Uconn's AD Mount Rushmore

[Marty Jackson]

If Uconn were to build their version of an AD Mount Rushmore in Storrs, who is in?
Only get 4 spots (really two)

1. Auriemma (obvious #1)
2. Calhoun (obvious #1a giving nod to Geno's dominance)
3. Ray
4. Lobo, Herbst, or Orlovsky? too soon for Benefict I think.

 

[CTBasketball]

Don’t do drugs kids.

 

[auggie22]

Love #4. I think I just heard whaler’s head explode.

 

[whosurdaddy2720]

Gotta be Taurasi IMHO

 

[methodology]

4 is taurasi, Maya Moore, stewy, or maybe Springer

 

[polycom]

Calhoun is more important for UConn than Geno. Let the fight commence.

 

[YearoftheHusky]

Selvie, Mandeldove, McEntee and Olander.

 

[noeynox]

I'd put whoever hired Calhoun and Auriema there (Toner?).

 

[Dibbie]

Ha, I thought AD meant Athletic Director when I saw the thread title. I was like, what?

 

[8893]

Perkins and Toner for three and four

 

[Sky ball]

How do you not put this guy on? There is even a building named after him. Died at 61. Imagine if he had 5-8 years more?

Hugh Greer coached basketball at Connecticut from 1947 to 1963.[1] As coach of the Huskies he led UConn to 7 NCAA Tournaments and 1 NIT berth. He would end his career with a record of 286–112 for a .719 win percentage.[1] He was the winningest coach in Connecticut history until Jim Calhoun passed him in 1998. As head coach, he won 12 Yankee Conference Championships overall and 10 consecutively from the 1950–51 season to the 1959–60 season.

In 1954, he famously led UConn to a 78–77 victory against undefeated Holy Cross breaking the Crusaders' 47-game home winning streak. Eventually, Holy Cross won the NIT title. In 1956, Greer led UConn to the Sweet 16, where they lost in a close game to Temple. He led UConn until he died on January 14, 1963, of a massive heart attack. Assistant George Wigton finished out the season and led them to the NCAA Tournament. UConn credits the first 10 games of the season to Greer and the rest of the season (including the NCAA Tournament) to Wigton.

Head coaching record[edit]
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Connecticut Huskies (Yankee Conference) (1946–1963)
1946–47 Connecticut 12-0 2nd
1947–48 Connecticut 17-6 6-1 1st
1948–49 Connecticut 19-6 7-1 1st
1949–50 Connecticut 17-8 5-2 2nd
1950–51 Connecticut 22-4 6-1 1st NCAA First Round
1951–52 Connecticut 20-7 6-1 1st
1952–53 Connecticut 17-4 5-1 1st
1953–54 Connecticut 22-3 7-0 1st NCAA First Round
1954–55 Connecticut 20-5 7-0 1st NIT First Round
1955–56 Connecticut 17-11 6-1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1956–57 Connecticut 17-8 8-0 1st NCAA First Round
1957–58 Connecticut 17-10 9-1 1st NCAA First Round
1958–59 Connecticut 17-7 8-2 1st NCAA First Round
1959–60 Connecticut 17-9 8-2 1st NCAA First Round
1960–61 Connecticut 11-13 6-4 3rd
1961–62 Connecticut 16-8 7-3 2nd
1962–63 Connecticut 7-3 4-0 1st
Connecticut: 287–113 (.718) 109–22 (.832)
Total: 287–113 (.718)

 

[freescooter]

And remember that in the period when Greer coached only the league champ mad the NCAA TOURNEY.

 

[bazz&boujee]

Calhoun is more important for UConn than Geno. Let the fight commence.

100%

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

Without a doubt, Big Lew needs to be on that monument.

 

[AdamaNation]

Mac and cheese boy gets my vote.

Guess things are back to normal.

 

[ConnHuskBask]

I hate women's basketball, but you can't have a UConn Mount Rushmore without Geno.

Calhoun, Geno, Ray, Kemba, IMO.

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[RayIsTheGOAT]

You can't not put Breanna Stewart on there. 4 freaking national championships.
Geno
Calhoun
Stewart
Kemba

Ray- great Husky and my favorite NBA player of all time, but not sure he's deserving based solely on UConn achievements. Kemba's run was absolutely outstanding and will never be repeated.

And it's hard to not have Taurasi and Maya Moore on there.

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[gioff23]

Diaco, with cranberry pants.

 

[Hoophound]

Calhoun built the mountain we are about to carve Geno’s face on. I’m sorry, but Calhoun is always number one on any such list. However you set it up, Jim Calhoun is listed first. They are not 1 & 1a. Geno is number 2. He is the best at what he does, but all the facilities, money and so on are not there without men’s basketball, and that is Jim Calhoun.

Calhoun built the name UConn. Geno built UConn Women’s Basketball.

 

[Kolumbo]

 

[gtcam]

Going back there are way too many to have a Mt Rushmore
You have Coach Morrone, Greer, JO Christian, Toner, Nancy Stevens is paving her road, Walt Dropo, etc
Need to have HoF not a Mountain

 

[Jimmy Serrano]

Nancy Stevens
Nancy Stevens
Nancy Stevens
Nancy Stevens

 

[Urcea]

anybody want HCRE in there? OP somehow had Orlovsky but not him