UConn photo by Sydney Herdle
Get New England news, weather forecasts and entertainment stories to your inbox. Jonathan XV is a purebred Siberian Husky who was part of a six-puppy litter born in Ontario, Canada on April 19, and handlers picked him up on June 17 – National Mascot Day -- and brought him back to Connecticut, UConn said.UConn said Jonathan XV made his public debut Wednesday morning and he’ll eventually attend university events as his training progresses.
Jonathan XV stands next to the Jonathan the Husky statue at the Wolff Family Park outside Gampel Pavilion on June 20, 2023. He is going to be 10 years old in October and will become a mascot emeritus role.Jonathan XIV had surgery in January to remove his spleen and a non-cancerous mass that had grown on it, but fully recovered and was able to join the UConn men’s basketball team in March in Houston, where they won the NCAA national championship.