Hey, I'm a new member too so I thought I'd chime in. I'm in college but don't go to UConn. My whole dad's family did though and I've been raised on it since I was a kid. Being a typical sports-crazed kid in the Boston area, UConn basketball was my opportunity to have something that was my own, and though I still love all the Boston sports teams, UConn has always been and will always be the team I invest the most time and emotional energy in.
Anyway, my favorite players are Caron Butler, Ben Gordon, and Kemba.
Hard to say about best Uconn team. I'd either say 2004 team with Ben and Emeka or 2006 team that lost to George Mason (think about the fact that Andrew Bynum had committed that year but then decided to declare for the draft...)
3. Definitely prefer watching at Gampel though I've been to more games in Hartford. Try to get to at least one or two a year.