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UConn Huskies at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and the XL Center
The Huskies split their home games between the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and the larger XL Center in Hartford. Gampel opened in 1990 and seats more than 10,000 fans, while the XL Center, formerly the Hartford Civic Center, opened in 1975 and has a capacity of nearly 16,000 for basketball games. Home games feature a boisterous student section and the charming Big Red tradition. When the Huskies make a run or score a big bucket, a longtime redheaded superfan named Tom Emery leads the arena in a "U! C! O! N! N! UConn! UConn! UConn!" chant.
UConn Huskies Men's Basketball History
Entering the 2019–2020 season, the UConn Huskies men's basketball team had won more national championships since 1999 than any other program in the country — four in all, three of them under coach Jim Calhoun and one under his successor, former point guard Kevin Ollie. Their title seasons featured some of the best players in the college game, among them Richard Hamilton in 1999, Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor in 2004, Kemba Walker in 2011, and Shabazz Napier in 2014.
It was Calhoun who turned a regional power into a national power. Under longtime coach Hugh Greer, the Huskies won 12 Yankee Conference titles in 16 full seasons but made it beyond the NCAA tournament's first round only once. Greer died of a heart attack in 1963, having won 286 games and lost 112, a winning percentage of .719 clip. Calhoun was hired away from Northeastern in 1986 and by the end of the decade he'd fashioned UConn into a team worthy of a top seed in the NCAA tourney. That 1989–90 "Dream Season" included a memorable Sweet 16 victory over Clemson. With a second remaining and the Huskies trailing by a point, Scott Burrell fired a full-court pass to Tate George, who dropped in his turnaround jumper to give UConn the win. Calhoun wrapped up his career in Storrs in 2012 with a 629-245 record and a .720 winning percentage.
UConn is now a reliable pipeline of NBA-worthy talent. Among the future pros who passed through Connecticut: Ray Allen, Caron Butler, Andre Drummond, Rudy Gay, Jeremy Lamb, Donyell Marshall and Clifford Robinson.
This was an excellent venue for Fairield and New Haven counties to attend a UCONN game. The atmosphere was that of a home game for UCONN! It was a welcoming place for UCONN. Seats were great no matter where you sit. Tenfold better than the XCEL center. Thanks for this opportunity to attend a UCONN game in Fairfield County:)
Great watching UConn men's basketball right here in Bridgeport at Webster Bank Arena. Was easy getting there, parking was not a problem. Convenient vs. going to XL in Hartford. Had seats in the corner, but not bad at all. There really isn't a bad seat in the house.
UConn men's basketball game was the place to be on Saturday!! Hope this is a yearly event!
B Ball at Webster Bank Arena is good. Seating and amenities much better than HCC. Only downer is they whack you $20.00 for parking when on any other day it is $10.00. Bend over and take it.
Fun game to watch. Lack of student section really hurt crowd involvement though.
Great to see the players up close. Fun game to watch.
The entire city appeared to be grossly unprepared for 10,000 fans. The cops seemed nervous, the traffic was remarkably jammed, and it took 45 minutes to get out of the adjacent garage. By the way, $20 was far too expensive for parking. The venue experience itself was nice, but the traffic and parking was abysmal. Finally, the venue should market the indoor bar a little better, particularly for post-game events. More fans might be willing to stick around there, rather than sit at a dead-stop for 20-30 minutes in the garage.
Event and seating was fine. Parking setup was horrible. Took 45 minutes to get from highway to parking lot and that's only about a quarter mile distance.
Looking forward to seeing the Huskies at Webster Bank more frequently in 2014. Not a bad seat in the house!
I found the seat to be relatively good. I did appreciate the fact that UCONN was warming up directly in front of me. The seat would have been five star if closer to the middle of the court and better if seat one was at the left hand side of the row instead of the right. All in all, I had a great time...
Had a great time at the game last Saturday other than the big snow storm we had to drive thru to get there.
Great atmosphere and even better watching the UConn Huskies beat the Washington Huskies! Aside from taking me forever to get there because of the snowy driving conditions once I arrived at halftime it was all worth it.
We had a great time. The weather was terrible -- so traveling to and from was pretty awful -- but the game was great. Both teams played well. Our seats were pretty high up -- but we had a good view of the court and the large viewing screen was directly in from of us. UConn basketball is a good value and a great family night out.
This was a great outing to attend and I truly appreciate Ticketmaster making these last minute tickets available.
Great seats! Great Game! UConn men played an excellent game on Saturday at the XLCenter! Only negative...the weather!
Great game - great venue. Awesome to see the UCONN Huskies defeat the Washington Huskies!
It's a plus when you are part of the live action. The deafening noise, the comradeship, just being part of rhe live action are all a plus.
EVERYTHING WAS GREAT EXCEPT WE LOST. OTHERWISE THE VENUE AND OUR SEATS WERE GREAT. LOOKED LIKE IT WAS A SOLD OUT GAME.
Excellent seats, easy pick up at will call! Win or lose, always a great time
Game was terrific Seating was good, better thasn most games we went to.
