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UConn has produced some of the greatest players in NBA history, nearly all in the past three decades. [215] [216] [217] The list of former UConn players in the NBA includes: Ray Allen, a 10-time NBA All-Star who won two NBA championships and retired as the NBA's all-time leader in 3-point field goals made. [218]
Calhoun now holds a 35–12 record with UConn in NCAA tournament play including 3–1 in the Final Four. They lost in the first round for the first time on March 21, 2008, in overtime to San Diego. During the Jim Calhoun era, the Huskies did well in the Big East Conference with an impressive 220–112 record (.665 winning percentage).
All five of these players went on to play at least a season in the NBA. Okafor flew under the recruiting radar for much of his high school career, but by the end of his senior year was receiving late interest from top programs and chose to accept a scholarship at the University of Connecticut, choosing the Huskies over Arkansas and Vanderbilt ...
Harrison Fitch – UConn's first African American basketball player; Rudy Gay – NBA; eighth overall pick in 2006 NBA draft, Memphis Grizzlies guard; Tate George – former basketball player for the New Jersey Nets and Milwaukee Bucks; Ben Gordon – third pick in 2004 NBA draft, Charlotte Bobcats guard
On July 2, 2021, he committed to playing college basketball for UConn over offers from Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Georgetown, Syracuse, Providence and Rutgers. [7] Clingan grew up with and is close friends with current UConn Huskies football running back Victor Rosa. Rosa was Clingan's point guard in high school, and was a record ...
UConn is no different, with Newton, Castle and Clingan all projected to be drafted in the 2024 NBA Draft. Newton and Clingan in particular are highly sought after players. Clingan excelled in his ...
Benjamin Ashenafi Gordon (born April 4, 1983) [1] is a British-American former professional basketball player. Gordon played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he played college basketball for the University of Connecticut, where he won a national championship in 2004.
Adama Sanogo (born 12 February 2002) is a Malian professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). In 2023 he won the national championship with the UConn Huskies and was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player.