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Gray stone wall with five placards attached in a row, with numbers or logos on them. Above is a triangular-grid ceiling.
A portion of the Huskies of Honor display at Gampel Pavilion
Kemba Walker
Kemba Walker was inducted into the Huskies of Honor in a surprise ceremony following the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball 2011 National Championship victory.[1]

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 Connecticut 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 fourteen men's basketball players, ten women's basketball players, and four head coaches, two of whom are also enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma).[2][3] Since that time, an additional six women's basketball players, seven men's basketball players, five national championship teams, and one athletic director have been honored.

Men's basketball has been played at the University of Connecticut since 1901, when the school was known as Connecticut Agricultural College.[4] 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 Athletics Association (NCAA) Tournament berths, and one National Invitation Tournament appearance before dying suddenly during the 1962–63 college basketball season.[3] 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.[5] 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).[6][7][8][9] Following Calhoun's retirement, new head coach Kevin Ollie would lead UConn to a fourth national championship win in 2014.[10]

Women's basketball was not a major sport at UConn until the arrival of Auriemma in 1986. Under his guidance UConn has enjoyed unprecedented success, winning ten national titles, including five at the end of undefeated seasons.[11] Connecticut's rivalry with women's basketball power Tennessee has become one of the most celebrated in the sport.[12] Twenty-six former UConn women's basketball players have gone on to play in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA),[13] and four, Sue Bird in 2002, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, and Maya Moore in 2011, have been selected first overall in the WNBA Draft.[14]

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.[15]

Honorees

Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun was an inaugural member of the Huskies of Honor.[3]
Husky of Honor Emeka Okafor was drafted second overall in the 2004 NBA Draft.[16]
Geno Auriemma was one of the eleven inaugural inductees in 2006 from the women's basketball program into the Huskies of Honor, and the only one who is a man.[2]
Renee Montgomery was the first player to be named a Husky of Honor while still active.[17]
Huskies of Honor additions 29 December 2013
Please note the column "Seasons" below lists only those years that the individual was with the Connecticut Huskies in the specific listed position.

Men's basketball

No. Name Position Seasons Hometown Inducted
34 Ray Allen Guard 1993–96[18] Merced, California[19] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
44 Wes Bialosuknia Guard 1963–67[18] Poughkeepsie, New York[20] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
22 Bill Corley Forward / Center 1965–68[21] Williston Park, New York[21] 20120215February 15, 2012[22]
03 Walt Dropo Center 1942–47[18] Moosup, Connecticut[23] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
42 Khalid El-Amin Guard 1997-2000[24] Minneapolis, Minnesota[24] 20140223February 23, 2014[25]
22 Rudy Gay Forward 2004–06[26] Baltimore, Maryland[26] 20120225February 25, 2012[27]
32 Richard Hamilton Guard / Forward 1996–99[18] Coatesville, Pennsylvania[28] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
42 Tony Hanson Guard 1973–77[18] Waterbury, Connecticut[29] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
42 Toby Kimball Forward / Center 1961–65[18] Framingham, Massachusetts[30] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
42 Donyell Marshall Forward 1991–94[18] Reading, Pennsylvania[31] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
13 Shabazz Napier Guard 2010–14[32] Roxbury, Massachusetts[32] 20140408April 8, 2014[33]
50 Emeka Okafor Center 2001–04[18] Houston, Texas[16] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
13 Worthy Patterson Forward 1951–54[34] Greenwich, Connecticut[34] 20120215February 15, 2012[22]
25 Art Quimby Center 1951–55[18] New London, Connecticut[35] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
00 Clifford Robinson Forward / Center 1985–89[18] Buffalo, New York[36] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
13 Chris Smith Guard 1988–92[18] Bridgeport, Connecticut[37] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
52 Corny Thompson Forward 1978–82[18] Middletown, Connecticut[38] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
15 Kemba Walker Guard 2008–11[1] Bronx, New York[39] 20110405April 5, 2011[1]
22 Vin Yokabaskas Forward 1948–52[18] Bloomfield, Connecticut[40] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
999— Jim Calhoun Head coach 1986–2012[6] Braintree, Massachusetts[6] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
999— Dee Rowe Head coach 1969–77[18] Worcester, Massachusetts[41] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
999— Hugh Greer Head coach 1946–63[18] Suffield, Connecticut[42] 20070205February 5, 2007[3]
999— 1998–99 team Team 1998–99 — 20140223February 23, 2014[25]

Women's basketball

No. Name Position Seasons Hometown Inducted
25 Svetlana Abrosimova Forward 1997–2001[2] St. Petersburg, Russia[43] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
24 Kerry Bascom Center / Forward 1987–91[2] Epping, New Hampshire[45] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
10 Sue Bird Guard 1998–2002[2] Syosset, New York[46] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
32 Swin Cash Forward 1998–2002[2] McKeesport, Pennsylvania[47] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
31 Tina Charles Center 2006–10[48] Jamaica, New York[49] 20100212February 13, 2010[50]
31 Stefanie Dolson Center 2010–14[51] Port Jervis, New York[51] 20140301March 1, 2014[52]
14 Bria Hartley Guard 2010–14[53] North Babylon, New York[53] 20140301March 1, 2014[52]
50 Rebecca Lobo Center / Forward 1991–95[2] Southwick, Massachusetts[54] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
20 Renee Montgomery Guard 2005–09[55] St. Albans, West Virginia[56] 20090215February 15, 2009[17]
23 Maya Moore Forward 2007–11[57] Lawrenceville, Georgia[58] 20110228February 28, 2011[57]
23 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Forward 2011-2015[59] Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California[59] 20150228February 28, 2015[60]
33 Shea Ralph Guard 1996–2001[2] Fayetteville, North Carolina[61] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
21 Jennifer Rizzotti Guard 1992–96[2] New Fairfield, Connecticut[62] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
42 Nykesha Sales Guard 1994–98[2] Bloomfield, Connecticut[63] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
03 Diana Taurasi Guard 2000–04[2] Chino, California[64] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
52 Kara Wolters Center 1993–97[2] Holliston, Massachusetts[65] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
999— Geno Auriemma Head coach 1986–present[66] Montella, Italy/Norristown, Pennsylvania[66] 20061221December 21, 2006[44]
999— 1994–95 team Team 1994–95 — 20081116November 16, 2008[15]
999— 1999–2000 team Team 1999–2000 — 20091223December 23, 2009[67]
999— 2001–02 team Team 2001–02 — 20111229December 29, 2011[68]
999— 2002–03 team Team 2002–03 — 20131229December 29, 2013[69]
999— 2003–04 team Team 2003–04 — 20131229December 29, 2013[69]

Administrators

No. Name Position Seasons Hometown Inducted
999— John Toner Athletic director 1969–87[70] Nantucket, Massachusetts[71] 20090228February 28, 2009[70]

Future honorees

UConn officials have indicated that men's basketball alumni Caron Butler and Ben Gordon will be added to the Huskies of Honor in the near future. The university is working with the alumni to determine when they will be able to attend an induction ceremony at a men's basketball game at Gampel Pavilion.[27]

The display

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The Huskies of Honor display at Gampel Pavilion, located on either side of the arena on each side of the scoreboards.
Left are the placards for men's basketball and John Toner; right are the placards for women's basketball.

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