Celebrate the UConn Huskies NCAA National Championship with this commemorative book. From preseason No. 1 to postseason No. 1, UConn"s 2003-04 season will go down in the record book as not only a season to remember, but as a season no Huskies fan will ever forget. Top Dogs: UConn"s 2003-04 National Championship Season captures the men"s basketball season in all the striking detail fans have come to expect from The Hartford Courant and their award-winning sports coverage. Journalists Matt Eagan, Desmond Connor and Jeff Jacobs illustrate UConn"s triumphs and turning points through recaps of all the key games and profiles on the team"s star players. It"s all here: Jim Calhoun"s 400th career victory, Emeka Okafor"s continual double-doubles, Ben Gordon"s impulsive scoring outbursts, Rashad Anderson"s deadly marksmanship, Taliek Brown"s steady leadership, and the mighty cast of freshmen"s maturation into significant role players. Relive the tense battles with Big East rival Pittsburgh, the stunning preseason NIT upset, the thrashings of Oklahoma, Syracuse, and Seton Hall, and the impressive NCAA run that delivered UConn"s second national championship. Top Dogs is the best way to cherish the UConn Huskies unforgettable 2004 season.