When Josh Carlton, Isaiah Whaley, and Tyler Polley committed to UConn, they could have never seen the direction the powerhouse program was heading. Just a few years earlier, in UConn’s inaugural season in the American Athletic Conference, UConn had won their fourth national championship in 2014. UConn narrowly missed the NCAA tournament the following year, somewhat understandable given the level of production that needed to be replaced on the team. Jump forward a year, in the 2015-2016, and things seemed to have gotten somewhat back on track, at least temporarily. UConn won the AAC tournament and made it to the second round of the NCAA tournament, before losing to top-seeded Kansas.
After two conferences and two coaches, the UConn seniors perseverance and dedication are finally paying off
