Older Huskies fans remember UConn going to the NCAA Elite Eight in 1964 even more remember us reaching the Sweet Sixteen in 1976. But few recall our total dominance of the Yankee Conference in the 1950's. It was a run of championships for ten consecutive years, and sixteen of twenty. There were even an additional two NCAA bids in '51 and '56. And because the NCAA was so small in those day both those visits were also visits to the Sweet Sixteen. Take a look back and see what a regional power looked like.

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No New Hampshire or Maine? Or were they that bad?

 

[McLovin]

Pretty sure the only school with more regular season championships in one conference is Kansas

 

[FfldCntyFan]

first game I attended was 81. ( was 13 ) roster:

For some reason I thought Glen Miller transferred out after the 79-80 season.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

For some reason I thought Glen Miller transferred out after the 79-80 season.

Senior moment on my part. Mistaken recollection of which was Miller's freshman year.