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IF UCONN gets 5- Seriously is not right
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1 year 7 months ago #30912
by HawkErrant
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
Give credit where due (while wishing it was to KU 
)…
UConn has now won the title 5 of the 6 times it has made the FF, and is 5-0 in NCGs.
1999 beat Ohio State FF, Duke NCG*
2004 beat Duke FF, Ga Tech NCG*
2009 lost to Michigan St FF*
2011 beat UK FF, Butler NCG*
2014 beat Florida FF, UK NCG^
2023 beat Miami FF, SDSU°
* Jim Calhoun, 3 NC in 4 FF
^ Kevin Ollie, 1 NC in 1 FF (w/Calhoun seniors & juniors carrying the team)
° Dan Hurley, 1 NC in 1 FF
5 NCs in 6 FF, 5-0 NCG
Comparing the Final Four performance of the 8 programs with 3 or more NCAAT titles (TGR: Title Game Record)
#COACHES WINNING TITLES
5 - UK
3 - KU, UNC, UK, UConn
2 - UCLA, Indiana, Villanova
Is UConn a Johnny come lately?
Absolutely. 1999-2023 is just the last 25 seasons (with just 24 NCAATs thanks to COVID-19).
Are they a “blue blood”?
Not in the traditional sense, but it’s hard to argue they don’t belong in a 21st Century blue blood listing. Especially if Dan Hurley can keep getting them to Final Fours.
Should Villanova be considered a blue blood? Without Jay Wright, I’d have to say wait and see.
Should UCLA and Indiana still be considered blue bloods? Neither has won a title in decades (IU 1987, UCLA 1995), but both are still among the top all-time winningest programs as well as the top title winners.
Do we look back at 2020 with a sigh of sadness because that Jayhawk squad didn’t get their shot to add to KU glory?
Almost every bloody day.
)…UConn has now won the title 5 of the 6 times it has made the FF, and is 5-0 in NCGs.
1999 beat Ohio State FF, Duke NCG*
2004 beat Duke FF, Ga Tech NCG*
2009 lost to Michigan St FF*
2011 beat UK FF, Butler NCG*
2014 beat Florida FF, UK NCG^
2023 beat Miami FF, SDSU°
* Jim Calhoun, 3 NC in 4 FF
^ Kevin Ollie, 1 NC in 1 FF (w/Calhoun seniors & juniors carrying the team)
° Dan Hurley, 1 NC in 1 FF
5 NCs in 6 FF, 5-0 NCG
Comparing the Final Four performance of the 8 programs with 3 or more NCAAT titles (TGR: Title Game Record)
PROGRAM NC/FF %FF TGR %TG
UConn 5/6 .833 5/5 1.000
Indiana 5/8 .625 5/6 .833
UCLA 11/18 .611 11/12 .917
Nova 3/6 .500 5/6 .833
UK 8/17 .471 8/12 .667
Duke 5/17 .294 5/11 .455
UNC 6/21 .286 6/12 .500
KANSAS 4/16 .250 4/10 .400#COACHES WINNING TITLES
5 - UK
3 - KU, UNC, UK, UConn
2 - UCLA, Indiana, Villanova
Is UConn a Johnny come lately?
Absolutely. 1999-2023 is just the last 25 seasons (with just 24 NCAATs thanks to COVID-19).
Are they a “blue blood”?
Not in the traditional sense, but it’s hard to argue they don’t belong in a 21st Century blue blood listing. Especially if Dan Hurley can keep getting them to Final Fours.
Should Villanova be considered a blue blood? Without Jay Wright, I’d have to say wait and see.
Should UCLA and Indiana still be considered blue bloods? Neither has won a title in decades (IU 1987, UCLA 1995), but both are still among the top all-time winningest programs as well as the top title winners.
Do we look back at 2020 with a sigh of sadness because that Jayhawk squad didn’t get their shot to add to KU glory?
Almost every bloody day.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." - Mark Twain "Innocents Abroad"
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