| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | UConn Huskies |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | AAC |
| Record: | 16–17 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Head Coach: | Kevin Ollie |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Glen Miller |
| Asst Coach2: | Ricky Moore |
| Asst Coach3: | Dwayne Killings |
| Stadium: | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center |
The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.
The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 25–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. The Huskies won the AAC tournament as the fifth seed, defeating Cincinnati and Temple to reach the championship game. They defeated Memphis in the championship.[1] [2] The Huskies received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament and defeated No. 8 seed Colorado in the First Round before losing to No. 1 seed Kansas in the Second Round.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | PF | 6'10" | 237 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 4 | PG | 6'2" | 185 | Graduate Student | Graduated | |||
| 5 | SF | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Declared to 2016 NBA draft | |||
| Sam Cassell Jr. | 10 | PG | 6'4" | 192 | RS Junior | Transferred to Iona | ||
| Omar Calhoun | 21 | SG | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Nnamdi Amilo | 23 | PF | 6'3" | 225 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 32 | PF | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | Graduated |
|-!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition|-|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season|-|-!colspan=12 style=""|American Athletic Conference tournament
See main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.