# Huskies of Honor

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. 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.
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 Athletics 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 11 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 five—Sue Bird in 2002, Diana Taurasi in 2004, Tina Charles in 2010, Maya Moore in 2011, and Breanna Stewart in 2016—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

Key :
| † | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |

### Men's basketball

| No. | Name | Position | Seasons | Hometown | Inducted |
| 34 | Ray Allen† | G | 1993–96 | Merced, California | February 5, 2007 |
| 44 | Wes Bialosuknia | G | 1963–67 | Poughkeepsie, New York | February 5, 2007 |
| 24 | Scott Burrell | G | 1989–93 | New Haven, Connecticut | November 2, 2018 |
| 3 | Caron Butler | F | 2000–02 | Racine, Wisconsin | February 13, 2016 |
| 22 | Bill Corley | F / C | 1965–68 | Williston Park, New York | February 15, 2012 |
| 3 | Walt Dropo | C | 1942–47 | Moosup, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 42 | Khalid El-Amin | G | 1997–2000 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | February 23, 2014 |
| — | Harrison Fitch | – | 1932–34 | New Haven, Connecticut | February 19, 2022 |
| 22 | Rudy Gay | F | 2004–06 | Baltimore, Maryland | February 25, 2012 |
| 4 | Ben Gordon | G | 2001–04 | Mount Vernon, New York | February 7, 2025 |
| 32 | Richard Hamilton | G / F | 1996–99 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania | February 5, 2007 |
| 42 | Tony Hanson | G | 1973–77 | Waterbury, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 42 | Toby Kimball | F / C | 1961–65 | Framingham, Massachusetts | February 5, 2007 |
| 42 | Donyell Marshall | F | 1991–94 | Reading, Pennsylvania | February 5, 2007 |
| 13 | Shabazz Napier | G | 2010–14 | Roxbury, Massachusetts | April 8, 2014 |
| 2 | Tristen Newton | G | 2022–24 | El Paso, Texas | April 9, 2024 |
| 50 | Emeka Okafor | C | 2001–04 | Houston, Texas | February 5, 2007 |
| 13 | Worthy Patterson | F | 1951–54 | Greenwich, Connecticut | February 15, 2012 |
| 25 | Art Quimby | C | 1951–55 | New London, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 00 | Clifford Robinson | F / C | 1985–89 | Buffalo, New York | February 5, 2007 |
| 13 | Chris Smith | G | 1988–92 | Bridgeport, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 52 | Corny Thompson | F | 1978–82 | Middletown, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 15 | Kemba Walker | G | 2008–11 | Bronx, New York | April 5, 2011 |
| 22 | Vin Yokabaskas | F | 1948–52 | Bloomfield, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 999— | Jim Calhoun† | Head coach | 1986–2012 | Braintree, Massachusetts | February 5, 2007 |
| 999— | Dee Rowe | Head coach | 1969–77 | Worcester, Massachusetts | February 5, 2007 |
| 999— | Hugh Greer | Head coach | 1946–63 | Suffield, Connecticut | February 5, 2007 |
| 999— | 1998–99 team | Team | 1998–99 | — | February 23, 2014 |
| 999— | 2003–04 team | Team | 2003–04 | — | January 28, 2024 |

### Women's basketball

| No. | Name | Position | Seasons | Hometown | Inducted |
| 25 | Svetlana Abrosimova | F | 1997–2001 | St. Petersburg, Russia | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 24 | Kerry Bascom | C / F | 1987–91 | Epping, New Hampshire | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 10 | Sue Bird | G | 1998–2002 | Syosset, New York | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 5 | Paige Bueckers | G | 2020–present | Hopkins, Minnesota | 20250302March 2, 2025 |
| 32 | Swin Cash† | F | 1998–2002 | McKeesport, Pennsylvania | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 31 | Tina Charles | C | 2006–10 | Jamaica, New York | 20100212February 13, 2010 |
| 24 | Napheesa Collier | F | 2015–19 | Jefferson City, Missouri | March 2, 2019 |
| 31 | Stefanie Dolson | C | 2010–14 | Port Jervis, New York | 20140301March 1, 2014 |
| 14 | Bria Hartley | G | 2010–14 | North Babylon, New York | 20140301March 1, 2014 |
| 4 | Moriah Jefferson | G | 2012–16 | Glenn Heights, Texas | 20160227February 27, 2016 |
| 50 | Rebecca Lobo† | C / F | 1991–95 | Southwick, Massachusetts | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 20 | Renee Montgomery | G | 2005–09 | St. Albans, West Virginia | 20090215February 15, 2009 |
| 23 | Maya Moore | F | 2007–11 | Lawrenceville, Georgia | 20110228February 28, 2011 |
| 23 | Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | F | 2011–15 | Anaheim Hills, Anaheim, California | 20150228February 28, 2015 |
| 33 | Shea Ralph | G | 1996–2001 | Fayetteville, North Carolina | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 21 | Jennifer Rizzotti | G | 1992–96 | New Fairfield, Connecticut | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 42 | Nykesha Sales | G | 1994–98 | Bloomfield, Connecticut | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 33 | Katie Lou Samuelson | F | 2015–19 | Fullerton, California | March 2, 2019 |
| 30 | Breanna Stewart | F | 2012–16 | North Syracuse, New York | 20160227February 27, 2016 |
| 3 | Diana Taurasi | G | 2000–04 | Chino, California | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 3 | Morgan Tuck | F | 2012–16 | Grand Rapids, Michigan / Bolingbrook, Illinois | 20160406April 6, 2016 |
| 15 | Gabby Williams | G | 2014–18 | Sparks, Nevada | 20180226February 26, 2018 |
| 52 | Kara Wolters | C | 1993–97 | Holliston, Massachusetts | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 999— | Geno Auriemma† | Head coach | 1985–present | Montella, Italy / Norristown, Pennsylvania | 20061221December 21, 2006 |
| 999— | Chris Dailey | head coach, associateAssociate head coach | 1985–present | New Brunswick, New Jersey | 20160227February 27, 2016 |
| 999— | 1994–95 team | Team | 1994–95 | — | 20081116November 16, 2008 |
| 999— | 1999–2000 team | Team | 1999–2000 | — | 20091223December 23, 2009 |
| 999— | 2001–02 team | Team | 2001–02 | — | 20111229December 29, 2011 |
| 999— | 2002–03 team | Team | 2002–03 | — | 20131229December 29, 2013 |
| 999— | 2003–04 team | Team | 2003–04 | — | 20131229December 29, 2013 |
| 999— | 2008-09 team | Team | 2008-09 | — | January 27, 2020 |
| 999— | 2009-10 team | Team | 2009-10 | — | January 27, 2020 |
| 999— | 2012–13 team | Team | 2012–13 | — | January 27, 2024 |
| 999— | 2013–14 team | Team | 2013–14 | — | January 27, 2024 |

### Administrators

| No. | Name | Position | Seasons | Hometown | Inducted |
| 999— | John Toner | Athletic director | 1969–87 | Nantucket, Massachusetts | 20090228February 28, 2009 |
* 1 2 Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a player.
* 1 2 Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a coach.
* ↑ Inducted to the Hall of Fame as a contributor.