Both the University of Connecticut’s men’s and women’s basketball teams won national titles this month. The men’s team had crucial upsets along an exciting path past #1 seeds Virginia and Florida, in addition to facing a hot Michigan State team (picked by many to win the tournament) and beating the young talent of the Kentucky Wildcats 60-54 in the national championship game. The women’s team cruised undefeated to a matchup with Notre Dame, who was also undefeated upon entering the game. They beat the Irish by more than 20 points, with a final score of 79-58.

It was Keven Ollie’s first NCAA tournament as head coach, a mere two years after he replaced the remarkable Jim Calhoun and just one since the Huskies were banned from postseason play. Ollie played for UConn himself, graduating in 1995 before turning professional. Low test scores led the NCAA to issue the 2013 ban, which included other programs, but none as prominent as the Huskies. In their first year of eligibility since the scandal and only their second since their 2011 national title, the UConn men did it again.

Shabazz Napier, the NCAA tournament’s “Most Outstanding Player,” also played in 2011. This time he led the show. He has talked about his desire to fill Kemba Walker’s role in the program; many would say he has now achieved that feat. Napier scored a team-high 22 points in the championship game April 7th. He led the team during the season as well, averaging 18 points and nearly 6 rebounds per game.

In the past couple of decades, the University of Connecticut men’s basketball program has been as good as any in the country. It has won all four of its national championships recently, starting with its first title in 1999. Its fourth title places the school among the only five others to have won that many, including such renowned teams as UCLA and Kentucky. UConn has won as many championships as Duke, and one more than Kansas and Louisville. While these teams have had streaks of multiple championships in a short period of time, notably UCLA’s 10 titles in a 12-year span, none has been as hot lately at the UConn men.

The UConn women have a history of dominance. In this year’s tournament, no team finished within 15 points of the champion. They have won nine championships since 1995. Winning last year as well, this is the team’s second consecutive victory. In the 2014 season and postseason, the UConn women went 40-0. It is not the first time this team has been undefeated through a whole season.  They had a 90 game winning streak stemming from undefeated 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons and continuing into 2010.

In 2004, UConn was the first school to win both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in the same year. They did it again in 2014—a very impressive feat.