Worst Regular Season losses in the last five years

[champs99and04]

Two or three times a season, UConn will be on the verge of a huge victory, only to have someone - whether it be the officials, an opposing player, or a UConn player - deliver a devastating kick to the nuts to the whole fan base. We all know what these games feel like as sports fans - a sense of euthoria can turn into devastation so quickly. Just think back to last night, as Boatright hits the jump shot that should have sealed the victory, only to have Cadougan race back down the court and send the game into overtime. I went from a place of joy and triumph to anger and disappointment, literally in the span of ten seconds.

So I started thinking - which regular season losses in the last five years have been the most devastating as a fan? Upon brain-storming, I realize UConn has had quite a few excrusiating regular season losses over the last few years. I guess though, when you're an elite program, and constantly bidding for victories over good to great teams, this type of thing is bound to happen sometimes.

Off the top of my head, these are the ten worst regular season losses I recall since the 2007-8 season:

1. Last season against Cuse, in Gampel

2. Kemba's senior day against Notre Dame right before the eleven game postseason run

3. 2011 double overtime loss to Louisville

4. @ Syracuse 2010 (screwed by the refs)

5. Home loss vs. Louisville 2010 (This was the loss that sent the 2010 team on a downward spiral - remember, they had just defeated Villanova and West Virginia, both top ten teams)

6. Loss vs. Kentucky at MSG at the begginning of the 2009-10 season

7. Loss @ Georgetown, 2008-9 (the Hibbert three)

8. Loss @ Georgetown, 2010 (Blew like a 20 point lead - jeez 2010 was just a brutal year that could have gone completely different with a couple shots going the other way)

9. Vs. Pitt 2009

10. Last night

Did I miss any?

 

[HuskyBballFan]

2010 vs Marquette. Dyson hits a 25 footer to put us up 3. Then he turns around and fouls DJO shooting a 3, and he makes all of them. Then Kemba shoots an airball with far too much time left on the clock when we could have taken the last shot. Then Jimmy Butler hits a running 17 foot fadeaway over Edwards for the win.

 

[aceboon]

2010 vs Marquette. Dyson hits a 25 footer to put us up 3. Then he turns around and fouls DJO shooting a 3, and he makes all of them. Then Kemba shoots an airball with far too much time left on the clock when we could have taken the last shot. Then Jimmy Butler hits a running 17 foot fadeaway over Edwards for the win.

Seems like Marquette has a habit of ripping our hearts out, 2011 at the HCC when the team was up late and then mostly Kemba folded up under the pressure and had some bad turnovers. Game went to OT and then lost.

 

[rw005]

That Hibbert 3 still haunts me...

 

[GemParty]

Going back a touch over 5 yrs, but my worst in person loss, @ Miami, stolen inbounds, Darius Rice ... 3. Hurt my Soul. Called out sick the next day from work.

 

[StoweD210]

That Hibbert 3 still haunts me...

Wasn't there a bad goaltending call in that game also? Maybe a play or two before the Hibbert 3?

I forget the details now, but it was either a clean block by Thabeet that was called a goaltend or Georgetown got away with goaltending.

 

[CTBasketball]

That Hibbert 3 still haunts me...

I broke my hand after that game punching a wall.

But my list is as follows:

1. Georgetown 08-09 Hibbert's 3

2. Cuse in Gampel last year

3. Last nights screw-job

4. Senior Day 2011 was a killer

5. Cincinnati last year

6. Duke at MSG 09-10

7. LSU 06-07 I believe

8. Kentucky 09-10 at MSG

9. Cuse 2010 when Boeheim called a timeout when Sticks had the ball.

10. Notre Dame in OT last year

 

[mauconnfan]

Going back a touch over 5 yrs, but my worst in person loss, @ Miami, stolen inbounds, Darius Rice ... 3. Hurt my Soul. Called out sick the next day from work.

Wasn't that a Saturday game? You worked a Sunday huh.....or didn't LOL.........

Thought I was in Myrtle Beach on a Saturday for that one? Did KEA miss a throw at the buzzer, didn't get a good shot off?

 

[CTBasketball]

I think the worst loss I can remember was in like 2001 or something. We're up by 5 against Boston College with like 8 seconds left. Troy ' Bell hits a three, then steals the inbounds pass and knocks a three at the buzzer. That one haunts me.

 

[ctchamps]

I broke my hand after that game punching a wall.

You're definitely better off throwing the Christmas tree against the wall!

 

[CTBasketball]

You're definitely better off throwing the Christmas tree against the wall!

I've destroyed my house thanks to Junior Cadougan, Roy Hibbert, Troy Bell, that scumbag from San Diego, Durrell Summers, Eric Devendorf, Kerry Kittles, Julius Hodge, those scumbags from George Mason, and DeJuan Blair.

 

[Silk City]

I could easily make a list with the 2010 season alone.

#1 The blowout loss at Providence following our statement win over #1 Texas.

#2.. Louisville at home that same year, played great first half but gave up a buzzer beater heave, then coulda gone 2 for 1 at the end and instead allowed a game winning layup. Crushed our NCAA hopes, and remember walking back to our dorm just in time to see USA lose the gold medal hockey game to Canada

#3 the @ Cuse screw-job. A couple cringe-worthy timeouts granted to Jimmy B after obvious travels

#4 blowing a 20 point halftime lead @ Georgetown

#5 the Marquette loss someone mentioned, had a 3 point lead with prob 45 seconds left and lost in regulation, how does that happen?

#6 putting up 48 at XL v Cinci when JC returned from absence, never seen us so listless

#7 at Cinci that year in the Big East opener, terrible foul called on Gavin and they hit the free throws at buzzer.

#8 even though its technically not regular season, i'm gonna put the blown NIT game at VaTech when we had the lead and ball w/ a minute to go, screw it up, then miss the wide open layup at buzzer.

Best part is you can arrange those any way you want, almost all equally brutal. Damn that was a brutal season. The following year made it all worth it though

 

[huskiesnyc]

Our loss at PC last year was crushing, bc at the time we needed it to lock up an NCAA bid. I think we were up like 10 late in the 2nd half and choked. I was breaking in my apartment and called out of work the next day

 

[jfuchs91]

I could easily make a list with the 2010 season alone.

I was going to say this. Unbelievably disappointing season with tons of frustrating losses.

Also, not quite the same kind of heartbreaking loss, but last season's game at Louisville was one of the hardest to watch as a UConn fan. In fact, the game was so bad that I stopped watching with about 6 minutes left, something that I would usually never even consider doing. My god, that game was awful.

 

[Ts5034]

Going back a touch over 5 yrs, but my worst in person loss, @ Miami, stolen inbounds, Darius Rice ... 3. Hurt my Soul. Called out sick the next day from work.

Yup i remember this very well. It was 2003 and i still cant believe Miami scored 5 points in about 7 seconds and beat us on that Darius Rice buzzer beater. Probably the most crazy finish to a basketball game ive ever seen.

 

[huskiesnyc]

I don't think anyone mentioned our final regular season game against USF in 09-10. JC benched the entire starting lineup except Kemba in the 2nd half. I'd be curious to know what CTBasketball broke during that game.

 

[James]

Steve Novak tearing us to shreds for 40+ made me lose it. I think 06 ? I just remember Boone sauntering around making that typical Boone frustration face

 

[CTBasketball]

I don't think anyone mentioned our final regular season game against USF in 09-10. JC benched the entire starting lineup except Kemba in the 2nd half. I'd be curious to know what CTBasketball broke during that game.

I left halfway through the second half and drove 25 minutes to a car wash in Cheshire. I was listening to it on the radio and Joe D'Ambrosio's monotone voice almost made me crash my car several times. Upon arriving at the car wash, I believe I was the only one swearing while drying a car.

 

[IMind]

Going back a touch over 5 yrs, but my worst in person loss, @ Miami, stolen inbounds, Darius Rice ... 3. Hurt my Soul. Called out sick the next day from work.

First and last UConn game I ever bet on. Sports book in the Bahamas.

 

[huskiesnyc]

One of our worst wins was in OT also against USF in 10-11. We should have beaten that team by 20 points. I remember watching with my girlfriend at the time, and she was so annoying and saying UConn wasn't very good. She left my place after regulation and we ended up winning in overtime. I also watched us get smacked up by Pitt a couple days before with her. She was clearly bad karma and a jinx. I broke up with her about a week later..

 

[huskiesnyc]

First and last UConn game I ever bet on. Sports book in the Bahamas.

The last game I ever bet on UConn was our double OT loss @home to Lville in 11'

 

[IMind]

The last game I ever bet on UConn was our double OT loss @home to Lville in 11'

I don't know if my bet had anything to do with the outcome... but I decided not to take the chance. Luckily it was at an all inclusive so I didn't have to pay a ton for the Kalik and rum after the game.

 

[Silk City]

I don't think anyone mentioned our final regular season game against USF in 09-10. JC benched the entire starting lineup except Kemba in the 2nd half. I'd be curious to know what CTBasketball broke during that game.

The weird thing about that game was it was actually fun to watch the scrubs off the bench rally us back. Ordinarily that loss would be totally deflating, but relative to the games we had already lost that year it was almost encouraging. Wow, that season was rough.

 

[caw]

I could easily make a list with the 2010 season alone.

#1 The blowout loss at Providence following our statement win over #1 Texas.

#2.. Louisville at home that same year, played great first half but gave up a buzzer beater heave, then coulda gone 2 for 1 at the end and instead allowed a game winning layup. Crushed our NCAA hopes, and remember walking back to our dorm just in time to see USA lose the gold medal hockey game to Canada

#3 the @ Cuse screw-job. A couple cringe-worthy timeouts granted to Jimmy B after obvious travels

#4 blowing a 20 point halftime lead @ Georgetown

#5 the Marquette loss someone mentioned, had a 3 point lead with prob 45 seconds left and lost in regulation, how does that happen?

#6 putting up 48 at XL v Cinci when JC returned from absence, never seen us so listless

#7 at Cinci that year in the Big East opener, terrible foul called on Gavin and they hit the free throws at buzzer.

#8 even though its technically not regular season, i'm gonna put the blown NIT game at VaTech when we had the lead and ball w/ a minute to go, screw it up, then miss the wide open layup at buzzer.

Best part is you can arrange those any way you want, almost all equally brutal. Damn that was a brutal season. The following year made it all worth it though

2010 was a rough year. So close in so many games but just couldn't finish. If 2-3 plays go differently that team is in the NCAAT and the Dyson/Robinson arguments are left to a minimum.

 

[Inyatkin]

2010 was a rough year. So close in so many games but just couldn't finish. If 2-3 plays go differently that team is in the NCAAT and the Dyson/Robinson arguments are left to a minimum.

This is true. They showed against Cuse and Texas and a few other times they could play with anyone, when it was all working. Which is usually wasn't.