north carolina, virginia, princeton and uconn were the schools corny narrowed his decision down to. corny liked the idea of staying close to home and he thought there would be advantages to being close to home. at connecticut he was coached by dom perno. in his freshman season corny started in every game, and the huskies made the ncaa tournament. corny led the team in scoring all four years at uconn and finished with 1,810 points, and 1,017 rebounds. corny graduated in 1982 with a degree in business