List of University of Connecticut people
This is a list of notable alumni and faculty from the University of Connecticut.
Alumni
Arts & entertainment
Athletics
Men's Basketball
- A. J. Price – NBA Point Guard on the Indiana Pacers
- Ater Majok - 58th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers
- Ben Gordon – NBA 3rd pick in 2004 NBA Draft, (Detroit Pistons) Guard
- Bob Staak – former Wake Forest University and NBA coach
- Bruce Kuczenski – Former NBA Forward/Center
- Caron Butler – NBA 10th pick in 2002 NBA Draft, (Washington Wizards) Guard
- Charlie Villanueva – NBA 7th pick in 2005 NBA Draft, (Detroit Pistons) Forward
- Chris Smith – former Minnesota Timberwolves Guard
- Chuck Aleksinas – former center for the Golden State Warriors
- Clifford R. Robinson – basketball player for the New Jersey Nets
- Corny Thompson – Former NBA forward for the Dallas Mavericks
- Denham Brown – 40th pick in the 2006 NBA Draft (Seattle Supersonics)
- Donyell Marshall – 4th pick in 1994 NBA Draft
- Emeka Okafor – 2nd pick in 2004 NBA Draft, Center
- Hasheem Thabeet – 2nd pick in the 2009 NBA draft to the Memphis Grizzlies.
- Hilton Armstrong – NBA 12th pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (New Orleans Hornets) Forward/Center
- Jake Voskuhl – NBA center currently playing for the(Charlotte Bobcats)
- Jeff Adrien – NBA Power Forward on the Golden State Warriors
- Josh Boone – 23rd pick in the 2006 NBA Draft (New Jersey Nets)
- Kemba Walker - 9th pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats
- Kevin Ollie – Former NBA guard, current UConn basketball assistant coach
- Khalid El-Amin – former Chicago Bulls Guard
- Marcus Williams – NBA 22nd pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (New Jersey Nets) Guard
- Ray Allen – 5th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, currently starting shooting guard for the Boston Celtics
- Richard Hamilton – 7th pick in 1999 NBA Draft, (Detroit Pistons) Guard
- Rudy Gay – NBA 8th overall pick in 2006 NBA Draft, (Memphis Grizzlies) Guard
- Samy Ameziane - Former Algeria national basketball team player,now he is a famous French stand-up comedian
- Scott Burrell – first American draft pick for MLB and NBA...Played in the NBA from 1995–2001
- Stanley Robinson - 59th pick in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic
- Tate George – former basketball player for the New Jersey Nets & Milwaukee Bucks
- Toby Kimball – Former NBA forward. Played for 6 teams, spent most of his career with the San Diego Rockets.
- Tom Penders – head men's basketball coach at the University of Houston
- Travis Knight – Former NBA player, 29th pick in 1996 NBA Draft, Center
Women's Basketball
- Svetlana Abrosimova – formerly forward for the Minnesota Lynx, the Connecticut Sun and the Seattle Storm.
- Ashley Battle – 25th overall pick in the 2005 WNBA Draft, currently plays for the New York Liberty
- Sue Bird – point guard for the Seattle Storm, 1st overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft, 2x Olympic champion, 4x All-Star[1]
- Swin Cash – forward for the Seattle Storm, 2nd overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft.
- Tina Charles – 1st overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft, center for the Connecticut Sun.
- Kalana Greene -forward/guard for the New York Liberty.
- Charde Houston – Current WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx
- Asjha Jones – center/power forward for the Connecticut Sun.[2]
- Rebecca Lobo – former WNBA player and current ESPN analyst
- Renee Montgomery – point guard for the Connecticut Sun.
- Jessica Moore – Current WNBA for the Los Angeles Sparks
- Ann Strother – 15th overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft. Formerly played for the Atlanta Dream.
- Ketia Swanier – 12th overall pick in the 2008 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury
- Diana Taurasi – 1st overall pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft, guard for the Phoenix Mercury
- Jennifer Rizzotti – former pro basketball player and current University of Hartford women's head coach
- Shea Ralph – drafted in the third round (40th pick) of the 2001 WNBA Draft by the Utah Starzz, currently assistant coach for the University of Connecticut.
- Tamika Raymond – 6th overall pick in the 2002 WNBA Draft. Formerly played for the Connecticut Sun, currently head coach of the Indian National Team and an analyst for ESPN.
- Nykesha Sales – former WNBA player for the Connecticut Sun.
- Kelly Schumacher – Former WNBA player for the Indiana Fever. 14th overall pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft
- Barbara Turner – 11th overall pick in the 2006 WNBA Draft. Currently plays for Mersin Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K. Women's Basketball
- Tamika Williams – see Tamika Raymond.
- Kara Wolters – Former WNBA center for the Houston Comets, currently broadcaster and analyst for Connecticut radio network.
Baseball
Men's Hockey
Men's Soccer
Women's Soccer
Authors and journalists
Business & industry
Diplomacy, government & politics
Education
Law
Military
Science
Faculty
Current
Former
- Note: Years and official titles are given when possible.
- Ann Beattie, author
- Albert Francis Blakeslee, botanist (when it was still Connecticut Agricultural College)
- Taylor L. Booth, (Professor of Computer Science and Engineering)
- Francelia Butler, author and renowned expert on children's literature (Professor of English, 1968–1992)
- Lien Chan, former vice president of the Republic of China (Assistant Professor of Political Science, 1967–1968)
- Roy D'Andrade, developer of cognitive anthropology
- Victor Denenberg, notable developmental psychobiologist
- Richard Eberhart, poet
- James C. Faris, anthropologist (Professor of Anthropology and Near Eastern Studies)
- Brison D. Gooch, historian of 19th century Europe, taught at UC prior to 1973
- J. A. Scott Kelso, neuroscientist (Professor of Psychology and Biobehavioral Sciences)
- Susan Kinsolving, poet
- Myron W. Krueger, computer scientist (Professor of Computer Science, 1974–85)
- Glenn J. Lesniak, U.S. Army Major General
- Alvin Liberman, Famous Speech Scientist (Professor of Psychology)
- Richard Popkin, philosophy historian
- Gideon Rodan, biochemist and osteopath (School of Dental Medicine, 1970 to 1985)
- Harold Seidman, legendary political scientist and public administration expert (Professor of Political Science, 1971–1984)
- Paul N. Siegel, noted Marxist (Professor of English Literature)
- Edmund Ware Sinnott, botanist and prolific author (Professor of Botany and Genetics, 1915–1928)
- Ian Stewart, mathematician (Visiting Professor of Mathematics, 1977–1978)
- Rex Warner, author and translator (Professor of Classics, 1962–1973)
- Fujia Yang, physicist (Visiting Professor of Physics)
- Xiangzhong "Jerry" Yang – world animal cloning leader and director of the Center for Regenerative Biology (Professor of Animal Science)
References
- ^ Livnat, Arie (December 16, 2010). "No. 1 WNBA Draft pick Sue Bird headed to Ramle". Haaretz. http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/sports/women-s-basketball-no-1-wnba-draft-pick-sue-bird-headed-to-ramle-1.205982. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
- ^ Asjha Jones profile, Women's National Basketball Association. Accessed September 6, 2007.
- ^ Grimes, William. "Clifford Grodd, the Driving Force at Paul Stuart, Dies at 86", The New York Times, May 26, 2010. Accessed May 27, 2010.