5 pick in the NBA Draft, signed on with Jordan Brand to be one of the first company sponsored athletes. Jordan Brand and UConn have been intertwined since the beginning of the shoe brand’s expansion into sponsorship of athletes not named Michael Jordan.
Players: Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Maya Moore, Andre Drummond, Kemba Walker (2015-now) and Kia Nurse (2019-now)ĭuring an episode of “The Last Dance,” ESPN aired a clip of Michael Jordan saying “UConn has a great women’s team.” UConn and Jordan’s connection does not stop there, as Jordan’s shoe brand – Nike’s shoe superpower – has signed a bundle of Huskies in the past. There were a number of Huskies to be the first to do something in the shoe world, or the first to do something in a long time, at the very least. UConn is deeply entrenched in the history of basketball shoes.
