Panini releasing first ever UConn only basketball card set

[BoSoxFan1999]

https://www.si.com/collectibles/insi...onn-basketball

[hxcmilkshake]

Oooooooo

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[BoSoxFan1999]

Anyone have a price guess? Only 36 cards but 2 guaranteed autos. Thinking no way under $200?

[Delta5]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Anyone have a price guess? Only 36 cards but 2 guaranteed autos. Thinking no way under $200?

2 autos with very little to chase. Maybe the top hit is only Paige?

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Delta5

2 autos with very little to chase. Maybe the top hit is only Paige?

This set is definitely way heavy on the UConn women side.

[bjho852]

Hard-signed autograph cards?

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by bjho852

Hard-signed autograph cards?

No word yet. Wouldn't surprise me if Panini has them all as stickers though.

[ThatGuyPal]

Sticker

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[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by ThatGuyPal

Sticker

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Of course.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Panini gonna release this set after March Madness ends like the morons they are. Lmao

[Hail2TheVictors]

Originally Posted by BoSoxFan1999

Of course.

Anyone expecting on card clearly hasn't been paying attention to anything.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Hail2TheVictors

Anyone expecting on card clearly hasn't been paying attention to anything.

Private Signings have typically be on-card autos, but guess should not be surprised Panini cheaped out on stickers. You'd think maybe they would try a little harder on a property they recently gained (Paige Bueckers). Owell.

[glassofwater]

All the top players will be in buc. Liam mcneely is not even the checklist. I also don’t see Sarah strong both which will heavily ion buc

[BoSoxFan1999]

Some place that rhymes with "real pretty" has hobby boxes for pre-sale @ $100/box.

[ctcardexchange]

Onit did the same last year. On card. Looked like they were done with magic markers. Looked horrible!

[Hail2TheVictors]

Originally Posted by glassofwater

All the top players will be in buc. Liam mcneely is not even the checklist. I also don’t see Sarah strong both which will heavily ion buc

Sarah Strong is quite clearly listed on the "key players" tab on the panini site for this product.

I don't get everyone being so negative about this.

[codered]

Where is the Hamilton/El-Amin/Voskuhl triple auto? Seems like a great product for an Allen/Gordon/Gay/Hamilton quad. Heck even huskies fans would enjoy a Boone/Brown/Armstrong/Gay/Williams auto in their huskies uniforms. A product like this could really really be amazing if panini took advantage of all the multi auto pairings possibilities. Former players that wouldn’t be costly signers anymore could have some cool desirable cards paired with former teammates/alumi.

[hxcmilkshake]

Gimme a Dom Perno/Corny Thompson!

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[Hail2TheVictors]

Originally Posted by codered

Where is the Hamilton/El-Amin/Voskuhl triple auto? Seems like a great product for an Allen/Gordon/Gay/Hamilton quad. Heck even huskies fans would enjoy a Boone/Brown/Armstrong/Gay/Williams auto in their huskies uniforms. A product like this could really really be amazing if panini took advantage of all the multi auto pairings possibilities. Former players that wouldn’t be costly signers anymore could have some cool desirable cards paired with former teammates/alumi.

I think there is a definite opportunity with this type of idea.

For me, I'm a big Michigan fan. I would absolutely go ham (and I know many others would) with a product that has alumni like you mentioned. Many of which wouldn't be crazy expensive to get them to sign. I really wish someone would go after a product like that for the schools who have a strong base of collectors (Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, Iowa, etc all have really strong collector bases).

[patchgenie]

Originally Posted by codered

Where is the Hamilton/El-Amin/Voskuhl triple auto? Seems like a great product for an Allen/Gordon/Gay/Hamilton quad. Heck even huskies fans would enjoy a Boone/Brown/Armstrong/Gay/Williams auto in their huskies uniforms. A product like this could really really be amazing if panini took advantage of all the multi auto pairings possibilities. Former players that wouldn’t be costly signers anymore could have some cool desirable cards paired with former teammates/alumi.

Daniel Hamilton maybe haha

[hxcmilkshake]

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[codered]

Originally Posted by Hail2TheVictors

I think there is a definite opportunity with this type of idea.

For me, I'm a big Michigan fan. I would absolutely go ham (and I know many others would) with a product that has alumni like you mentioned. Many of which wouldn't be crazy expensive to get them to sign. I really wish someone would go after a product like that for the schools who have a strong base of collectors (Michigan, Ohio State, Tennessee, Iowa, etc all have really strong collector bases).

Gimme me a Rob Pelinka/Dugan Fife dual auto! Lol I’m not a Michigan fan in the conventional sense but I grew up on 90’s Michigan basketball and football. My first ever basketball jersey was a blue #25. I’d love to see some autos from 90’s Michigan basketball. Jarod Ward, maceo baston, sweet Lou bullock! Yes please! The ultimate would be a fab 5 auto! 11 year old me would be so happy to open a product like that. Crazy thing is, you pair up alumi like Rice, Rose and Crawford in NBA uniforms, that’s like an alright card. You do that same card in maize and blue, all Michigan uniforms and logos and that card is fire.

Don’t get me started on the football/basketball crossover possibilities

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by hxcmilkshake

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Damn, now THAT is a UConn collection!

[Scottish Punk]

Originally Posted by Hail2TheVictors

Sarah Strong is quite clearly listed on the "key players" tab on the panini site for this product.

I don't get everyone being so negative about this.

For sure, I would go crazy buying a WMU set. Of course, it would only be a 10 card set and 4 people would be buying it, but still.

You could get away with this kind of set with the top 20 or so blue blood progams. Especially if you mixed sports. Georgia would be great for football, not so much for basketball. Reverse for North Carolina or Duke. Places like USC, UM, MSU, LSU, etc have great pros from both.

[BoSoxFan1999]

Originally Posted by Scottish Punk

For sure, I would go crazy buying a WMU set. Of course, it would only be a 10 card set and 4 people would be buying it, but still.

You could get away with this kind of set with the top 20 or so blue blood progams. Especially if you mixed sports. Georgia would be great for football, not so much for basketball. Reverse for North Carolina or Duke. Places like USC, UM, MSU, LSU, etc have great pros from both.

The UConn fanbase is a pretty ravenous bunch. Not many schools have top-tier men's AND women's basketball programs. You can argue that the women's program is the best program in the history of the sport. The men aren't quite on that level yet, but they've definitely been one of the best the last 30 years.

It's no random coincidence they decided to mark their first 1-school only set be UConn.