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UCONN is located in close proximity to the best basketball players

New York City, Boston, even Philadelphia, Baltimore, DC all within their reach. Also have to think certain connected families have taken an interest in them as their favorite team to root for. Also they have had excellent coaches on both the men and women’s side. ** Edited by OrlandoHokie at 3/31/2024, 1:09:07 PM
Posted: 03/31/2024 at 01:08 PM ET
(In response to this post by Old Line Hokie)

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How is Non-Power 5 UConn so successful in MBB and WBB?
Old Line Hokie • 03/31/24 12:14 PM ET
Better question is why did they give up on football
I85Hokie • 04/03/24 04:27 PM ET
Number of players
GALOISGROUP • 04/01/24 01:39 PM ET
They don't spend their NIL money on football!!**
Lakeridgehokie • 04/01/24 11:04 AM ET
Big East is a big time b-ball conference, and UConn is a blue blood.
reestuart • 04/01/24 10:21 AM ET
Storrs is smaller than Blacksburg **
HokiesACC2004 • 03/31/24 09:13 PM ET
True, but not very far from many great High School basketball players.**
Stech • 03/31/24 09:42 PM ET
Yep **
HokiesACC2004 • 03/31/24 09:53 PM ET
Coaching & Recruiting. Big East is a popular conference for eastern kids.
HOO86 • 03/31/24 07:45 PM ET
They’re lucky**
lawhokie • 03/31/24 07:32 PM ET
UConn achieved basketball blue blood status back in the 90s. Also, UConn
VTHokie2000 • 03/31/24 07:05 PM ET
Level 1 violations and probation under their previous 2 coaches helped.**
jrc3rd • 03/31/24 06:09 PM ET
If VT didn't care about funding a successful football program, imagine
wwhokie1 • 03/31/24 05:31 PM ET
Until you had no football revenue to fund it**
Skipper64 • 03/31/24 06:49 PM ET
Great Coaches & support for their programs, mainly because of great coaches**
Stech • 03/31/24 03:24 PM ET
How many other schools have gone after Geno over the years?
Old Line Hokie • 03/31/24 05:34 PM ET
1st, they are a pre realignment blueblood in BB.
VTCALS72 • 03/31/24 03:21 PM ET
It'd be interesting to see how much $$$ UConn invests in football.**
Old Line Hokie • 03/31/24 05:35 PM ET
UCONN is located in close proximity to the best basketball players ◄
OrlandoHokie • 03/31/24 01:08 PM ET
All in a rural environment
HokiesACC2004 • 03/31/24 09:15 PM ET
Fair question. Here is my take.
Maroon Baboon • 03/31/24 01:00 PM ET