UConn And Blue Blood Status: Yes Or No?

HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Head coach Dan Hurley of the Connecticut Huskies answers questions during the press conference after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs 76-59 during the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament National Championship game at NRG Stadium on April 03, 2023 in Houston, Texas.There has been an argument this week about whether or not UConn is a so-called Blue Blood program.

It’s tricker than it looks.

First, how do you define Blue Blood? The term itself comes from the Spanish term Sangre Azul. Castilians used it to indicate they had no Moorish ancestry because they had blue veins.

How it came to basketball is a bit of a mystery but it has basically been applied to schools like…