University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies Return Home to the BIG EAST
7/1/2020 12:00:00 AM | General
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— UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) July 1, 2020
The official stamp of approval. ?? ?? #ThisIsBIG | @BIGEAST pic.twitter.com/ymnLrVEtW3
— UConn (@UConn) July 1, 2020
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— UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) July 1, 2020
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— UConn Huskies (@UConnHuskies) July 1, 2020
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— BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) July 1, 2020
As of July 1, 2020, UConn has officially re-joined the BIG EAST Conference.Â
One of seven original members of the BIG EAST, Connecticut competed as a BIG EAST school for the first 34 years of the Conference's existence, beginning in 1979-80 and continuing through the 2012-13.
As one of the Conference's founding members, UConn enjoyed significant athletics successes over more than three decades of BIG EAST competition, including 80 conference championship titles across all sports.
The Huskies were especially successful in men's and women's basketball during their previous run in the BIG EAST. As a member school, the men's basketball program won 10 regular-season titles and seven BIG EAST Tournament championships, in addition to national titles in 1999, 2004 and 2011. The UConn women's basketball program has won or shared 19 BIG EAST regular-season titles and captured 18 BIG EAST Tournament crowns, including 16 titles over a 19-year span (1994-2012). The women's program also earned eight of their 11 national championships as a BIG EAST school.
Connecticut's field hockey program has remained an associate member of the BIG EAST following the Conference's membership reconfiguration in 2013. The Huskies have won the league's field hockey championship in each of the last seven years and have earned 18 overall conference titles as a BIG EAST member, highlighted by three national championships in the last six years. The UConn women's lacrosse team also participated in the BIG EAST as an associate member through 2017-18.
