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Huskies of Honor

Award given by the University of Connecticut

Award given by the University of Connecticut

Huskies of Honor is a recognition program sponsored by the University of Connecticut (UConn). Similar to a hall of fame, it honors the most significant figures in the history of the UConn Huskies—the university's athletic teams—especially the men's and women's basketball teams. The inaugural honorees, inducted in two separate ceremonies during the 2006–07 season, included thirteen men's basketball players, ten women's basketball players, and four head coaches, of whom two coaches—Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma—and three players—Ray Allen, Swin Cash and Rebecca Lobo—are also enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, with another player, Sue Bird, having been announced as a 2025 Hall of Fame inductee. Since that time, an additional thirteen women's basketball players, ten men's basketball players, nine national championship teams, one women's basketball assistant coach, and one athletic director have been honored. One of these later honorees, player Maya Moore, will be inducted to the Hall of Fame alongside Bird in 2025.

Men's basketball has been played at the University of Connecticut since 1901, when the school was known as Connecticut Agricultural College. The Huskies first achieved success under Coach Hugh Greer, who over a sixteen-year period led the team to twelve Yankee Conference championships, seven National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament berths, and one National Invitation Tournament appearance before dying suddenly during the 1962–63 college basketball season. It was not until Calhoun took over the university's basketball program in 1985, however, that UConn grew from a regional basketball power to a nationally prominent one. Under Calhoun, UConn won three national championships (1999, 2004, 2011), seven Big East tournaments, and ten Big East regular season titles, while placing twenty-six former players into the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following Calhoun's retirement, new head coach Kevin Ollie would lead UConn to a fourth national championship win in 2014. Ollie's successor, current head coach Dan Hurley, led UConn to two more national titles in 2023 and 2024.

Women's basketball was not a major sport at UConn until the arrival of Auriemma in 1985. Under his guidance UConn has enjoyed unprecedented success, winning 12 national titles, including six at the end of undefeated seasons and four consecutive championships from 2013–16. The Huskies also have the two longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I basketball history, at 111 games from 2014–17 and 90 games from 2008–10. Connecticut's rivalry with women's basketball power Tennessee has been one of the most celebrated in the sport. Twenty-six former UConn women's basketball players have gone on to play in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), and six—Sue Bird in 2002, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, Breanna Stewart in 2016, and Paige Bueckers in 2025—have been selected first overall in the WNBA draft. Stewart, Moriah Jefferson, and Morgan Tuck were the first three picks in the 2016 draft; this marked the first time three players from the same college were selected 1-2-3 in the draft of any major sport.

Placards honoring the members of the Huskies of Honor are hung at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion, the on-campus home court of UConn basketball. Additional information about each of the honorees is displayed on the concourse between the upper and lower stands.

Honorees

Connecticut Huskies mascot Jonathan pulling down two black curtains, unveiling placards honoring the 2002–03 and 2003–04 women's basketball national championship teams
Huskies of Honor additions December 29, 2013
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Men's basketball

**No.****Name****Position****Seasons****Hometown****Inducted**
34G1993–96Merced, California
44G1963–67Poughkeepsie, New York
24G1989–93New Haven, Connecticut
3F2000–02Racine, Wisconsin
22F / C1965–68Williston Park, New York
3C1942–47Moosup, Connecticut
42G1997–2000Minneapolis, Minnesota
—–url=https://today.uconn.edu/2022/02/honoring-harrison-honey-fitch-star-athlete-uconn-trailblazer/title=Honoring Harrison 'Honey' Fitch: Star Athlete, UConn Trailblazer - UConn Todaypublisher=Today.uconn.edudate=2022-02-01accessdate=2023-04-03archive-date=2023-04-03archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403221624/https://today.uconn.edu/2022/02/honoring-harrison-honey-fitch-star-athlete-uconn-trailblazer/url-status=live }}New Haven, Connecticut
22F2004–06Baltimore, Maryland
4G2001–04Mount Vernon, New York
32G / F1996–99Coatesville, Pennsylvania
42G1973–77Waterbury, Connecticut
42F / C1961–65Framingham, Massachusetts
42F1991–94Reading, Pennsylvania
13G2010–14Roxbury, Massachusetts
2G2022–24El Paso, Texas
50C2001–04Houston, Texas
13F1951–54Greenwich, Connecticut
25C1951–55New London, Connecticut
00F / C1985–89Buffalo, New York
13G1988–92Bridgeport, Connecticut
52F1978–82Middletown, Connecticut
15G2008–11Bronx, New York
22F1948–52Bloomfield, Connecticut
999—Head coach1986–2012Braintree, Massachusetts
999—Head coach1969–77Worcester, Massachusetts
999—Head coach1946–63Suffield, Connecticut
999—[1998–99 team](1998-99-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)Team1998–99—
999—[2003–04 team](2003-04-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)Team2003–04—

Women's basketball

**No.****Name****Position****Seasons****Hometown****Inducted**
25F1997–2001St. Petersburg, Russia20061221December 21, 2006
24C / F1987–91Epping, New Hampshire20061221December 21, 2006
10G1998–2002Syosset, New York20061221December 21, 2006
5Gurl=https://www.si.com/onsi/womens-fastbreak/news/paige-bueckers-to-receive-rare-uconn-honor-at-senior-day-game-01jnbxbm4vmetitle=Paige Bueckers to Receive Rare UConn Honor at Senior Day Gamefirst=Grantlast=Youngwork=Women's Fastbreakpublisher=Sports Illustrateddate=March 2, 2025access-date=March 2, 2025}}Hopkins, Minnesota20250302March 2, 2025
32F1998–2002McKeesport, Pennsylvania20061221December 21, 2006
31C2006–10Jamaica, New York20100212February 13, 2010
24F2015–19Jefferson City, Missouridate=2019-02-28title=Huskies to Honor Seniors, Rebecca Lobo Saturdayurl=https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2019/2/28/womens-basketball-huskies-to-honor-seniors-rebecca-lobo-saturday.aspxaccess-date=2024-11-19website=University of Connecticut Athleticslanguage=en}}
31C2010–14Port Jervis, New York20140301March 1, 2014
14G2010–14North Babylon, New York20140301March 1, 2014
4G2012–16Glenn Heights, Texas20160227February 27, 2016
50C / F1991–95Southwick, Massachusetts20061221December 21, 2006
20G2005–09St. Albans, West Virginia20090215February 15, 2009
23F2007–11Lawrenceville, Georgia20110228February 28, 2011
23F2011–15Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California20150228February 28, 2015
33G1996–2001Fayetteville, North Carolina20061221December 21, 2006
21G1992–96New Fairfield, Connecticut20061221December 21, 2006
42G1994–98Bloomfield, Connecticut20061221December 21, 2006
33F2015–19Fullerton, CaliforniaMarch 2, 2019
30F2012–16North Syracuse, New York20160227February 27, 2016
3G2000–04Chino, California20061221December 21, 2006
3F2012–16Grand Rapids, Michigan / Bolingbrook, Illinois20160406April 6, 2016
15G2014–18Sparks, Nevadaurl=https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-women-usf-notes-20180226-story.htmltitle='Just The Two Of Us': Gabby Williams And Kia Nurse Honored On UConn Women's Senior Nightfirst=Mikelast=Anthonywebsite=Courant.comdate=27 February 2018access-date=11 November 2021archive-date=11 November 2021archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111113827/https://www.courant.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/hc-sp-uconn-women-usf-notes-20180226-story.htmlurl-status=live}}
52C1993–97Holliston, Massachusetts20061221December 21, 2006
999—Head coach1985–presentMontella, Italy / Norristown, Pennsylvania20061221December 21, 2006
999—head coach, associateAssociate head coach1985–presentNew Brunswick, New Jersey20160227February 27, 2016
999—[1994–95 team](1994-95-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team1994–95—20081116November 16, 2008
999—[1999–2000 team](1999-2000-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team1999–2000—20091223December 23, 2009
999—[2001–02 team](2001-02-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2001–02—20111229December 29, 2011
999—[2002–03 team](2002-03-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2002–03—20131229December 29, 2013
999—[2003–04 team](2003-04-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2003–04—20131229December 29, 2013
999—[2008-09 team](2008-09-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2008-09—last=Courantfirst=Hartforddate=2020-01-08title=UConn to honor 2009-10 national championship teams before Team USA exhibitionurl=https://www.courant.com/2020/01/08/uconn-to-honor-2009-10-national-championship-teams-before-team-usa-exhibition/access-date=2025-03-12website=Hartford Courantlanguage=en-US}}
999—[2009-10 team](2009-10-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2009-10—January 27, 2020
999—[2012–13 team](2012-13-connecticut-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2012–13—date=2024-01-13title=UConn to Honor 2003, '04, '13 and '14 Championship Teams on Jan. 27url=https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/1/13/womens-basketball-uconn-to-honor-2003-04-13-and-14-championship-teams-on-jan-27.aspxaccess-date=2024-11-19website=University of Connecticut Athleticslanguage=en}}
999—[2013–14 team](2013-14-uconn-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2013–14—January 27, 2024
999—[2014–15 team](2014-15-uconn-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2014–15—last1=Anthonyfirst1=Miketitle=Mike Anthony: Geno Auriemma honors UConn's championship past as his team chases 'stupid' standardwork=Connecticut Posturl=https://www.ctpost.com/sports/uconn-womens-basketball/article/geno-auriemma-breanna-stewart-huskies-of-honor-21295353.php }}
999—[2015–16 team](2015-16-uconn-huskies-women-s-basketball-team)Team2015–16—January 15, 2026

Administrators

**No.****Name****Position****Seasons****Hometown****Inducted**
999—Athletic director1969–87Nantucket, Massachusetts20090228February 28, 2009

The display

Left are the placards for men's basketball and John Toner; right are the placards for women's basketball.

Notes

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