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                                                          University of Connecticut's men's basketball team has been a traditional powerhouse of the NCAA division I (as has their women's program).  They have a Hall-of-Fame coach in Jim Calhoun and won national championships in 1999 and 2004.  Some of the great players to come from U Conn include Ray Allen, Rip Hamilton, Emeka Okafor, and Ben Gordon.