Uconn Huskies Tickets

Sports is the best route to a healthier and happier lifestyle, stay healthy and live long is the main motto of every sportsman. Sports team at college and university level play important part in grooming of students and it’s the take off point for many international teams and players. One such team is the UConn Huskies, they are also known as the Connecticut Huskies and they are a group of athletic teams playing under the patronage of University of Connecticut. UConn Huskies play in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Division 1 FBS of the Big East Conference. They are true fighters and are all set to play another array of exciting tournaments so get your UConn Huskies tickets only from us and catch all the excitement.

UConn Huskies have been around for quite sometime now and their history goes back to the 1930’s, Huskies are a group of twenty varsity teams of men and women that take part in different forms of sports like basketball, tack and field, soccer, football, golf, swimming and tennis. Huskies play all their games in Big East Conference except ice hockey which the female team competes in Hockey East and male in Atlantic Hockey. Huskies are powerful black and white dogs with thick fur, these dogs live primarily in snowy hilly areas of Connecticut and that’s why the team players are nicknamed Huskies and their official mascot is Jonathan the Husky which can be seen at different sports events. The teams’ official color is white and blue, and UConn Marching band is known as "The Pride of Connecticut".

The men and women basketball teams play all their matches at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center in Hartford. UConn basketball teams of both men and women have shown an amazing performance over the last few years and have been ranked continuously in top 10 in their respective divisions. The men’s team has won the NCAA title two times in 1999-2004 whereas the women team had unbeaten seasons in 1995-2002-2009-2010 and in total they have won seven titles. UConn Huskies have produced some vey fine basketball players like Emeka Okafor, Hilton Armstrong, Rudy Gay and Josh Boone. 2004 saw UConn making a unique record as it was the second school that won the women’s basketball and men’s NCAA basketball championship in the same season. An interesting fact is that only six women in American women basketball history have got Triple Crown meaning that they have won NCAA championship, a WNBA (Women National Basketball Association) Championship, a World Championship and an Olympic Gold Medal, out of these six women four were UConn Alumnae. World renowned sports company Nike sponsors UConn Huskies and their contract amount is $46 million.

UConn Huskies men and women soccer teams have also proved their worth by showing great performances, the men’s team to date has won the NCAA Championships two times where as the women’s team has qualified for the NCAA finals four times but lost to North Carolina University. Some note able players of UConn who went on to play in the Major Soccer League are Damani Ralph, Chris Gbandi, Toni Stahl and Shavar Thomas. In baseball UConn players have been winning laurels for the University as they have five College World Series appearances, have won two Big East Tournament Championships and more importantly two of their players went on to play in Olympics. As far as field hockey is concerned UConn Huskies have won ten Big East Regular Season Championships and ten Big East Tournament Championships and two of their players have played in Olympics.

UConn Huskies have a famous and fierce rivalry with University of Tennessee especially in women sports events and these two teams have faced each other seven times in NCAA Tournament and four times in NCAA Championship, UConn is leading the battle with a total of 13 wins against 8 loses. Huskies has some of the finest and most talented players in its teams and they surely have the potential to produce a whole bunch of world class players. UConn Huskies have their eyes fixed on the upcoming NCAA Championships and surely some of their players will bring pride to them by qualifying for the prestigious Olympic Games. Sports lovers all of you are invited to watch the exciting games of UConn Huskies so get your UConn Huskies tickets from us and enjoy the matches!

Sports, being one of the most important tools for psychosocial development of students, are given special emphasis in almost all the universities of the world. Some of these teams play so well that their name becomes synonymous with victory, like UConn Huskies.

Athletic teams playing for the University of Connecticut are also called Connecticut Huskies, or more popularly UConn Huskies. These teams play as a part of National Collegiate Athletic Association in Division I, and almost all the teams are a part of the Big East Conference only except Ice Hockey. Men’s Ice hockey team plays in an organization named Atlantic Hockey, while women’s hockey team plays for Hockey East. UConn Huskies are one of the only 13 universities of the US that offer Division I of NCAA for football, hockey and men’s and women’s basketball. Although all the teams playing for university have given outstanding performances in their respective sports, but more prominent teams include men’s and women’s basketball and football. Other games that UConn Huskies play include Baseball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Field Hockey, Golf, Rowing, Softball, Diving, Tennis and Volleyball.

History of sports for this university dates back to 1933 when its name changed from Connecticut Agricultural College to Connecticut State College. Before that, the teams for college used to be called as Aggies. In 1934, the nickname Huskies was added to college’s athletic team names, which was later more popularly called as U-Conn Huskies or UConn Huskies by 1939. The name is common for both men’s and women’s teams.

Among the many facilities this university offers to its athletic teams are included many stadiums and arenas for home games and good coaching services. Men’s and women’s basketball teams play their home games as well as practice at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion at Storrs Campus and also at XL Center in Hartford. These pavilions are equipped with the latest facilities for basketball training as well as regular games. Football team plays in Rentschler Field in East Hartford, a stadium that is situated among the beautiful sceneries of the city. Also at Storrs Campus is situated Joseph J. Morrone Stadium where men’s and women’s soccer and lacrosse teams play their home games, as well as Burton Family Football Complex opened in 2006 which serves as another on-campus home ground for the football team. Adjacent to this football complex is located Mark R. Shenkman Training Centre, a state of the art training facility for the football team that spans more than 85,000 square feet. U-Conn Club and Intramural Sports also play their home games at this training complex.

As a common observation, students Connecticut University that take part in various games under the flag of UConn Huskies perform remarkably well in their studies also. About 70 percent student athletes from UConn Huskies eventually graduate from the University, with a majority of over 50 percent doing so while maintaining a GPA over 3.0. Lacrosse team for women in 2004 had a distinction of maintaining the highest team GPA in the country. Many of the star players from UConn Huskies have been remarkable in their academic performances as well, like Emeka Okafor had his name in Academic All-Americans.

Basketball team for the university has remained among top ten teams in the US for many years, winning several titles for UConn Huskies in the past years. Nike has signed in 2009 to sponsor the team for 10 years, a contract worth $46 million owing to consistently outstanding performance by the team. Similarly, soccer and football teams have also proven their excellence in sports by winning several titles over the past years, including several national level championships. Recently, Football team has won Big East Conference title and has qualified for 2011 Fiesta Bowl Game.

With teams that play with perfection in their respective sports, and their beautiful and exciting mascot Jonathan the Husky Dog further raising the enthusiasm of spectators, UConn Huskies tickets are the ultimate means of excitement, joy and quality sports entertainment.