Rotoviz Radio

Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) and host Thomas Emerick talk about how the bricks were laid for a powerhouse in Storrs, Conn., home of UConn Huskies basketball and part of Connecticut's 2nd Congressional district that Congressman Courtney represents spanning the central to eastern parts of the state. The vehicle for the episode is the 1999 NCAA tournament men's basketball final between the Connecticut Huskies and Duke Blue Devils, which also allows for traveling backwards and forwards through time.A few of the topics covered while revisiting the UConn 77, Duke 74 finish in the '99 final:Early days of the Jim Calhoun eraThe excitement sparked in CT by Tate George's shot at the start of this decade, and the letdown vs. Duke days laterUConn cutting their teeth on '90s Big East basketballRay Allen and favorite UConn players or personalities of that decade on the riseRising tide with ESPN, UConn, and Big East basketballRip Hamilton and Khalid Al-Amin, what was most exciting about the way this duo playedExpectations head