Connecticut

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University of Connectiuct
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Established	1881
President
Athletic Director
Enrollment	28,667
City	Storrs
State	Connecticut
Campus Size	4,108 Acres
Colors	National Flag Blue, White
Mascot	Jonathan
Nickname	Huskies
Conference	Big East
Championships
Website	University of Connecticut UConn Huskies

The University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning. The University was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School and became the University of Connecticut in 1939. Academics: The University of Connecticut is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC). UConn is a Land Grant and Sea Grant College and a Space Grant Consortium institution. Athletics: Rivalries: Rutgers, Massachusetts (hockey)

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 Baseball History

Traditions

• Colors - National Flag Blue, White
  
• Alma Mater - Old Connecticut
• Fight Songs - UConn Husky
• Rivals- Rutgers, Massachusetts (hockey)
• Rivalry Trophies- Ramnapping Trophy (defunct)

Stadiums

• Football - Rentschler Field (40,000)
  
• Basketball - Hartford Civic Center (16,500) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
  
• Baseball - J.O. Christian Field (2,000)
  
• Hockey - I.C. Stadium (1,235)
  

Football

Staff

Head Football Coach - Randy Edsall
Defensive Coordinator - Todd Orlando
Offensive Coordinator - Norries Wilson

History

• Bowl Appearances - 2004, 2007
  
• Bowl Record - 1-1
  
• BCS Appearances - 0
  
• National Championships -0
  
• Famous Alumni -Deon Anderson, Bill Cooke, Alfred Fincher, Brian Kozlowski, Dan Orlovsky, Eric Torkelson, Pop Williams
  

Basketball

Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Jim Calhoun

Projected Starters

PG: Craig Austrie
SG: A.J. Price
SF: Stanley Robinson
PF: Jeff Adrien
C: Jonathan Mandeldove

Key Bench Players:
PG: Doug Wiggins, Rob Garrison
SG: Jerome Dyson
SF: Marcus Johnson , Ben Eaves
PF/C: Curtis Kelly,Haseem Thabeet

History

• Final Four Appearances - 2
  
• National Championships - 2 (1999, 2004)
  
• Famous Alumni - Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Cliff Robinson, Donyell Marshall, Emeka Okafor, Charlie Villanueva, Ben Gordon, Kevin Ollie, Jake Voskuhl, Tom Penders, Karl Hobbs, Rudy Gay, Marcus Williams, Chris Smith, Scott Burrell, Tate George, Khalid El-Amin
  

Baseball

Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Jim Penders
Pitching Coach - Justin Blood
Hitting Coach - Christopher Podeszwa

Baseball History

• College World Series Appearances -5
  
• National Championships -0
  
• Famous Alumni - Roberto Hernandez, Charles Nagy, Walt Dropo