With the 2017 ESPY Awards set to air on July 12, the 2017 award nominees were released on Wednesday, with six current and former Huskies nominated in five categories for the 25th annual ESPN award show.
The women’s basketball team appeared twice in two different categories, but not for the reasons they typically are.
They were a part of the Best Upset category for their Final Four defeat at the hands of Mississippi State, which ended UConn’s streak of national championships at four straight and consecutive victories at 111.
The game goes up against Clemson’s defeat of Alabama in the College Football Playoff National Championship game and Novak Djokovic’s loss to Denis Istomen in the second round of the Australian Open.