Is UConn Basketball officially a blue blood now? 🤔

After their 5th national championship, is the UConn Men's Basketball Team worthy of the blue blood status?
#uconn #collegebasketball #basketball #uconnhuskies #cbb

[@BlackHeron89]

As a Kentucky fan I fully encourage and acknowledge Uconn as a blue blood. Hell of a program.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

But I believe the term “blue blood” usually refers to old money rich. UConn, historically speaking, is “new money” rich.

[@user-wv9mx9lt3v]

​@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13they have 5 championships in the modern era 1985

[@RealPatrickWebb]

Heck nah, as a Kentucky fan, ucoon is not a blood

[@IanAaron-ny2eq]

@@RealPatrickWebbsomeone salty😢

[@dd212NYC]

@@RealPatrickWebb how many titles does Kentucky have in the tournament era? Shit doesn’t count before 1985. Talk about has-been program. When was the last time you guys made a final 4? Gotta be 10 years running now. Oh and UConn beat Kentucky twice in the final 4 / finals.

[@Wholesomewarriortv99]

Who ls here after they beat Purdue in the championship

[@WarEagleWalrus]

Me!

[@TheGoatinator138]

Me

[@RealRyanJKaz]

Same, me!

[@Funkylittleguy27]

UConn baby

[@humblehugh23]

Uconn is the best collegiate basketball program on Earth. The movie Love and Basketball should have been filmed here.

[@elliottswag5142]

As a ku fan no you are not your not even ranked

[@humblehugh23]

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat344 Yea but when u are up there in national championships along with the others thats saying something. We only needed about 40 years to do that. Not 100. U cant rewrite history but thats like saying The Canadiens and Maple Leafs are Blue Bloods and they were part of the OG 6. What have they done lately? Nothing. At least the Canadiens won it in 93 and went to the finals a few years back.

[@humblehugh23]

@@elliottswag5142 But see the difference between us and yall, we dont have to have Blue Chip players to win titles. Yall do. But it dont matter, Duke and Kentucky have both fell victim to us in a Natty Title Game. Carolina and KU also on the hit list. Its coming.

[@Bobbarker23455]

​@@elliottswag5142 ku 4-6 in National title games UConn 5-0 in national title games

[@mrmonkeysays]

@@Bobbarker23455 KU fan here. Ouch. Lol. Yes, KU has been runner-up too many times. But point here is KU is up there in titles, RU, FF, AAs, Conf Championships, HOFers, wins, historical impact, everything. And it is spread across all time periods. Respect for what UConn has done but I wouldn't apply the term blueblood to UConn.

[@steelcarrot]

make it 6-0 in the natty, that's enough for sure

[@freakboy40]

Very easy!!! I don't give a sh't about blue bloods. That means nothing to me. UCONN is the best basketball school boys or girls in the last 30 years. Those are the facts.

[@tommycee3721]

nuff said!

[@SeekingNewHeights777]

Very true especially since they just won again last night

[@BlkHueHef]

When you add in the Women’s program as well. It might be the best school EVER

[@rogerahier4750]

Without a doubt. The Men and Women have both won the championship 2 times. Nobody else has done that once. This could be the 3rd time.

[@MontyCello]

Listen to my song for march madness no one colder than UConn she’s so blue blooded

[@joshuaabell444]

The females also had a 111 wins in a row. That’s just absolutely insane!

[@stephenlowe8158]

UConn has won national championships with their last 3 coaches. UConn is the best program in college basketball over the last 25 years. 5 national titles in that span which is 2 more than any other program. There's more parity and it's harder to win a national title in today's game, and during Uconn's run than it was 50+ years ago.

[@cactaceous]

As a UConn alum, I could care less. Let’s go get that 6th baby. Back to Back.

[@MontyCello]

Listen to my song for march madness no one colder than UConn she’s so blue blooded

[@obedblack3073]

They gonna do it tonight

[@cactaceous]

@@obedblack3073 Boom!

[@joejames9974]

Are you a fortune teller 😉

[@FFNY]

This aged like the best wine😂💯🐺💪🏾

[@anthonylittle5515]

Yup….. and that’s from a Duke Fan 🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾🤟🏾

[@jordanjohnson5669]

Thank you from a UCONN fan

[@FREEM1ND]

let's review 98-99 Big East Tournament/Regular Season Champs and National Champs 99-00 ended #20 in the country, Finished Top 4 in the Big East, NCAA Tournament 2nd Round 00-01 NIT 2nd Round 01-02 #10 in the country, Big East Regular Season/Tournament Champions, NCAA Elite 8 02-03 #23 in the country, Big East co- regular season champs, NCAA Sweet 16 03-04 #7 in the country, Big East Tourny Champs, National Champs 04-05 #13, Big East Regular Season Champs, NCAA Second Round 05-06 #2 in the country, Big East Regular Season co Champs, NCAA Elite Eight. If not for an incredible run by George Mason, this could've easily be title 4 for Jim Calhoun, but not a knock at consistency, 5 players from this squad selected in the 06 NBA draft (a record at the time) 06-07 As a result of the previous draft, the first truly down season for UConn. Finished 17-14 07-08 #16 in the country, #4 in the Big East, NCAA first round, I remember that San Diego finish vividly. Remember the Duke tournament upsets in the 2010s? 08-09 #5 in the country, #3 in the Big East, NCAA Final Four. UConn executes down the stretch against Michigan State, this could've been #5 for Calhoun 09-10 another down year after another big draft year. Finishes 18-16, NIT second round. 10-11 #10 in the country, wins Maui, wins Big East Tourney, Wins National Title, on the back of Kemba Walker. One of the best single post season performances by any player in NCAA history 11-12 20-14 record, NCAA first round 12-13 Sanctioned from post-season play, some big players transfer out, end the year 20-10, first season under Kevin Ollie 13-14 #18 in the country, first year in AAC conference due to conference realignment, National Champs 14-15 NIT First Round, first glimpses at Kevin Ollie recruiting in the AAC 15-16 25-11 record, AAC Tourney Champs, NCAA Second round 16-17/17-18, truly down years for UConn, including a year that vacated wins from one season, Kevin Ollie fired 18-19 First Dan Hurley year, still recruiting in AAC, finished 16-17 record 19-20 Finished 19-12 because of COVID shortened post season 20-21 return to the Big East, #3 in the Big East, NCAA first round 21-22 #21 in the country, #3 in the Big East, NCAA first round 22-23 #10 in the country, #4 in the Big East, NCAA Champs According to these results, there's 5 truly bad years between the 99 title and the 2023 title, all because of graduating/drafted players or conference realignment (fuck college football). I'd put this resume up against any of the blue bloods. They were consistently in postseason play, they consistently were securely above .500 winning percentage, they were consistently ranked in the Top 25 in the country. There wasn't a period of 6-7 years where they were truly bad. The Kevin Ollie years were the only truly down years since pre-Calhoun, and that was less than a handful of seasons. If you want to put UConn at the bottom of the list of blue bloods that's fine, but they are blue bloods now. Period.

[@MrRudyc85]

At the end of this all that really matters is 6 titles in the last 26 years. More than any other school in that span. Also they did this with the Spector of the women’s program being so dominant.

[@FREEM1ND]

@@MrRudyc85 FACTS

[@rockymountainhomestead]

They are blue blood

[@timgreco8958]

AHHHHH YESSSS UCONN men and women programs are the best combo in the country maybe ever.

[@22SotoShuffle]

FACTS

[@jamesholden4571]

Not even maybe.

[@MrJohndo18]

Exactly and how many programs do you see winning both and mens titles in the same year, oh wait we did it twice lol

[@MontyCello]

Listen to my song for march madness no one colder than UConn she’s so blue blooded

[@ExtraterrestrialBeing-jc7to]

Florida right there

[@andrewzack-doc2108]

Yes, UCONN has proven itself to be a blue blood. The only one of their five championships that was close was the first, against Duke.

[@rogerahier4750]

That was so satisfying to beat Duke in the finals.

[@rylanduke1388]

​@rogerahier4750 dont worry we won 2 years later

[@rogerahier4750]

@@rylanduke1388 hehe not worried a bit sitting on a repeat.

[@rylanduke1388]

@@rogerahier4750 enjoy it while it last

[@rogerahier4750]

@@rylanduke1388 Well, with 17 of them so far, I don't expect it to end soon.

[@RealRyanJKaz]

They've been in the conversation since they won their 3rd in 2011! As of today in 2024, UConn now has 6 national championships and if you add the UConn women’s 11 championships, they have a combined 17 national championships for their basketball programs by themselves. That is unprecedented levels of success that you don’t see an entire program with what Jim Calhoun and Geno Auriemma brought when they were first hired, and obviously the greatness/ success has carried over w/ their consistency.

[@athentidmarsh3456]

Villanova was on that track until Jay Wright retired

[@KSR519]

People watching this after UConn beat Purdue in the finals 👇🏼

[@beejohn1016]

And we gunna win AGAIN , AGAIN AND AGAIN !

[@AWvloges5768]

That is very true

[@user-qy1vs7jo7b]

True, they are going to win again

[@MontyCello]

Listen to my song for march madness no one colder than UConn she’s so blue blooded

[@napkinnathaniel5232]

They did win again

[@jeromedanielson4422]

Call me what you want, now give me my 5th trophy.

[@EthanC_09]

If you’re worried about arguing about UConn not being a blue blood, then you’re insecure about your team’s lack of recent success. I’d rather win championships with a three point line and 7’0 tall 5 star recruits playing everywhere, than hold onto success when segregation was still a thing.

[@pcmld2267]

White teams still beat black teams though. 💀

[@alexmackinson]

anyone who says uconn isnt a blue blood is a just a hater uconn probally waxed their favorite team and now theyre triggered

[@DrystHawk]

No hating here just speaking truthfully. UConn just isn’t a blue blood yet. Not until they become more consistent in between each title. Duke wasn’t among the blue bloods either until Coach K showed up. Before Wooden arrived UCLA also wasn’t in the category of blue bloods.

[@EthanC_09]

@@DrystHawkUCLA also hasn’t done shit since Wooden left, aside from a couple good ‘90s seasons. Same with Duke and Scheyer rn. Duke is losing to mid-majors and their fans are more worried about UConn not being a Blue Blood.

[@SerFondue]

⁠@@DrystHawkyou a hater bro. 5 titles in 25 years is more than Kansas has done in the past 25. Keep crying Cryhawk

[@stephenlowe8158]

​@@SerFondueUConn has more national titles in the last 25 years than Kansas has in their entire history. 😂😂😂 Kansas can have the blue blood distinction, I'll take the national championships.

[@DrystHawk]

@@SerFonduegrow up and take your head out of your *ss

[@mattwoods9181]

Been blue blood. Best basketball program last 30 years.

[@Sophia.egr0ss]

Uconn! Huskies 💕💕

[@prodenz]

We’re gonna win this year to🐐🐐

[@MontyCello]

Listen to my song for march madness no one colder than UConn she’s so blue blooded

[@larryballout4702]

As a Uconn Huskies fan they been a blue blood power house.

[@user-fn9mp1qx9s]

Absolutely 1000%

[@dblshotz75]

Theyve been blue bloods. Only the haters say theyre not. People act like uconn just got good in 1999 when theyve been elite since 1990.

[@22SotoShuffle]

They had a rough stretch of years recently (as a UConn fan) but they've grown out of it obviously.

[@stackingrichie7221]

Can't win every season but definitely won more than KU! Don't let them off the hook

[@carsonc29]

the blue blood group is a closed group...its made up of the few schools who laid the foundation of college bball itself and have decades of success..however, UCONN is an elite program for sure..no one should doubt that

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

@@stackingrichie7221 You’ve won 5 gold medals essentially in men’s basketball. Kansas has won 4 gold medals and 6 silvers. 10 National Championship Game appearances is a lot and it’s impressive. Does anyone think less of Duke compared to North Carolina because UNC has 1 more?? Hell no!

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

Your point is well taken. You don’t have to win the National Championship to be elite. It’s much, much harder to win a National Championship in college basketball than it is to win a Super Bowl or World Series because there are WAY more teams.

[@rogerahier4750]

UCLA has won 1 championship in the last 48 years. It's time to drop them off the list. They dominated for 1 decade and that was it.

[@jayanthsambaraju6562]

Fr. No one has Indiana on the level of Duke Kentucky UNC or Kansas because they haven’t won in decades so why does UCLA get put on that level?

[@jayanthsambaraju6562]

Cause “hurr durr john wooden and 11 championships” when most of them happened in 1 decade

[@lecoryoliver9952]

UCONN has been earned that status

[@22SotoShuffle]

Yes. Basketball Capital of the World dude

[@DrystHawk]

Nope! Y’all go dark for like 6/7 years before winning another and before Calhoun y’all weren’t even in the conversation when it came to the big dance. Maybe be more consistent in between each title and then we’ll discuss whether you’re blue blood material.

[@22SotoShuffle]

@@DrystHawk Nope! You didn't win the championship last year!

[@22SotoShuffle]

@@DrystHawk And we've won more titles than Kansas....

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

@@22SotoShuffle And Kansas is ranked higher than UConn in literally every ranking of all-time Greatest college basketball programs. In fact, UCLA is rarely ranked No. 1 all-time even though UCLA has the most national championships.

[@SerFondue]

@@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13keep crying🤣🤣🤣 Huskies are better than Kansas

[@superstudlyhunk]

Why is this even a question?

[@KalelaChannel]

No need for titles. Uconn just needs to keep winning. They don't get the best players but they always do well with the ones they can get by developing them over the years.

[@lordtyrus1]

UCLA hasn't won in almost 30 years. I think it's ok to accept UCONN into the fold

[@dd212NYC]

UConn is the best program in the 64 team tournament era other than Duke. If they win this year they will overtake Duke.

[@VintBeatz]

Hell yea! #UCONN

[@pressmaster1255]

5 titles in 25 seasons!! That’s amazing! They beat Duke and UK in 2 of those title games!

[@breakawayspeed07]

UConn is a Blue Blood 💯

[@myronblue4570]

Uconn is red white and blue blood after they win back-to-back with the title in 2024 they will be America's team

[@MontyCello]

Listen to my song for march madness no one colder than UConn she’s so blue blooded

[@youknodavibes2903]

And their literally about to win another one this year

[@cordariuswilson4529]

Hell yeah give them boys they flowers !!

[@KJFireGamer]

Watched this after UConn winning back to back

[@Mr._Manu996]

Cant wait for the parade !! UCONN!! Huskies up baby

[@winstonbrown2947]

Here after there 6th

[@wheatie831]

As a Tar Heel fan, sure I would welcome UConn to the Blue Bloods. Great Program. The one small issue is what the meaning of Blue Blood is. Its not only the ''color of blue'' (of which the name comes from) but the fact that the history, going back decades, with all the success of the programs. Even when not winning the ncaa, a great season with talented players is part of the deal. So the remark about UCLA being pretty much out of it, even though true, had its Wooden era that was remarkable in every aspect. The Blue Blood tradition is steep in history and tradition.

[@N3LLY-25]

Yes we should bring UCONN in, they have achieved so much over the years

[@Lippett]

UConn will be 12-1 in Final Four games if they win Monday night.

[@PlusUltraAdrian]

North Carolina fan here. Yes, UConn is indeed a blue blood.

[@ericchapman5975]

Kentucky is still counting championship from the 1940's . With this standard we could say Army is a football power on equal standing as Alabama. Uconn Uconn Uconn 😮

[@daboynyckojax7466]

Me being from CT can honestly say we could care less about blue blood status all we care about is championships!!!!!!!!! Yall fight over BB Status lmfao THE CHP THE CHIP THE CHIP THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS!!!!!!! GO HUSKIES 💯

[@bobbywilson2539]

Back to Back 😀🎉

[@broaddusmarines]

How is Indiana not a “blue blood”? I know they haven’t won a championship since the 80s and haven’t been to the championship since the 2000s, but they still have more championships than Kansas. But yeah, Connecticut is just as much a “blue blood” as Duke is, even more so. Coach K won all Duke’s championships. UConn has won championships with three different coaches.

[@crazyman8472]

Go Huskies! 😎

[@LilPoaloHighlights]

As a Duke fan I think UCONN should be a blue blood

[@HarrisonHollers]

Jim Calhoun is severely underrated! Built an impressive foundation that Danny Hurley has restored into one of the top programs in the country again!

[@mickwong6325]

They above it

[@thedailyswirl]

this needs to be updated

[@stephenlowe8158]

Make it 6!

[@rd8525]

The fact this is somehow even a debate is hilarious

[@mikevigue3543]

They are just as good as any program in the country. UCLA hasn’t been good in 30 years.

[@DrystHawk]

Nonetheless UCLA is still considered a blue blood because of the sheer amount of titles they possess and having been to the title game and final four a total of 10+ times. The only team that isn’t among the blue bloods anymore is Indiana. Only 6 total title game appearances, and only 8 total final fours not to mention 0 natty’s in the last 36 years, 0 title game appearances in the last 21 years, and 0 final fours in the last 21 years. Compare that to the actual true blue bloods like KU, UNC, UK, Duke, and UCLA where all have been to the title game and final four a total of 10+ times.

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

UCLA did go to 3 straight Final Fours in 2006, 2007, 2008 losing in all 3. However, college basketball is not like pro sports where it’s win a championship because nothing else matters. In college basketball, it’s WAY harder to win the national championship than to win a Super Bowl or World Series because THERE ARE WAY WAY MORE TEAMS. In college basketball, making a FINAL FOUR is a HUGE accomplishment. Every year, college basketball fans look at all-time FINAL FOUR Appearances.

[@jamiekoh6113]

What makes it crazier is the success post-Calhoun

[@benprestridge6787]

I didn’t know they weren’t already considered a blue blood. That’s news to me

[@NeymarJrJr5]

Creighton deserves to be a blue blood 😉

[@MrRudyc85]

6 titles since 1999. The most chips in the 21st century. Absolutely.

[@STEVEGOTITPOOL]

Never heard of blue blood before but I’ve lived and cheered for the Huskies for 40 years . Seeing the comments from other schools is cool to see and never realized UConn was perceived this way. Wish the football program could gain some respect 😢

[@pehz]

some real shit hopefully they do better next year

[@richardnyahoe8172]

Yeah it’s time, your in the club!!!!!

[@TheAoalec14]

The fact that their women’s team has been so dominant during the men’s 25 years of success is just an added bonus. But if you account both men’s and women’s game then UConn is titletown for basketball..Bring back the whalers plz

[@MarcTelesha]

UConn won the most games in Division 1 throughout the 1990s in a prime Big East. They should have been after last year.

[@butchjamesjoyner3573]

Yes sir 🫡

[@pookiedookieshnookiebear]

uconn is literally the best program in the country for the past 30 years

[@clifftonfrederick6773]

Bruh they have 6 championship titles, Blue Blue should be asking if they deserve UCONN 💪🏾

[@ltgutie11]

BACK2BACK #6

[@trueunited3167]

I love the background sound 😫. Anyone knows it?

[@bobbywilson2539]

Of course especially now that they have 6.......

[@bragnell7]

they just won the 2024 national championship so we should probably consider it

[@RudySchmidt10]

That one Final Four loss without Dyson was in Detroit against Michigan State...in essence a road game for the Huskies.

[@realdeal139]

Definitely and so is the Big East.

[@vulcanraven9701]

Im not a college basketball fan, but i like seeing uconn beat the traditional "blue bloods"

[@pressmaster1255]

Absolutely

[@scottworley1479]

Unc and Duke have 6 championships together in that period of time. And unc has been to 5 national championships since 2005. I agree uconn has been impressive. I'd say they are also the team to beat this year.

[@ernestcottier9623]

Now that they just won another I definitely think they deserve to be called Blue Bloods.

[@rockchalk9078]

They have been for quite some time now. Where you been?

[@fullyrooted__org]

Brotha really just asked if UConn was a blue blood school. Lol.

[@PinnacleM-yd5qy]

Are we actually still having this conversation? We passed blue blood about a mile back. The conversation now is whether Uconn is one of the greatest programs ever as in Mount Rushmore. The rest is just nonsense.

[@CrawDawgsWorld]

Back to back

[@alito8603]

UConn🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tomyum6163]

Of course we are. No doubt about it!

[@johnhaydu2627]

When you look at the woman's team as well as the men there's no doubt

[@ethannc]

not only shoujd uconn be considered a blue blood but i dont see why villinova isn’t either

[@jejohn3676]

As a Kansas fan… UConn IS a blue blood team and they should be very proud of that. 👌🏼

[@mariorovira3639]

Hoosiers would like to have a word with you

[@supremedreamsproductionsti3600]

Men won a lot of chips and the woman went undefeated for a long ass time and have so many championships

[@Tee-qu5bq]

Helllll yes go Huskies 🎉

[@mikaililee7280]

I mean it’s been time. UConn has had by far and I mean by a WIDE margin the best college basketball program in the nation for going on 30 years. I don’t get what the hold up is.

[@chaniyahh]

after their 6th title just now, the definitely are

[@eazypeezy6195]

Go UConn!

[@ethanjeppesen4782]

I legitimately thought they were already lmao

[@1999yanks]

Yes.

[@kelseydickey7123]

is this a joke? lol

[@lizzytorres21]

UConn 💙 is the best of the best

[@emgro127]

Okay band wagon 😂

[@ArchibaldWasTaken]

I’ve always considered them blue blood

[@gdrums28]

Elites