The All-Time UConn Men's Basketball Starting 5

Since winning the national title in 1999, UConn has had one of the most dominant men's basketball programs in the country -- but even before then, the talen that came through Storrs is just about in a class by itself in the annals of NCAA lore.

The Connecticut Huskies have taken home four NCAA tournament championships, and have produced a cavalcade of stars deserving of special recognition. Only five could make our starting lineup, which speaks to just how special this program truly is.

1. Center: Emeka Okafor

Emeka Okafor in a Final Four game against Duke / Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Although his NBA career didn't pan out the way he wanted, future NBA No. 1 overall pick Emeka Okafor was an abolute beast during his time at UConn. Okafor averaged 17.6 points and 11.5 rebounds his junior year, leading the Huskies to the 2004 national championship while being named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. He was the coaches' pick for National Player of the Year that season, and was a two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

2. Forward: Donyell Marshall

Big man Donyell Marshall as a member of the Connecticut Huskies / Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

Caron "Tuff Juice" Butler got a long look for this spot, but we have to give the nod to Marshall, an unforgettable force for the Huskies. The Big East Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 1994 in addition to being a First Team All-American, Marshall went on to play 15 years in the NBA, and was named among UConn inaugural "Huskies of Honor" in 2007.

3. Forward: Richard Hamilton

Swingman Rip Hamilton was an essential piece of the 1999 NCAA championship-winning Huskies. Leading his team in points per game that season with 21.5, Hamilton was a two-time Big East Player of the Year and the '99 Final Four's Most Outstanding Player before being drafted no. 7 by the Washington Wizards later that year. He went on to win an NBA title with the 2003-04 Detroit Pistons, but his last-gasp buzzer-beater against those "other" Huskies from Washington is arguably his most iconic highlight.

4. Guard: Shabazz Napier

Napier after winning the 2014 NCAA Championship / Ronald Martinez/Getty Images

In his four years in Storrs, Shabazz Napier cemented himself as one of the program's greatest ever. He has the rare distinction of having been a First Team All-Conference selection in both the Big East and the AAC, and won two national championships with UConn, first in 2011 and again in 2014. In the latter, he was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player after putting up a game-high 22 points in the final against Kentucky. He graduated ranking first all-time at Connecticut in games played and free throws made, second in made three-pointers and steals, and fourth in scoring.

5. Guard: Ray Allen

Yes, leaving Kemba Walker out of this elite group was tough, but there's never been a Huskies player like Ray Allen. A consenus First Team All-American and the 1996 Big East Player of the Year, Allen is the only men's player in UConn history to have his jersey retired -- and the only one with a spot in the Basketball Hall of Fame. Later a 10-time NBA All-Star and two-time NBA champion, "Jesus Shuttlesworth" is in a class by himself.

ALL-TIME BENCH: Caron Butler, Clifford Robinson, Hasheem Thabeet, Kemba Walker