University of Connecticut, Men's Basketball Championship Collection
Scope and Content
The collection contains publications, memorabilia and related materials documenting the UConn Men's Basketball team's first NCAA championship.
Dates
- Creation: 1998-1999
Access
The collection is open and available for research.
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish from these Papers must be obtained in writing from both the University of Connecticut Libraries and the owner(s) of the copyright.
History
Men's basketball at the University of Connecticut began with a single game played by what was then Connecticut Agricultural College against Windham High School in January 1901. The college team won, and by 1903, basketball was a varsity sport.
Coaches:
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- No coach (1900–1915)
- John F. Donahue (1915–1919)
- M. R. Schwartz (1919–1921)
- J. Wilder Tasker (1921–1922)
- Roy Guyer (1922–1923)
- Sumner Dole (1923–1927)
- Louis Alexander (1927–1931)
- John Heldman (1931–1935)
- J. O. Christian (1935–1936)
- Don White (1936–1945)
- Blair Gullion (1945–1946)
- Hugh Greer (1946–1963)
- George Wigton (1963)
- Fred Shabel (1963–1967)
- Burr Carlson (1967–1969)
- Dee Rowe (1969–1977)
- Dom Perno (1977–1986)
- Jim Calhoun (1986–2012)
- Kevin Ollie (2012-present)
Additional information about UConn athletics is available in the Athletic Communications Office Records or on the UConn Huskies website.
Extent
2.3 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains materials associated with the UConn Men's Basketball team's first NCAA Division I Championship in 1999.
Arrangement
Series I: Championship Season (1998-1999)
Acquisition Information
The materials were collected by staff in 1999.
General note
Published Works:
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- University of Connecticut Basketball Vault, Whitman Publishing, 2010.
- UConn Huskies: Men's basketball, Globe Pequot Press, 2005.
- Husky Mania, Villard, 1995.
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- University of Connecticut, Men's Basketball Championship Collection
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Archives & Special Collections staff
- Date
- 2011 February
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives and Special Collections, University of Connecticut Library Repository
University of Connecticut Library
405 Babbidge Road Unit 1205
Storrs Connecticut 06269-1205 USA US
860-486-2524
archives@uconn.edu