UConn Men's Basketball Accomplishments...

[Huskybass]

NIT Championship in 88
NCs in 99, 04, 11, 14, and 23
Knocked Shaq out of the NCAA Tourney
Had the #2 and #3 picks in the same draft...

Keep this going, the overall list will be insane.

 

[uconnblueinky]

Won a National championship in 4 straight decades with three different coaches

 

[CL82]

 

[HailUConn]

We shocked the world in ‘99!

 

[tomtom80]

hard to add to CL82 list, but I’ll try…

MAUI invitational championship 2011
PKI champion 2023

 

[TheHorde]

Have 3 players with more rings than Jim Boeheim.

 

[Jaydumo20]

Besides Melo, it's hard to think of non-uconn players who basically carried a team through the tourney on their way to a ring. Kemba and Bazz are hard to beat for tourney superstars.

 

[JakeTheDog]

That time we led the country in blocks for like a decade.

 

[Wise2]

We had the NBA's leading 3 point shooter for a while

 

[Tenspro2002]

• 4 1st-round picks in the same NBA draft
• 2 lottery picks in the same NBA draft (3 times)

 

[mbt0512]

Did all of the above with minimal respect and still maintain a massive chip on our shoulder

 

[cordeodato]

What, no Helms?

 

[CL82]

What, no Helms?

No Narnia championships either. When you you win the real thing, you don’t need imaginary ones.

 

[gsmooth]

hard to add to CL82 list, but I’ll try…

MAUI invitational championship 2011
PKI champion 2023

I agree it's difficult to add to CL82's post and then on yours, but I will.

Only 2nd team to win NCAA championship in first appearance for a program in a Final Four
5 wins in 5 nights - that will never happen again

MAUI Invitational 2006

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Three consecutive head coaches won national championships. No other school can make this claim and no other school has an active streak greater than one.

 

[SubbaBub]

Besides Melo, it's hard to think of non-uconn players who basically carried a team through the tourney on their way to a ring. Kemba and Bazz are hard to beat for tourney superstars.

2nd Danny Manning reference today. Poor guy can't catch break between his own fans talking down his title and everyone else forgetting him entirely.

 

[HuskyHoosier]

Only program to win both men’s and women’s titles in the same year - and doing it TWICE.

 

[Sick Puppy]

Undefeated in NCAA Championship Games.

 

[Horatio]

Had a lead actor in a major motion picture. Ray Allen- Jesus Shuttlesworth.

 

[Sick Puppy]

This one's tough to measure by numbers. Nonetheless, a truly eye-popping accomplishment.

JC building UConn into a national power from a small, regional program. Might be unique since WWII. He's going down in history with Rupp, Wooden, and Dean Smith. Someday (I hope maaannny years from now) there might be a Calhoun Colosseum.

 

[tcf15]

So accomplished that it’s controversial to put a guy who was the Big East Rookie of the Year, first team Big East and second team All American with a 15+ year NBA career in the Huskies of Honor.

 

[AdamaNation]

Have 3 players with more rings than Jim Boeheim.

One asst with as many as cal and Izzo and boeheim combined. More than pitino Donavan and self.

 

[Jaydumo20]

2nd Danny Manning reference today. Poor guy can't catch break between his own fans talking down his title and everyone else forgetting him entirely.

My apologies to Mr. Manning and the Miracles.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Starting in 1997 every 4 year letter winner at UConn went to a Final Four (except Tony Robertson!) until Jalen Adams broke the streak in 2018.

Edit: Tony Robertson did win 6 NCAA Tournament games, just not all in one season.

 

[willie99]

5-1

Although I suppose that may not be an accomplishment

 

[RedDog]

Knocked Shaq out of the NCAA Tourney

Also, retired Kawhi Leonard from the college game

 

[UofCT]

If we rattle off 3 more NCAA tournament appearances it looks like Hurley would have the uconn record for most consecutive appearances.

 

[uconngb]

Our 10-1 record in the Final Four has to be some kind of record, in addition to being 5-0 in champ games. When we get there, we finish the job. Talking to you Tom Izzo.

 

[FfldCntyFan]

Our 10-1 record in the Final Four has to be some kind of record, in addition to being 5-0 in champ games. When we get there, we finish the job. Talking to you Tom Izzo.

I'm not sure I would place too much weight in that. While it does sound nice (and winning it all five times is no small feat) this is to some extent rewarding us for the years we didn't get there.

Were we better off than Duke in 1990? Were we better off than Florida (1994), Mississippi State (1996), UNC (1998) or Mason (2006) for falling short in seasons we could have made it?

If in any one of those years, if we could somewhat rewrite history and give ourselves one or two more wins before that season ended without a title how many would say "no, I'd rather lose where we did to preserve our final four record"?

While I'm at it, would we have been better off if we lost to Missouri in 2009?

 

[HuskyHawk]

We lead the world in bringing agony on Syracuse fans.

Best message board pizza thread.