On Tuesday Dec 26th, UCONN announced the 16 nominees for the Men’s Basketball ‘Huskies of Honor’. The thirteen players and 3 coaches will be inducted into the ‘Huskies of Honor’ on February 5th at halftime of the Syracuse game that evening.
The following coaches are part of the inaugural class: Jim Calhoun, Dee Rowe, and Hugh Greer. These thirteen players will also be honored: Walt Dropo, Vin Yokabaskas, Art Quimby, Toby Kimball, Wes Bialosuknia, Tony Hanson, Corny Thompson, Clifford Robinson, Chris Smith, Donyell Marshall, Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, and Emeka Okafor.
The first twelve players are also a part of the UCONN Men’s Basketball All-Century Team. Okafor, who graduated from UCONN in 3 and half years, was the 2004 National Player of the Year.
Congratulations to everyone!
