UConn Basketball: The Top 50 Players in School History

Ranking the top 50 players in any school’s history is not an easy task.

The record books can only tell you so much, and how can you pass judgement on the many players you have never seen play before?

But, it is fun to give it a shot, especially for a program like UConn, with such a young core of talent. We could be watching history in action as the Huskies begin their run at a second straight national championship.

Will any of the current Huskies rank higher on this list in the years to come?

Time will tell. But in the meantime, let’s take a look back at the 50 greatest players in the long history of UConn basketball.

From the 2010 through the 2012 seasons, I wrote as a Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report covering the NBA, and The Golden State Warriors beat. Read the full article here.

UConn Basketball: Power Ranking Jim Calhoun’s All-Time Great Coaching Seasons

Jim Calhoun has been a college basketball coach for for forty years.

He began at Northeastern in 1971 and took over at UConn in 1986 where he has been ever since.

He has coached 26 professional basketball players, appeared in four Final Fours, and won three National Championships.

He has survived prostate cancer and he has been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Jim Calhoun may be one of the most polarizing figures in basketball. Even some people in Connecticut aren’t convinced that Calhoun deserves all of the accolades, considering him the second best coach in Storrs.

But take him or leave him, Calhoun is one of the most successful coaches at any level.

Here is an attempt to look back on 10 of the best seasons in Calhoun’s 40 year career.

From the 2010 through the 2012 seasons, I wrote as a Featured Columnist at Bleacher Report covering the NBA, and The Golden State Warriors beat. Read the full article here.