Once again, the UCONN Huskies are in the Final Four. Kemba and company’s heroic play and deep sneaker arsenal is impressive, but nothing new as Storrs’ stars have been getting it done in proper sneaker fashion for years. Case in point, the 2004 National Championship team. Led by Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, Charlie Villanueva, and more, their roster rocked a good amount of heat all while cutting down the nets. Take a look back as we detail the best sneakers worn by the classic Huskies’ team.<\/p>\n
The Air Jordan 12<\/strong> was a favorite on court when originally released as well as when first retroed. Durable build and heavy cushioning made the retro release transcend time and space with a host of NBA and NCAA players lacing them up on court. Sophomore swingman Denham Brown favorited the “French Blue” colorway during their storied season.<\/p>\n Denham Brown in the Air Jordan 12 “French Blue”\n Denham Brown in the Air Jordan 12 “French Blue”\n <\/p>\n Charlie Villanueva made waves his freshman year at UCONN working his way into the rotation and being named a member of the Big East All-Rookie Team. Some of his diaper dandy play came in the Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2k4<\/strong>. The navy suede colorway with white and red accents went just right with their uniforms.<\/p>\n Charlie Villanueva in the Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2k4\n <\/p>\n It didn’t matter if King James was as old or younger than the players wearing his shoes. Hot was hot on the Nike Air Zoom Generation<\/strong>. Shooting guard Rashad Anderson and power forward Charlie V both rocked the AZG during the tournament.<\/p>\n Rashad Anderson in the Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red\n Rashad Anderson in the Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red\n Rashad Anderson in the Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red\n Charlie Villanueva in the Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red\n Charlie Villanueva in the Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red\n <\/p>\n MJ’s shrouded signature was embraced by UCONN’s star combo guard Ben Gordon. BG picked up where Caron Butler left off as the team’s standout perimeter player with the Jordan game to match. Air Gordon racked up roughly 20, 5, and 5 his junior year.<\/p>\n Ben Gordon taking off in the Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n Ben Gordon in the Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n Ben Gordon in the Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n Ben Gordon in the Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n Ben Gordon in the Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n Ben Gordon in the Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n <\/p>\n Simple style was capped off with a velour lining on the Air Jordan 18.5<\/strong>. Aside from rocking the 12s, Denham Brown sported these on court showing love for both retro and new release Jordans.<\/p>\n Denham Brown in the Air Jordan 18.5 White\/Black\n Denham Brown in the Air Jordan 18.5 White\/Black\n Denham Brown in the Air Jordan 18.5 White\/Black\n <\/p>\n Likely not a double entendre, the Nike Shox Jump Off<\/strong> were hardly a takeoff, they were one of the better looking designs of the Shox-heavy era. Ben Gordon and company wore these early on in the season along with many other Shox models.<\/p>\n Ben Gordon in the Nike Shox Jump Off White\/Navy\n Josh Boone in the Nike Shox Jump Off White\/Navy\n Charlie Villanueva in the Nike Shox Jump Off White\/Navy\n <\/p>\n Sir Charles’ signature was a smash hit with hoopers once brought back. Ben Gordon rocked the White\/Navy colorway on court in between Shox and Jordan models.<\/p>\n Ben Gordon in the Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 White\/Navy\n Ben Gordon in the Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 White\/Navy\n Ben Gordon in the Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 White\/Navy\n <\/p>\n The White\/Navy makeup was an easy play, but it was the murdered out pair that freshman point guard Marcus Williams broke out. Fresh off a campaign at Oak Hill, Williams got some shine behind vet PG Taliek Brown.<\/p>\n Marcus Williams in the Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 Black\/Black\n Marcus Williams in the Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 Black\/Black\n <\/p>\n During his early years at UCONN, Taliek Brown was known to hoop in classics like the Air Jordan 3 “True Blue”. Perhaps it was a title in sight or just change in preference, but Brown rocked the Shox Limitless during their championship run.<\/p>\n Taliek Brown in the Nike Shox Limitless White\/Navy\n Taliek Brown in the Nike Shox Limitless White\/Navy\n Click next for team shots CB pics courtesy of ajordanxi_iss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Once again, the UCONN Huskies are in the Final Four. Kemba and company’s heroic play and deep sneaker arsenal is impressive, but nothing new as Storrs’ stars have been getting it done in proper sneaker fashion for years. Case in point, the 2004 National Championship team. Led by Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, Charlie Villanueva, and more, their roster rocked a good amount of heat all while cutting down the nets. Take a look back as we detail the best sneakers worn by the classic Huskies’ team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[618],"tags":[1225735,1206187],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNike Air Zoom Huarache 2k4 Navy\/White-Red<\/h1>\n Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2k4 Navy\/White-Red\n
Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red<\/h1>\n Nike Air Zoom Generation White\/Black-Red\n
Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 19 White\/Grey\n
Air Jordan 18.5 White\/Black<\/h1>\n Air Jordan 18.5 White\/Black\n
Nike Shox Jump Off<\/h1>\n Nike Shox Jump Off\n
Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 White\/Navy<\/h1>\n Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 White\/Navy\n
Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 Black\/Black<\/h1>\n Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 Black\/Black\n
Nike Shox Limitless White\/Navy<\/h1>\n Nike Shox Limitless White\/Navy\n
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\nCheck out team shots of the 03-04 Championship Huskies teams. See the tourney’s Most Outstanding Player Emeka Okafor wearing the Nike Air Max Chosen.<\/p>\n 03-04 UCONN Huskies\n 03-04 UCONN Huskies\n 03-04 UCONN Huskies\n Emeka Okafor in the Nike Air Max Chosen TB\n 03-04 UCONN Huskies\n Emeka Okafor in the Nike Air Max Chosen TB\n Emeka Okafor in the Nike Air Max Chosen TB\n Emeka Okafor in the Nike Air Max Chosen TB\n 03-04 UCONN Huskies\n