This refers to the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut which is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division and the Big East Conference. The major sports teams are football and men and womenís basketball.
The name Huskies comes from the homophonic relationship enjoyed by the university and the Yukon where the huskies are native to.
The UConn Huskies are known for being composed of athletes that are able to maintain GPAs higher than the national average. The womenís lacrosse team held the second-highest GPA in the country in 2004. Numerous UConn Huskies have been named to the Academic All-American among them is Emeka Okafor.
The womenís basketball team has been among the top teams to consistently compete for the national title in womenís basketball. In2002, the UConn womenís basketball team became the only team to have four players drafted in the top 10 of the first round of 2002 WNBA draft.
In soccer, the university also has top notch menís and womenís teams. The menís team has won two national titles one in 1981 and another one in 2000.