UConn Huskies men's basketball explained

UConn Huskies
Current:2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
University:University of Connecticut
Record:1,805–980
Conference:Big East
Location:Storrs, Connecticut
Coach:Dan Hurley
Tenure:6th
Arena:Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 12,000
XL Center 15,564
Nickname:Huskies
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Ncaachampion:1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
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Ncaaeliteeight:1964, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
Ncaasweetsixteen:1956, 1964, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
Ncaatourneys:1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament:1976, 1979, 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2024
Conference Season:1925, 1926, 1928, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2024
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The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the NCAA Division I men's college basketball team of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the Big East Conference and are coached by Dan Hurley. With six national championships and 45 conference titles, the program is considered one of the blue bloods of college basketball.[1] [2] [3]

UConn has won six NCAA tournament championships (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023 and 2024), which puts the program in a tie for third most all time and is the most of any program since the tournament expanded to 64 teams. The Huskies have won eight Big East tournament championships (tied for most all time) and 11 Big East regular season championships (most all time). UConn has 36 NCAA tournament appearances (tied for 13th most all time) and has played in seven NCAA Final Fours (10th most all time), 13 NCAA Elite Eights (11th most all time) and 19 NCAA Sweet Sixteens (tied for 11th most all time). UConn won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) championship in 1988 and the NIT third-place game in 1997, with 13 NIT appearances in total. The Huskies also have one American Athletic Conference tournament championship and two ECAC New England regional tournament championships.

From the Huskies' first game in 1900–01 season to the end of the 2023–24 season, the program has amassed 1,805 wins and compiled a .648 winning percentage, both top 25 in NCAA Division I history. Initially a New England regional powerhouse, UConn won multiple conference championships in the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, including a run of 10-straight Yankee Conference championships from 1951 to 1960. The Huskies appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times between 1939 and 1970—second most of any school in the tournament's early era—reaching their first Sweet Sixteen in 1956 and first Elite Eight in 1964.[4] The program began its emergence as a national powerhouse after becoming a charter member of the newly formed Big East Conference in 1979, building steadily from its first national postseason championship in the NIT in 1988 to its first NCAA championship in 1999.[5] [6]

Since 1999, the Huskies have won six national championships in a span of 25 years, a run only rivaled by UCLA under John Wooden.[7] In 2024, UConn became the eighth school in NCAA Division I history to win back-to-back national championships, and the first to do so in 17 years.[8] After the 2023–24 season, Fox Sports dubbed the Huskies' sustained success "the greatest run of the 21st century" and recognized UConn as "one of the greatest programs in the history of college basketball."[9]

History

Early History (1901–1946)

Connecticut Agricultural College played its first organized men's basketball game on February 8, 1901, a 17–12 win against Willimantic High School.[10] The victory led the school to add men's basketball as a varsity sport the following year.[11] The program's first intercollegiate game came in the 1904–05 season, a 66–22 loss to UMass. Connecticut did not have a home court during these early years and eventually ceased competition in 1908 as a result. An independent team was given permission to compete under the school's name from 1910 to 1914. Connecticut resumed sponsorship of men's basketball as a varsity sport in the 1914–15 season following the construction of Hawley Armory, the school's first on-campus basketball court. The Aggies, as they were called at the time, had no coach from 1901 to 1915 and posted a 1–4 record on the 1914-15 season.

1915–1921: John Donahue and Ross Swartz

Looking to improve on its performance in the previous seasons, Connecticut named John F. Donahue as the program's first head coach in 1915. However, he led the team to four losing seasons and an 11–23 overall record during his tenure as head coach. Connecticut named M. Ross Swartz as Donahue's replacement in 1919. He posted a 7–5 record in his first year—the school's first winning season since returning basketball as a varsity sport—but finished 7–9 in his second.

1921–1922: Wilder Tasker

With losing records in five out of the previous six years, Connecticut finally turned the corner when it named J. Wilder Tasker as head coach for the 1921–22 season. The Aggies played their most aggressive schedule to date, and opened the season with a 38–33 win against Harvard in Cambridge.[12] In its second game, the team notched the program's first major upset, a 33–31 win over Army at West Point on December 21, 1921. Army was ranked #3 in the nation that season by the retrospective Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Connecticut finished the year 15–4 overall, the program's best season to date. Tasker returned for the 1922–23 season but abruptly resigned after the team's first game, a 52–19 loss to Army. He left Connecticut with a 15–5 overall record. Roy J. Guyer coached the remainder of the season, finishing 8–6 as interim head coach.

1923–1927: Sumner Dole

Connecticut named Sumner Dole as head coach ahead of the 1923–24 season. After posting a losing record in his first season, Dole led Connecticut to back-to-back New England Conference championships in 1925 and 1926. Hugh Greer was captain of the 1925–26 team. That season included a 30–26 win over UMass, a team ranked #25 in the country that season by the retrospective Premo-Porretta Power Poll. After the 1926–27 season, Dole stepped down as men's basketball head coach, but continued to coach the school's football team. He finished with a 34–22 record over four seasons as head coach.

1927–1931: Louis Alexander

With Dole shifting his focus to the school's football team, Louis A. Alexander was named Connecticut's first men's basketball-only head coach in 1927. In his first season, Alexander won the school's third New England Conference championship. That season included a 39–36 win over Springfield College, a team ranked #11 in the nation that year by the retrospective Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Alexander led the team to winning records again in the next two seasons before stepping down halfway through the 1930–31 season. He left Connecticut with a 35–19 overall record. Dole, who was still head coach of Connecticut's football team, coached the remainder of the men's basketball season, posting a 5–3 record as interim head coach and bringing his overall record to 39–25.

1931–1936: John Heldman Jr.

Connecticut named John Heldman Jr. head coach ahead of the 1931–32 season. Harrison "Honey" Fitch, the program's first African American player, joined the team in the 1932–33 season. Heldman made the controversial decision to bench Fitch in a game against the US Coast Guard Academy in 1934 after Coast Guard refused to play if Fitch was on the floor.[13] Heldman coached the following year, but resigned after the first game of the 1935–36 season, a loss to the school's alumni. Heldman finished with a 19–42 overall record. J. O. Christian coached the remainder of the 1935–36 season, finishing with a 3–10 record as interim head coach.

1936–1945: Don White

After five straight losing seasons, Don White was named head coach of the Huskies for the 1936–37 season. Prior to arriving in Storrs, White spent 12 seasons as the head coach at Washington University. He led Connecticut to an 11–7 record in his first year.[14] In the 1940–41 season, the team went 14–2 and won the school's fourth New England Conference championship. One of the first true stars from Connecticut was Hartford's Bernie Fisher, who played under White. He was captain of the 1944–45 team, which was the first Huskies team to play a game in Madison Square Garden.[15] That season also included a 67–59 win over Rhode Island, a team ranked #19 in the country that year by the retrospective Premo-Porretta Power Poll. White left Connecticut after eight seasons to become the head coach at Rutgers. He compiled an overall record of 94–59 during his time in Storrs.[16]

1945–1946: Blair Gullion

Connecticut hired Blair Gullion as White's replacement for the 1945–46 season. Gullion spent three seasons as head coach at Tennessee prior to World War II and took over as Connecticut's head coach after returning from his service in the war. He coached the Huskies to an 12–6 record in his first season. At the start of the 1946–47 season, Connecticut joined the newly formed Yankee Conference. Gullion left the team six games into the season to accept a position as Washington University's athletic director, finishing with a 15–8 overall record as head coach.[17]

Hugh Greer Era (1946–1963)

Hugh Greer became UConn's head coach after Gullion's midseason departure. Greer, a former player at the school in the 1920s, was in his second season as UConn's freshman team coach when Gullion resigned. Prior to that, Greer had coached at South Windsor's Ellsworth High School, winning five state championships between 1939 and 1945.[18]

Led by senior Walt Dropo, a three-sport star at the school, the Huskies started the 1946–47 season 4–2 under Gullion, with road losses to rival Rhode Island and an NYU team that appeared in the NCAA tournament the previous year.[19] Gullion resigned after the loss to NYU. The school then asked Greer to helm the team. He led UConn to a perfect 12–0 mark to finish the year, giving the team an overall record of 16–2 on the season. This was the best single season finish in school history to that point.[20]

In the 1947–48 season, UConn moved into a new home arena—the Storrs Cage—replacing Hawley Armory. The structure was built by salvaging parts from a World War II airplane hangar, leading to the nickname "the Hanger." This facility had a capacity of 4,000 seats, allowing general admission attendance for the first time. The team's first game in the Storrs Cage was a 63–29 win over Maine in January 1948.[21] The Huskies won their first Yankee Conference title at the end of that season.

UConn made its first NCAA tournament appearance in the 1950–51 season, where they lost to St. John's 63–52 at Madison Square Garden. The Huskies finished the season with a 22–4 overall record.[22] In 1953–54 season, Greer famously led UConn to a 78–77 victory against undefeated Holy Cross, breaking the Crusaders' 47-game home winning streak and keeping them out of the NCAA tournament. Holy Cross won the NIT title a few weeks later. UConn made its second NCAA tournament appearance and finished the year with a 23–3 overall record.[23]

The UConn Field House replaced the Cage as the team's home court at the start of the 1954–55 season. UConn defeated rival Rhode Island in resounding fashion, 116–77, in the field house's inaugural game on December 1, 1954.[24] The Huskies ended the season with their first National Invitation Tournament appearance and a 20–5 overall record.[25] In the 1955–56 season, Greer led UConn to its third NCAA tournament appearance and its first trip to the Sweet Sixteen following an 84–75 win over Manhattan in the first round. The Huskies narrowly lost to Temple 65–59 in the East Regional semifinal game played at Madison Square Garden. UConn made five consecutive trips to the NCAA tournament between 1956 and 1960.

In 1960–61, UConn unexpectedly posted the program's first losing season in 17 years. It was the only losing season of Greer's tenure. The reason for the Huskies' struggles became apparent in March 1961, when two players were questioned as part of the 1961 NCAA men's basketball gambling scandal that resulted in the arrest of 37 players from 22 schools.[26] [27] Team captain Pete Kelly and center Glenn Cross were ultimately found to have accepted bribes to shave points throughout the season. Greer was devastated and never recovered from the scandal.[28]

The Huskies improved to winning form in the 1961–62 season, but finished one game behind UMass in the race for the Yankee Conference title. Greer died of a heart attack 10 games into the 1962–63 season. His final game was a 92–64 win over Maine, played at the UConn Field House on January 12, 1963. He died two days after and was replaced by assistant coach George Wigton.[29] Wigton and the Huskies posted an 11–3 record through their final 14 regular season games to win the Yankee Conference title and advance to the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in program history.

Under Greer, UConn won 12 Yankee Conference titles in 16 seasons, including 10 consecutive titles from 1951 to 1960. Greer also led UConn to its first seven NCAA berths and one NIT appearance while compiling an overall head coaching record of 286–112.

Fred Shabel Era (1963–1967)

UConn named Fred Shabel as Greer's permanent replacement at head coach on April 1, 1963.[30] Shabel previously spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Duke, four of which were under College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Vic Bubas.[31] He played a role in Duke's first Final Four run in 1963 and initially accepted an offer to coach at Rutgers the following season, but withdrew after feeling unprepared to lead their program to success. Instead, he chose to accept an offer from Connecticut, which he believed had a clear path to the NCAA tournament in the Yankee Conference.[32]

Shabel implemented a number of changes that had a significant impact on UConn's program and its culture. He introduced multiple defensive schemes for the first time, began calling offensive sets from the bench and pushed for the creation of the UConn pep band. Unlike Greer, who remained seated during most games, Shabel often stood and walked along the sideline.

Shabel's first year at the helm was an uneven one, with an 6–8 record in non-conference play in the 1963–64 season. However, the Huskies went 8–2 in Yankee Conference regular season play, tying with Rhode Island atop the conference standings to claim the program's 14th Yankee Conference title. In a one-game playoff, UConn defeated Rhode Island 61–60 on the road to break the tie, clinching the program's ninth appearance in the NCAA tournament.[33] In the first round, UConn avenged a regular season loss to Temple, beating the heavily favored Owls 53–48 in the Philadelphia.[34] They faced even more difficult matchup with Princeton in the Sweet Sixteen. Before the game, Princeton coach Butch van Breda Kolff said he was so confident in his team's ability to win that he did not watch the Huskies' game against Temple.[35] A tightly contested game throughout, UConn's Dom Perno stole the ball from future Hall of Famer Bill Bradley in the final seconds to seal a 52–50 win, sending the Huskies to the Elite Eight for the first time ever. The run ended there, however, as UConn lost to Shabel's former team, Duke, by a score of 101–55 in Raleigh, North Carolina.[36]

Under Shabel, the Huskies won four Yankee Conference championships in four years, leading to three NCAA tournament berths. By the mid-1960s, UConn had appeared in the NCAA tournament 11 times, second most in the country.[37] After the 1966–67 season, Shabel stepped down as head coach to become the athletic director at Penn.[38] He later attributed the move to the school's ambivalence about committing greater financial resources to athletics, including the administration's decision to decline an invitation to the NIT in 1966 without consulting him.

Burr Carlson Era (1967–1969)

After Shabel's departure, UConn offered the head coaching job to Larry Brown, then a young assistant coach at North Carolina. Brown declined, saying he felt he was too "young" to take a head coaching position.

The job ultimately went to Burr Carlson, a former player and an assistant under Shabel. Carlson led UConn to back-to-back losing seasons for the first time in over 30 years and was fired.[39]

Dee Rowe Era (1969–1977)

UConn named Dee Rowe head coach ahead of the 1969–70 season. Under Rowe, the Huskies returned to form, winning the Yankee Conference title in his first year. Rowe posted six winning seasons in eight years, with two NCAA berths and two NIT appearances. On Feb. 19, 1974, UConn became the first school in New England—and one of the first in the country—to start five Black players in an intercollegiate basketball game.[40] [41] In 1976, UConn won the ECAC New England regional championship to earn an NCAA berth and then beat Hofstra in the first round of the 1976 NCAA tournament to reach the Sweet Sixteen for the fourth time ever.

At the end of the 1975–76 season, the Yankee Conference dropped basketball, which left UConn as an independent. Rowe coached the Huskies' first season as an independent before retiring from coaching at 48 years old, citing heath issues at the time. He later would cite "burn out" as the reason for his decision.[42]

Dom Perno Era (1977–1986)

Former UConn star Dom Perno was tapped as Rowe's successor for the 1977–78 season. Perno oversaw UConn's transition from an independent program to a member of the newly formed Big East Conference in 1979, where UConn was one of the seven founding schools.[43] Under Perno, the Huskies had some early success, winning an ECAC New England regional championship in 1979 and earning one NCAA berth and three NIT appearances over his first five years. However, after four consecutive losing seasons, Perno resigned on April 14, 1986.[44]

Jim Calhoun Era (1986–2012)

UConn hired Northeastern head coach Jim Calhoun to take over the program in the 1986–87 season.[45] Before coming to Connecticut, Calhoun spent 14 seasons at Northeastern, leading the team to the NCAA tournament five times in his last six years with the school.[46] In his final season, Calhoun's Northeastern team defeated UConn 90–73 in a game at the Hartford Civic Center.[47]

1986–87 Season: Calhoun's First Year

Calhoun inherited a team that included future NBA player Clifford Robinson. However, Robinson and fellow starter Phil Gamble were declared academically ineligible halfway through the year.[48] Calhoun finished his first year with a record of 9–19, his only losing season as UConn's head coach.[49]

1987–88 Season: NIT Champions

Heading into the 1987–88 season, Robinson and Gamble regained their academic eligibility and the team showed significant improvement. The Huskies won a game in the Big East tournament for the first time since 1980 and gained a berth in the National Invitation Tournament. UConn went on a run in the tournament and defeated Ohio State 72–67 at Madison Square Garden to win the NIT, the school's first national basketball title.[50] UConn finished the season with a 20–14 record, its first winning season since 1982. The Huskies would ultimately achieve winning records in every season from 1988 through 2016.

1989–90 Season: 'Dream Season', National Breakthrough

The 1990 "Dream Season" brought UConn basketball back to the national stage. Led by Chris Smith, Nadav Henefeld, Scott Burrell, Tate George, Rod Sellers and John Gwynn, UConn went from unranked in the preseason to winning the Big East regular season and tournament championships, both for the first time.[51] 1990 also marked the opening of Gampel Pavilion, the program's new on-campus home.[52] In the NCAA tournament, the Huskies garnered a #1 seed in the East Region for the first time ever. In the Sweet Sixteen, UConn trailed Clemson 70–69 with 1 second remaining. Scott Burrell's full-court pass found Tate George on the far baseline. George spun, fired, and hit a buzzer-beater that is known in Connecticut simply as "The Shot".[53] However, they would be eliminated on a buzzer-beater two days later by Duke in the Elite Eight, losing in overtime 79–78.[54] UConn finished the season with a 31–6 overall record.[55]

1990s: Creation of a Basketball Powerhouse

During the 1994–95 season, the Huskies hosted Syracuse on ESPN. During an exciting stretch of the second half of that game, ESPN color commentator Dick Vitale claimed that Storrs, CT was the "capital of the basketball world" as both the men's and women's teams were having undefeated seasons so far.[56] The Huskies beat Syracuse but later lost to Kansas to end their undefeated season.

UConn continued to rise as a national program throughout the 1990s, winning five more Big East regular season and three more Big East tournament championships, as well as reaching two more regional finals (1995, 1998) prior to their 1998–99 national championship season. One of the most notable players of the era was future NBA legend Ray Allen, who played for the Huskies from 1993 until he was selected as the #5 overall pick in the 1996 NBA draft. In his junior season, Allen averaged 23.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 34.7 minutes per game. He was subsequently named the Big East Player of the Year and earned first-team All-Big East for the second year in a row.

1998–99 Season: 'We Shocked the World', 1st NCAA Title

UConn entered the 1998–99 season ranked #2 in the AP Top 25 poll, returning its entire starting five from the previous year's Elite Eight team. Calhoun convinced leading scorer Richard "Rip" Hamilton to return for his junior season instead of departing for the NBA, putting the Huskies in position to make a historic run.[57] UConn started the season 19–0, with wins over five ranked teams. By early December, the Huskies were ranked #1 in the AP poll, where they stayed for a program-record 10 weeks.[58] The team's first loss came to #16 Syracuse on February 1, 1999, a 59–42 defeat in front of a sold-out crowd at the Hartford Civic Center. Both Hamilton and starting center Jake Voskuhl were out with injuries.[59] UConn quickly rebounded, however, beating #4 Stanford 70–59 on the road.[60] The Huskies finished the year atop the Big East, winning their fifth conference regular season title in six years.[61] On March 3, 1999, UConn defeated #3 seed St. John's 82–63 to win the Big East tournament championship. Kevin Freeman was named the tournament's MVP.[62]

The Huskies received a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament for the third time in program history. On March 20, 1999, UConn defeated #10 seed Gonzaga 67–62 to advance to the program's first-ever Final Four. In the national semifinal, the Huskies defeated #4 seed Ohio State 64–58 to advance to the national championship game.[63] Facing #1 overall seed Duke, UConn was a 9.5-point underdog heading into the matchup. However, the Huskies prevailed by a score of 77–74 to claim the program's first-ever national championship.[64] As time expired, Khalid El-Amin ran over to a television camera on the court and shouted, "We shocked the world!"[65] Richard Hamilton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, contributing 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in the championship game. UConn finished with a 34–2 overall record to achieve its best seasonal winning percentage in the program's history (as of 2024).[66] After the season, Hamilton was selected in the 1999 NBA draft as the #7 overall pick.[67]

2003–04 Season: 'Calhoun's Best Team', 2nd NCAA Title

Expectations were high in Storrs heading into the 2003–04 season. Returning their entire starting lineup from the previous year's Sweet Sixteen team, the Huskies were selected as the preseason #1 team in the AP Top 25 poll.[68] [69] UConn faced its first setback in the fourth game of the season, losing to Georgia Tech 77–61 in the Preseason NIT semifinals.[70] However, the team responded with 11 consecutive wins, including a 86–59 victory over #7 Oklahoma at Gampel Pavilion on January 11, 2004.[71] The streak ended with a 86–83 loss at #11 North Carolina on January 17, 2004.[72] UConn finished the year second in the Big East. On March 13, 2004, the Huskies defeated #1 seed Pittsburgh 61–58 to win the program's sixth Big East tournament championship. Ben Gordon scored a tournament-record 84 points over three games and was named tournament's MVP.[73]

The Huskies were awarded a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the program's second Final Four with an 87–71 win over #8 seed Alabama on March 27, 2004.[74] In the national semifinal, UConn came back from an 8-point deficit with three minutes remaining to defeat #1 seed Duke 79–78 on April 3, 2004.[75] The Huskies won their second NCAA championship on April 5, 2004, defeating #3 seed Georgia Tech 82–73 in a rematch of their regular season contest.[76] Emeka Okafor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. UConn finished the season with a 33–6 overall record.[77] After the season, Okafor and Gordon were selected in the 2004 NBA draft as the #2 and #3 overall picks, respectively.[78] Calhoun said he considers the 2003–04 team to be the best he ever coached.[79]

Calhoun was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005.[80]

2008–09 Season: 6OT Game, 3rd Final Four

After steadily rebuilding over the prior two years, UConn entered the 2008–09 season ranked #2 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.[81] The Huskies returned their entire starting lineup from the previous season and added 2008 McDonald's All-American Kemba Walker to the roster.[82] The team started the year 11–0, including double-digit wins over #17 Miami and #25 Wisconsin en route to the US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam championship. With an 88–83 win over #8 Gonzaga in Seattle on December 20, 2008, UConn earned its third ranked victory of the year ahead of conference play. The Huskies' first stumble came in their Big East opener, a 74–63 loss at home to #11 Georgetown. The team responded with 12 straight conference wins that propelled UConn to a #1 ranking in the AP poll by February. In mid-February, the team lost key starter Jerome Dyson to a season-ending knee injury in a 63–49 win against #23 Syracuse.[83] [84] UConn finished the regular season 4–2 without Dyson—with the two losses coming against Pittsburgh, ranked top-five in both matchups.

The Huskies finished the year tied for second in the Big East and received the #3 seed in the conference tournament. In the Big East tournament quarterfinals, UConn lost to #6 seed Syracuse in a six-overtime game remembered as one of the greatest college basketball games of all time.[85] [86] The Orange appeared to a hit a game-winning shot at the end of regulation, but the basket was waived off after review. Syracuse never led in the first five overtimes, but UConn was unable to put the game away. The Huskies went scoreless in the first two and a half minutes of the sixth overtime and fell to the Orange 127–117.[87] Despite the loss, UConn was awarded a #1 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the program's third Final Four with a 82–75 win over #3 seed Missouri. The Huskies' run ended in the Final Four with an 82–73 loss to #2 seed Michigan State.[88] UConn finished the season with a 31–5 overall record. After the season, Hasheem Thabeet and A. J. Price were selected in the 2009 NBA draft as the #2 and #52 overall picks, respectively.[89]

2010–11 Season: 'Cardiac Kemba', 3rd NCAA Title

UConn entered the 2010–11 season unranked and picked to finish tenth in the Big East. But after a 10–0 start that included wins over #2 Michigan State and #8 Kentucky en route to the Maui Invitational Tournament championship, the Huskies catapulted to #7 in the AP Top 25 poll.[90] The team reached #4 in the poll by the start of conference play.[91] However, the Huskies struggled against their Big East opponents, finishing the regular season in a tie for ninth place after losing four of their last five games.[92]

In the first two rounds of the Big East tournament, UConn defeated #16 seed DePaul and #8 seed Georgetown. In the quarterfinals, Kemba Walker hit a step-back, game-winning shot as time expired to defeat #1 seed Pittsburgh 76–74. Dave Pasch immortalized the shot with his call on the ESPN broadcast: "Cardiac Kemba does it again!"[93] The Huskies defeated #4 seed Syracuse in overtime in the semifinals and then defeated #3 seed Louisville in the championship game to claim the program's seventh Big East tournament title. UConn became the first school to win five conference tournament games in five days, and Kemba Walker scored a tournament-record 130 points.[94] The Huskies were awarded a #3 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to their fourth Final Four after a 65–63 victory over #5 seed Arizona. They defeated #4 seed Kentucky 56–55 in the Final Four and #8 seed Butler 53–41 in the national championship game to capture the schools third NCAA title. Walker was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, averaging 23.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.5 assists per game throughout the season. UConn finished the season with a 32–9 overall record, becoming the first and (as of 2024) only men's or women's basketball team to play 41 games in one season.[95] After the season, Walker was selected in the 2011 NBA draft as the #9 overall pick.

Calhoun officially announced his retirement on September 13, 2012.[96]

Kevin Ollie Era (2012–2018)

Kevin Ollie was named UConn's next head coach at Jim Calhoun's retirement press conference in Gampel Pavilion.[97] Ollie played for Calhoun from 1991 to 1995 before spending 13 seasons as a journeyman in the NBA. He returned to UConn in 2010 to serve as one of Calhoun's assistant coaches during the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons.

2012–13 Season: Ollie's First Year, Postseason Ban

UConn came into the 2012–13 season facing a ban from postseason play by the NCAA because of a low APR score in 2010.[98] In Ollie's first game, UConn upset #14 Michigan State 66–62 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.[99] The Huskies entered the AP Top 25 at #23 and reached #21 the following week.[100] After a 4–0 start, they fell out of the poll for the remainder of the year following a 66–60 loss to New Mexico in the Paradise Jam championship game.[101] The season featured wins at #17 Notre Dame and against #6 Syracuse at the XL Center, as well as a double-overtime loss to #7 Georgetown at Gampel Pavilion.[102] [103] [104] UConn finished the season with a 20–10 overall record. Due to their postseason ban, the Huskies were unable to participate in the Big East Tournament, nor were they able to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

Conference realignment resulted in the breakup of the old Big East at the end of the 2012–13 season. Instead of leaving with the so-called Catholic 7 schools, UConn chose to remain a member of the original Big East's legal successor, later named the American Athletic Conference.[105] Until leaving the American in 2020 to join the new Big East, UConn was the only charter member of the original Big East still playing in the conference.[106]

2013–14 Season: 'Hungry Huskies', 4th NCAA Title

The Huskies came into Ollie's second season ranked #18 in the AP Top 25 poll.[107] They started the year 9–0, which included a 59–58 win over Indiana in the 2K Sports Classic championship game and a 65–64 win over #15 Florida on a buzzer-beater from Shabazz Napier.[108] [109] UConn climbed to #10 in the AP poll before losing its first game to Stanford on December 18, 2013.[110] The team finished the year tied for third in the inaugural season of the American Athletic Conference and advanced to the AAC tournament championship game, where they lost by 10 points to No. 5 Louisville. UConn was selected to the NCAA tournament as a #7 seed and then defeated #10 seed St Joseph's in overtime, #2 seed Villanova, and #3 seed Iowa State in the Sweet 16 to advance to their regional final. On March 30, 2014, Kevin Ollie became the first UConn coach other than Jim Calhoun to lead the Huskies to a Final Four after defeating #4 seed Michigan State 60–54 in the Elite Eight.[111] The Huskies beat the #1 overall seed Florida 63–53 in the Final Four and then won the national championship on April 7, 2014, defeating #8 seed Kentucky 60–54.[112]

Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player and in his postgame remarks called out the NCAA for the previous year's postseason ban: "You're looking at the hungry Huskies. This is what happens when you ban us."[113] Other major contributions to the team's unexpected tournament run came from point guard Ryan Boatright, who averaged over 12 points and 3.5 rebounds per game throughout the season, and small forward DeAndre Daniels. Ollie's team was the first #7 seed to ever win the NCAA tournament. UConn finished the season with a 32–8 overall record. After the season, Napier and Daniels were selected in the 2014 NBA draft as the #24 and #37 overall picks, respectively.[114]

2014–15 Season: Another AAC Final Loss, No NCAA Bid

Despite losing four of its top five scorers from the previous year, UConn entered the 2014–15 season ranked #17 in the AP Top 25 poll.[115] The Huskies started the year 3–0, but fell out of the top 25 amid a three-game losing streak to West Virginia, #7 Texas and Yale—the last two of which were 1-point losses on last-second shots by the opponent.[116] [117] UConn finished the regular season tied for fifth in the American. In the AAC tournament quarterfinals, Ryan Boatright hit a game-winning 3-point shot against #3 seed Cincinnati as time expired. The team advanced to the conference championship game for the second straight year after a win over #2 seed Tulsa in the semifinals. However, UConn lost to #1 seed SMU 62–54 in the championship and missed the NCAA tournament as a result.[118] The season ended with a first-round exit in the NIT, losing to Arizona State 68–61 in a game played at Gampel Pavilion.[119] UConn ultimately finished the season with a 20–15 overall record.

2015–16 Season: AAC Champions

UConn entered the 2015–16 season ranked #20 in the AP Top 25 poll.[120] The Huskies started 4–0 and climbed to #18 in the poll. However, they dropped three of their next four, losing to Syracuse, #10 Gonzaga and #6 Maryland, and fell out the top 25.[121] [122] [123] The team bounced back and briefly re-entered the top 25 in mid-December. They would again re-enter the top 25 in January before falling out for the remainder of the year.[124] UConn posted an 11–7 record in conference play, narrowly missing a three-way tie for third place at 12–6 in the American. Instead, the Huskies finished sixth, but received the #5 seed in the tournament because SMU was ineligible for postseason play.[125]

In one of the program's most memorable postseason games, UConn defeated #4 seed Cincinnati 104–97 in quadruple overtime the AAC tournament quarterfinals. Down by 3 with 0.6 seconds left on the clock in the third overtime, Jalen Adams hit a three-quarter court shot to force the fourth and final overtime.[126] UConn then defeated #1 seed Temple in the semifinals and #6 seed Memphis in the championship game to win the American Athletic Conference tournament championship.[127] Daniel Hamilton was named the conference tournament's MVP. UConn returned to the NCAA tournament at a #9 seed and defeated #8 seed Colorado 74–67 in the Round of 64. However, the Huskies were eliminated by the #1 overall seed Kansas Jayhawks 73–61 in the Round of 32.[128] UConn finished their season with a 25–11 overall record. After the season, Hamilton was selected as the #56 overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.[129]

2016–17 Season: Ollie's First Losing Season

Despite losing their MVP in Daniel Hamilton, UConn entered the 2016–17 season ranked #18 in the AP Top 25 poll. However, they fell out of the rankings after opening the year with upset losses at home to Wagner and Northeastern.[130] On December 5, 2016, the Huskies defeated Syracuse 52–50 in the Tire Pro Classic at Madison Square Garden.[131] The team finished the regular season tied for fifth place in the American and was given the #6 seed in the conference tournament. UConn managed to pull off an upset win over #3 seed Houston in the AAC tournament quarterfinals, but later lost in the semifinals 81–71 to #2 seed Cincinnati.[132] [133] UConn finished with a 16–17 overall record, the program's first losing season in 30 years.[134]

2017–18 Season: Back-to-Back Losing Seasons

The Huskies were unranked for the entire 2017–18 season and had 11 double-digit losses. On January 26, 2018, the school announced the NCAA was investigating UConn for possible recruiting violations related to three players.[135] The team finished the regular season tied for eighth place in the American and lost to #9 seed SMU 73–80 in the first round of the conference tournament on March 8, 2018.[136] UConn finished with a 14–18 overall record in what is widely considered to be the teams worst-performing season since the Jim Calhoun era began in 1986. Two days after the loss to SMU, Kevin Ollie was fired for just cause related to the NCAA investigation.[137]

On July 2, 2019, the NCAA announced UConn's wins for the 2017–18 season would be vacated because of the school's recruiting violations, giving the school an 0–18 official record for the year.[138]

Dan Hurley Era (2018–present)

UConn hired Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley as Ollie's replacement for the 2018–19 season. He was introduced on March 23, 2018.[139] Prior to his six seasons at Rhode Island, Hurley spent nine years coaching at St. Benedict's Preparatory School in New Jersey and two years at Wagner College. His father is Bob Hurley Sr., a longtime New Jersey high school basketball coach and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and his brother is Bobby Hurley, two-time national champion as a player and current head coach at Arizona State.[140]

2018–19 Season: Hurley's First Year

Hurley's first season at UConn was an up-and-down affair. The first marquee win under Hurley came in his third game when the Huskies defeated #15 Syracuse 83–76 in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals at Madison Square Garden.[141] However, UConn lost to Iowa the following day in the tournament championship game.[142] The team ultimately garnered a 6–12 record in the American Athletic Conference, its worst record in conference play in over three decades.[143] The Huskies were given a #9 seed in the AAC tournament, and their season ended with an 84–45 loss to #1 seed Houston in the quarterfinals.[144] While UConn's 16–17 record was an improvement from the previous year, it marked the third-straight losing season for the program.

On June 27, 2019, UConn and the Big East announced that the school would return to the conference for the 2020–21 season.[145]

2019–20 Season: Final Year in the AAC

With UConn's return to the Big East imminent, the Huskies had one season left to play in the American Athletic Conference. The team gained a 4-star recruiting class that included future First-team All-Big East guard James Bouknight, as well as transfer point guard R. J. Cole. UConn started the year 9–3, including an upset win over #15 Florida at Gampel Pavilion.[146] On January 18, 2020, after a 61–55 loss at #14 Villanova—a non-conference game that would become a conference game the next year—Hurley remarked that other teams "better get us now. That's all, you better get us now. Because it's coming," foreshadowing the program's return to national relevance in the years ahead.[147] In the penultimate game of the regular season, UConn defeated #21 Houston 77–71 at Gampel Pavilion on senior night and finished the year tied for fifth place in the American.[148] [149] UConn was set to face Tulane in the first round of the AAC tournament on March 12, 2020. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in the AAC tournament being canceled mere hours before it was set to tip off.[150] The team finished the season with a 19–12 overall record, its first winning season since 2016.

2020–21 Season: Return to the Big East

UConn's return to the Big East was overshadowed by the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Huskies played all of their home games in Gampel Pavilion with no fans in attendance.[151] Five games were cancelled, and four others were rescheduled as players, coaches and staff tested positive for the virus. The team gained several players this season that would play key roles in the years ahead, including future NCAA tournament MOP Adama Sanogo. Other recruits of note were future NBA draftees Andre Jackson Jr. and junior Tyrese Martin, who transferred from Rhode Island. UConn finished third in the conference and lost in the Big East tournament semifinals to #2 seed Creighton.[152] The Huskies returned to the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years and were awarded a #7 seed. The season ended with a first-round loss to #10 seed Maryland.[153] UConn finished the season with a 15–8 overall record, playing its least number of games since the pre-Calhoun era. After the season, James Bouknight was selected as the #11 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft.[154] During Bouknight's sophomore season at UConn, he was considered to be the teams top scorer, averaging 18.7 points and 5.7 rebounds per game throughout the season.

2021–22 Season: Postseason Shortfalls

Despite losing its leading scorer in Bouknight, UConn returned four of five starters and came into the year ranked #24 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll.[155] The team also gained another 4-star recruiting class that included several key players in their following national championship season, such as Jordan Hawkins, Samson Johnson, and redshirt Alex Karaban. The Huskies started off 5–0, including a 115–109 double-overtime win against #19 Auburn in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals.[156] The team lost to Michigan State in the semifinals the following day.[157] On February 22, 2022, UConn defeated #8 Villanova 71–69 at the XL Center—securing the program's first 20-win season in six years and its first top-10 win in eight years.[158] UConn again finished third in the Big East, entering the postseason with its highest regular-season win total since 2013–14. However, the Huskies lost in the Big East tournament semifinals for the second year in a row, this time to #2 seed Villanova.[159] UConn was awarded a #5 seed in the NCAA tournament, but the season ended with another first-round exit—an upset loss to 12-seed New Mexico State.[160] The team finished the season with a 23–10 overall record. Major contributions to the teams success came from shooting guard Tyrese Martin and point guard R. J. Cole, who averaged 15.8 points, 4.1 assists, and 3.4 rebounds per game throughout the season. Martin was a major rebounder for the team, averaging 7.5 rebounds and 13.6 points per game throughout the season. After the season, Martin was selected as the #51 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft.[161]

2022–23 Season: 'Blue Blood', 5th NCAA Title

The Huskies entered the 2022–23 season unranked after losing eight scholarship players to transfer, graduation, and the draft.[162] Despite this, UConn jumped out to a 14–0 start, winning the Phil Knight Invitational championship and climbing to #2 in the AP Top 25 poll by mid-December.[163] The team cooled off in January, losing six of their next eight games, but returned to form and went 8–1 to close out the regular season.[164] The Huskies finished fourth in the Big East and, for the third straight year, lost in the Big East tournament semifinals with a 68–70 loss to #1 seed Marquette.[165] UConn was awarded a #4 seed in the NCAA tournament and then won six straight games by an average of 20.0 points to claim the program's fifth national championship, with a 76–59 victory over San Diego State in the title game.[166] Adama Sanogo was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, averaging over 20 points and 9.8 rebounds per game in the tournament. Shooting guard Jordan Hawkins was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament's West Regional after averaging 22 points and four rebounds in the Huskies' Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games. He also scored 16 points against San Diego State in the 2023 national championship game. Other major contributions to the team's success came from shooting guard Andre Jackson Jr., as well as transfers Tristen Newton, Joey Calcaterra, and Hassan Diarra. Two freshmen, forward Alex Karaban and backup center Donovan Clingan, also made their mark on one of the most dominant teams in the history of March Madness.

The Huskies were the first team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to win every game by at least 13 points. Their smallest margin of victory was against Miami (FL) in the Final Four, 72–59.[167] UConn finished the season with a 31–8 overall record. After the season, Hawkins and Jackson Jr. were selected in the 2023 NBA draft as the #14 and #36 overall picks, respectively.[168] Sanogo signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bulls.[169] Following the NCAA tournament, numerous analysts and commentators declared that UConn had earned "blue blood" status in college basketball—placing the Huskies among the highest performing programs in the history of the sport.[170] [171]

2023–24 Season: 'Back-to-Back', 6th NCAA Title

Despite losing two of its top scorers in Hawkins and Sanogo to the NBA, UConn entered the 2023–24 season ranked #6 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll. The team gained a 5-star recruit in point guard Stephon Castle as well as future First-Team All-Big East transfer Cam Spencer. Donovan Clingan became the starting center for the team and averaged 13 points per game throughout the season. The Huskies reached #4 in the AP after starting 7–0 and winning the Empire Classic championship at Madison Square Garden.[172] On November 28, 2023, UConn won its 24th straight non-conference game by double digits, setting a new NCAA record.[173] The team lost its first non-conference game in 624 days at #5 Kansas on December 1, 2023.[174] The Huskies rebounded from the loss four days later with an 87–76 win over #9 North Carolina in the Jimmy V Classic.[175] Coach Dan Hurley led UConn to a program-best 18 wins in Big East conference play, earning the Huskies their first Big East regular season title since 2006 and their 11th overall, a conference record.[176] As the #1 seed in the Big East tournament, UConn defeated #9 seed Xavier in the quarterfinals and then defeated #5 seed St. Johns in the semifinals to advance to their first conference championship game since 2016 (first in Big East since 2011). The following day, the Huskies defeated #3 seed Marquette in the championship game, 73–57, to win their first Big East championship since 2011 and eighth overall (tied for most in conference history).[177]

UConn received the #1 overall seed for the first time ever in the 2024 NCAA tournament and ultimately won its second consecutive NCAA title, with a 75–60 win over Purdue in the national championship game.[178] [179] The Huskies' scoring margin of +140 for their six games (23.3 points per game) is an NCAA Division I record. The team also set a record by winning every NCAA tournament game by at least 14 points, beating their own record from the previous season by 1 point. Their smallest margin of victory was against Alabama in the Final Four, 86–72.[180] Tristen Newton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, and Dan Hurley was named Naismith College Coach of the Year as well as Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year.[181] [182] UConn finished the season with a 37–3 overall record, the team's best since their 1998–99 national championship season.

With a sixth NCAA championship, UConn moved into a tie for third most all time.[183] ESPN's Jay Bilas said UConn's six national championships in 25 tournaments is the best run college basketball has seen since the John Wooden-era at UCLA in the 1960s and 1970s.[184] After the season, Clingan, Castle, Karaban, Newton and Spencer declared for the 2024 NBA draft and were all invited to the NBA draft combine. Karaban, projected as an early second-round pick, opted to return to UConn for a third season.[185] Castle and Clingan were selected in the first round of the draft as the #4 and #7 picks, respectively. Newton and Spencer were selected in the second round with picks #49 and #53.[186]

Facilities

Season-by-season records

See main article: List of UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons.

Postseason results

Source[189]

Regular season conference championships

UConn has won 34 conference regular season championships over the past century. The program currently holds the record for the most Big East regular season titles (11) as well as the most Yankee Conference regular season titles (18).[190] [191] [192] [193]

New England Conference (5)

  • 1925, 1926, 1928, 1941, 1944

Yankee Conference (18)

  • 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970

Big East Conference (11)

  • 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2024

Conference tournament championships

For much of the 20th century, UConn was a member of conferences that did not hold a postseason tournament (New England and Yankee). The advent of the ECAC men's basketball tournaments in the 1974–75 season provided UConn with its first opportunity to win a postseason conference championship. Over the past half century, UConn has won 11 conference tournament titles. The program is currently tied with Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships (8) all time.[194]

ECAC New England Tournament (2)

  • 1976, 1979

Big East Conference Tournament (8)

  • 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2024

American Athletic Conference Tournament (1)

  • 2016

NCAA tournament seeding history

The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.

Indicates NCAA championship
  • Indicates overall number one seed

† Indicates vacated by the NCAA

NCAA Final Fours

National Championships

1999 NCAA Title

The Huskies were the top seed in the West region, and a win over Gonzaga in the regional final sent UConn to Tropicana Field for the program's first Final Four appearance. They defeated Ohio State 64–58 in the semi-final to face off against Duke in the final. Despite having been ranked #1 for half of the year, the Huskies entered the national championship game as 9-point underdogs.

UConn won their first national title with a 77–74 victory. Richard Hamilton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

1999 NCAA Tournament
RoundOpponentScore
Round #1
  1. 16 Texas-San Antonio
91–66
Round #2
  1. 9 New Mexico
78–56
Sweet 16
  1. 5 Iowa
78–68
Elite 8
  1. 10 Gonzaga
67–62
Final Four
  1. 4 Ohio State
64–58
Championship
  1. 1 Duke
77–74

2004 NCAA Title

In 2004, the Huskies returned to the Final Four. Once again they faced Duke, this time in the National Semifinal, and used a late run to beat the Blue Devils 79–78. Two nights later, led by Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon, Connecticut won their second national title with an 82–73 victory over Georgia Tech. Okafor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

One day later the UConn women's basketball team also won a national title, making UConn the first and only school in NCAA Division I history to have its men's and women's basketball programs win a national championship in the same season.

2004 NCAA Tournament
RoundOpponentScore
Round #1
  1. 15 Vermont
70–53
Round #2
  1. 7 DePaul
72–55
Sweet 16
  1. 6 Vanderbilt
73–53
Elite 8
  1. 8 Alabama
87–71
Final Four
  1. 1 Duke
79–78
Championship
  1. 3 Georgia Tech
82–73

2011 NCAA Title

The 2011 Huskies won 11 straight games in postseason play, the final six of which resulted in the program's third national championship. On April 4, 2011, they defeated the Butler Bulldogs, 53–41. UConn junior Kemba Walker was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Many consider UConn's win in the Championship Game to be a great defensive performance, as the Huskies held Butler to only 18.8% shooting from the field (a record for field goal percentage defense in a championship game) and tied a title game record with ten blocked shots.[195] An analysis by Sports Illustrated columnist Luke Winn credited the Huskies' defense by demonstrating, for instance, that they blocked or altered a staggering 26.6% of Butler's shots – compared to just 3.8% by Pittsburgh and 12.1% by VCU in earlier rounds.[196] The 53 points scored by Connecticut were, in turn, the lowest point total by a winning team in a championship game since 1949.

2011 NCAA Tournament
RoundOpponentScore
Round #1
  1. 14 Bucknell
81–52
Round #2
  1. 6 Cincinnati
69–58
Sweet 16
  1. 2 San Diego State
74–67
Elite 8
  1. 5 Arizona
65–63
Final Four
  1. 4 Kentucky
56–55
Championship
  1. 8 Butler
53–41

2014 NCAA Title

In 2014, led by American Athletic Conference Player of the Year Shabazz Napier, UConn became the first #7 seed to win the NCAA Championship, getting past No. 1 seed Florida, No. 2 seed Villanova, No. 3 seed Iowa State, and No. 4 seed Michigan State, before defeating the Kentucky Wildcats 60–54 in the championship game in Arlington, Texas. UConn is undefeated in the state of Texas in the Final Four (6–0).

As in 2004, the UConn women's basketball team also won a national title, making UConn the first and only school in NCAA Division I history to have its men's and women's basketball programs win a national championship in the same season twice.

2014 NCAA Tournament
RoundOpponentScore
Round #1
  1. 10 Saint Joseph's
89–81 OT
Round #2
  1. 2 Villanova
77–65
Sweet 16
  1. 3 Iowa State
81–76
Elite 8
  1. 4 Michigan State
60–54
Final Four
  1. 1 Florida
63–53
Championship
  1. 8 Kentucky
60–54

2023 NCAA Title

In 2023, the UConn Huskies won all of their tournament games by more than 10 points. Their path to the championship began against #13 seed Iona in the first round, in which they would trail at the half but eventually pull away in the end. The Huskies would then beat #5 Saint Mary's, #8 Arkansas, and #3 Gonzaga. The national semifinal would be a 13-point defeat of #5 Miami, their smallest margin of victory in the tournament.

The national championship would be a 17-point defeat of #5 San Diego State University as UConn won their fifth national title, moving the program into a tie for fourth-most NCAA championships all time.

2023 NCAA Tournament
RoundOpponentScore
Round #1
  1. 13 Iona
87–63
Round #2
  1. 5 Saint Mary's
70–55
Sweet 16
  1. 8 Arkansas
88–65
Elite 8
  1. 3 Gonzaga
82–54
Final Four
  1. 5 Miami
72–59
Championship
  1. 5 San Diego State
76–59

2024 NCAA Title

In 2024, the UConn Huskies became the first team to repeat as NCAA tournament champions since the Florida Gators in 2007. They won their sixth title, putting them at a tie with North Carolina for the third-most championships of all time. Once again, they won every tournament game by double digits; their smallest margin of victory in the entire tournament was 14 points against Alabama in the Final Four. The Huskies also set the record for the largest combined margin of victory in all their games with 140 points; and largest-average margin of victory of 23.3 points per game.[197] Because of that, the 2024 Huskies are considered one of the most dominant teams in the history of March Madness, following up 2023's strong performance.

2024 NCAA Tournament
RoundOpponentScore
Round #1
  1. 16 Stetson
91–52
Round #2
  1. 9 Northwestern
75–58
Sweet 16
  1. 5 San Diego State
82–52
Elite 8
  1. 3 Illinois
77–52
Final Four
  1. 4 Alabama
86–72
Championship
  1. 1 Purdue
75–60

Complete NCAA tournament results

The Huskies have appeared in the NCAA tournament 36 times. Their combined record is 69–31. They have been to seven Final Fours and are six-time National Champions (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024).

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
N/A Sweet Sixteen St. John's L 52–63
N/A First Round Navy L 80–85
N/A First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game 		Manhattan
Temple
Dartmouth 		W 84–75
L 59–65
L 64–85
N/A First Round Syracuse L 76–82
N/A First Round Dartmouth L 64–75
N/A First Round Boston University L 58–60
N/A First Round NYU L 59–78
N/A First Round West Virginia L 71–77
N/A First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight 		Temple
Princeton
Duke 		W 53–48
W 52–50
L 54–101
N/A First Round Saint Joseph's L 61–67
N/A First Round Boston College L 42–48
N/A First Round
Sweet Sixteen 		Hofstra
Rutgers 		W 80–79OT
L 79–93
  1. 5
Second Round
  1. 4 Syracuse
L 81–89
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 16 Boston University
    #9 California
    #5 Clemson
    #3 Duke
W 76–52
W 74–54
W 71–70
L 78–79OT
  1. 11
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 6 LSU
    #14 Xavier
    #2 Duke
W 79–62
W 66–50
L 67–81
  1. 9
First Round
Second Round
  1. 8 Nebraska
    #1 Ohio State
W 86–65
L 55–78
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 15 Rider
    #10 George Washington
    #3 Florida
W 64–46
W 75–63
L 60–69OT
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Chattanooga
    #7 Cincinnati
    #3 Maryland
    #1 UCLA
W 100–71
W 96–91
W 99–89
L 96–102
1996
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 16 Colgate
    #9 Eastern Michigan
    #5 Mississippi State
W 68–59
W 95–81
L 55–60
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson
    #7 Indiana
    #11 Washington
    #1 North Carolina
W 93–85
W 78–68
W 75–74
L 64–75
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 16 UTSA
    #9 New Mexico
    #5 Iowa
    #10 Gonzaga
    #4 Ohio State
    #1 Duke
W 91–66
W 78–56
W 78–68
W 67–62
W 64–58
W 77–74
  1. 5
First Round
Second Round
  1. 12 Utah State
    #4 Tennessee
W 75–67
L 51–65
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 15 Hampton
    #7 NC State
    #11 Southern Illinois
    #1 Maryland
W 78–67
W 77–74
W 71–59
L 82–90
  1. 5
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
  1. 12 BYU
    #4 Stanford
    #1 Texas
W 58–53
W 85–74
L 78–82
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 15 Vermont
    #7 DePaul
    #6 Vanderbilt
    #8 Alabama
    #1 Duke
    #3 Georgia Tech
W 70–53
W 72–55
W 73–53
W 87–71
W 79–78
W 82–73
  1. 2
First Round
Second Round
  1. 15 UCF
    #10 NC State
W 77–71
L 62–65
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
  1. 16 Albany
    #8 Kentucky
    #5 Washington
    #11 George Mason
W 72–59
W 87–83
W 98–92OT
L 84–86OT
  1. 4
First Round
  1. 13 San Diego
L 69–70OT
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
  1. 16 Chattanooga
    #9 Texas A&M<br />#5 Purdue
    #3 Missouri
    #2 Michigan State
W 103–47
W 92–66
W 72–60
W 82–75
L 73–82
  1. 3
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 14 Bucknell
    #6 Cincinnati
    #2 San Diego State
    #5 Arizona
    #4 Kentucky
    #8 Butler
W 81–52
W 69–58
W 74–67
W 65–63
W 56–55
W 53–41
  1. 9
First Round
  1. 8 Iowa State
L 64–77
  1. 7
Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 10 Saint Joseph's
    #2 Villanova
    #3 Iowa State
    #4 Michigan State
    #1 Florida
    #8 Kentucky
W 89–81OT
W 77–65
W 81–76
W 60–54
W 63–53
W 60–54
  1. 9
First Round
Second Round
  1. 8 Colorado
    #1 Kansas
W 74–67
L 61–73
  1. 7
First Round
  1. 10 Maryland
L 54–63
  1. 5
First Round
  1. 12 New Mexico State
L 63–70
  1. 4
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 13 Iona
    #5 Saint Mary's
    #8 Arkansas
    #3 Gonzaga
    #5 Miami
    #5 San Diego State
W 87–63
W 70–55
W 88–65
W 82–54
W 72–59
W 76–59
  1. 1
First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
  1. 16 Stetson
    #9 Northwestern
    #5 San Diego State
    #3 Illinois
    #4 Alabama
    #1 Purdue
W 91–52
W 75–58
W 82–52
W 77–52
W 86–72
W 75–60

NIT results

The Huskies have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 13 times. Their combined record is 15–12. They were NIT champions in 1988.

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Coaches

See main article: List of UConn Huskies men's basketball head coaches.

The following is a list of Connecticut Huskies men's basketball head coaches. The team is currently coached by Dan Hurley, alongside associate head coach Kimani Young and assistant coaches Luke Murray and Tom Moore.

TenureCoach YearsRecordPct.
1900–1915[198] No Coach 15 42–43 .494
1915–1919 John F. Donahue 4 11–23 .324
1919–1921 M. Ross Swartz2 14–14 .500
1921–1922 2 15–5 .750
1922–1923 1 8–6 .571
1923–1927 4 39–25 .609
1927–1931 Louis A. Alexander 4 35–19 .648
1931–1936 John J. Heldman Jr. 5 19–42 .311
1935–1936 J. Orlean Christian (interim) 1 3–10 .231
1936–1945 9 94–59 .614
1945–1946 2 15–8 .652
1946–1963 17 287–113 .718
1963 George Wigton (interim) 1 11–4 .733
1963–1967 4 72–29 .713
1967–1969 Burr Carlson 2 16–32 .333
1969–1977 8 120–88 .577
1977–1986 9 139–114 .549
1986–2012 26 629–245 .720
2012–20186 113–79 .588
2018–present6 141–58 .708

Retired numbers

See main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers.

No.PlayerPositionTenure
32 1996–1999
34 1993–1996
Two men's basketball players have had their numbers retired at UConn. For more than a century, UConn's basketball programs did not have any retired numbers. On December 7, 2018, UConn announced that the #34 worn by Ray Allen—along with the #50 worn by UConn women's basketball star Rebecca Lobo—would be the first-ever to be permanently retired for each respective team.[199] Allen and Lobo were the first players in school history inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Allen's number retirement ceremony was held at Gampel Pavilion on March 3, 2019.[200]

On January 30, 2024, UConn announced that the #32 worn by Richard Hamilton would be the second number retired by the program. Hamilton's number retirement ceremony was held at Gampel Pavilion on February 24, 2024.[201]

Huskies of Honor

See main article: article and Huskies of Honor. The Huskies of Honor program recognizes the top players, coaches and administrators in the history of UConn men's and women's basketball. On December 26, 2006, the university announced the inaugural class, which included 13 players and 3 coaches from the men's basketball program. The men's basketball inaugural class was formally inducted in a ceremony on February 5, 2007.[202] Former athletic director John Toner was inducted on February 28, 2009.[203] On April 5, 2011, Kemba Walker was the first men's basketball player to be added to the program since the inaugural inductees, an honor he was bestowed after leading the team to a national championship.[204]

The Huskies of Honor are each recognized by a four by five foot panel which displays his name, jersey number and years of service, and a plaque which summarizes each's career accomplishments;[202] Both the panels and the plaques are on permanent display at Gampel Pavilion on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, Connecticut.[205]

Players

Coaches and administrators

Teams

Huskies in the NBA

Since the creation of the National Basketball Association in 1946, more than 40 former UConn stars have played in the league. Thirteen of them have received NBA honors and awards, and five have won an NBA championship.[49] While the league has shown an interest in UConn's top players since the first NBA draft in 1947, the Huskies emerged as a consistent talent pipeline to the professional level in the 1990s.[206] [207]

UConn has produced some of the greatest players in NBA history, nearly all in the past three decades.[208] [209] [210] The list of former UConn players in the NBA includes:

In 2011, SLAM Magazine included Allen, Hamilton, Robinson, Butler, Gordon and Okafor on its list of the 500 Greatest NBA Players of All Time.[208]

NBA draft

There have been 56 former UConn players selected in the NBA draft, including 24 first-round picks and 17 lottery picks.[239] Walt Dropo was the first UConn player to be drafted—selected with the fourth overall pick in the inaugural draft in 1947—but ultimately chose to play professional baseball instead.[240] In the 2006 NBA draft, the Huskies tied the record for most first-round picks from one school (4) and tied the second-highest number of picks from one school in a single NBA draft (5).[241]

UConn Players in the NBA Draft
PlayerYearRoundPickTeam
Walt Dropo194714Providence Steamrollers
Burr Carlson1952544Philadelphia Warriors
Jim Ahearn19551074Boston Celtics
Art Quimby19551180Rochester Royals
Toby Kimball1965326Boston Celtics
Wes Bialosuknia1967437St. Louis Hawks
Bill Corley196819208San Diego Rockets
Jimmy Foster1974457Cleveland Cavaliers
John Thomas19769141Chicago Bulls
Tony Hanson1977350New Orleans Jazz
Jim Abromaitis1979595New Jersey Nets
Corny Thompson1982350Dallas Mavericks
Chuck Aleksinas1982476Chicago Bulls
Mike McKay1982595Utah Jazz
Bruce Kuczenski1983359New Jersey Nets
Earl Kelley19865102San Antonio Spurs
Clifford Robinson1989236Portland Trail Blazers
Tate George1990122New Jersey Nets
Chris Smith1992234Minnesota Timberwolves
Scott Burrell1993120Charlotte Hornets
Donyell Marshall199414Minnesota Timberwolves
Donny Marshall1995239Cleveland Cavaliers
Ray Allen199615Minnesota Timberwolves
Travis Knight1996129Chicago Bulls
Doron Sheffer1996236Los Angeles Clippers
Richard Hamilton199917Washington Wizards
Jake Voskuhl2000233Chicago Bulls
Khalid El-Amin2000234Chicago Bulls
Caron Butler2002110Miami Heat
Emeka Okafor200412Charlotte Bobcats
Ben Gordon200413Chicago Bulls
Charlie Villanueva200517Toronto Raptors
Rudy Gay200618Houston Rockets
Hilton Armstrong2006112New Orleans Hornets
Marcus Williams2006122New Jersey Nets
Josh Boone2006123New Jersey Nets
Denham Brown2006240Seattle SuperSonics
Hasheem Thabeet200912Memphis Grizzlies
A. J. Price2009252Indiana Pacers
Stanley Robinson2010259Orlando Magic
Kemba Walker201119Charlotte Bobcats
Ater Majok2011258Los Angeles Lakers
Andre Drummond201219Detroit Pistons
Jeremy Lamb2012112Houston Rockets
Alex Oriakhi2013257Phoenix Suns
Shabazz Napier2014124Charlotte Hornets
Daniel Hamilton2016256Denver Nuggets
James Bouknight2021111Charlotte Hornets
Tyrese Martin2022251Golden State Warriors
Jordan Hawkins2023114New Orleans Pelicans
Andre Jackson Jr.2023236Orlando Magic
Stephon Castle202414San Antonio Spurs
Donovan Clingan202417Portland Trail Blazers
Tristen Newton2024249Indiana Pacers
Cam Spencer2024253Detroit Pistons

NBA careers

There are 41 former UConn players who have played in the NBA.[242] [243] The program's first NBA player was Worthy Patterson, who played for the St. Louis Hawks for three months during the 1957–58 NBA season.[244] Nine Huskies were considered active during the 2023–24 season.[245]

UConn Players in the NBA
PlayerDraft YearSeasonsGames PlayedHighlights and Awards
Jeff Adrien20105153
Chuck Aleksinas1982174
Ray Allen^1996181,300Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, NBA 75th Anniversary Team, 2× NBA champion (2008, 2013), 10× NBA All-Star (2000–2002, 2004–2009, 2011), All-NBA Second Team (2005), All-NBA Third Team (2001), NBA Sportsmanship Award (2003), NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2001), NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997), 7× NBA Player of the Week (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Hilton Armstrong20066292
Josh Boone20064256
James Bouknight2021379
Amidah Brimah201715
Scott Burrell19938383NBA champion (1998)
Caron Butler+200214881NBA champion (2011), 2× NBA All-Star (2007, 2008), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2003), NBA Rookie Challenge, NBA Player of the Week (2007)
Andre Drummond2012128642× NBA All-Star (2016, 2018), All-NBA Third Team (2016), NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2013), 2× NBA Rising Stars Challenge, NBA Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2014), 4× NBA rebounding leader (2016, 2018–2020), 5× NBA Player of the Week (2016, 2018, 2019)
Jerome Dyson201019
Khalid El-Amin2000350NBA Rookie Challenge
Rudy Gay2006171,120NBA All-Rookie First Team (2007), 2× NBA Rookie Challenge
Tate George19906177
Ben Gordon200411744NBA Sixth Man of the Year (2005), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005), NBA Rookie Challenge, 4× NBA Player of the Week (2006, 2007, 2009)
Daniel Hamilton2016225
Richard Hamilton+199914921NBA champion (2004), 3× NBA All-Star (2006–2008), NBA Rookie Challenge, 2× NBA Player of the Week (2002, 2006) No. 32 retired by Detroit Pistons
Jordan Hawkins2023167NBA Rising Stars Challenge
Andre Jackson Jr.2023157
Toby Kimball19659571
Travis Knight19968371NBA champion (2000), NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1997), NBA Rookie Challenge (1997)
Bruce Kuczenski1983215
Jeremy Lamb201210573
Donny Marshall19956119
Donyell Marshall199415957NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1995), NBA Rookie Challenge
Tyrese Martin2022116
Shabazz Napier20146345
Emeka Okafor~200410616NBA Rookie of the Year (2005), NBA All-Rookie First Team (2005), 2× NBA Rookie Challenge
Kevin Ollie199514662
Worthy Patterson195414
A. J. Price20096261
Rodney Purvis2017116
Clifford Robinson+1989181,380NBA All-Star (1994), NBA Sixth Man of the Year (1993), 2× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2000, 2002), NBA Player of the Week (1996)
Adama Sanogo202319
Chris Smith19924224
Hasheem Thabeet20095224
Corny Thompson1982244
Charlie Villanueva200511656NBA All-Rookie First Team (2006), NBA Rookie Challenge
Jake Voskuhl20009450
Kemba Walker2011127504× NBA All-Star (2017–2020), All-NBA Third Team (2019), NBA Rising Stars Challenge, 8× NBA Player of the Week (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022), 2× NBA Sportsmanship Award (2017, 2018)
Marcus Williams20064203NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2007), NBA Rookie Challenge

ABA careers

Two former UConn players—Wes Bialosuknia and Jimmy Foster—were drafted in the NBA but elected to play in the American Basketball Association instead. Bialosuknia was selected by the Oakland Oaks in the first round of the inaugural ABA draft in 1967.[246] While he only played one season in the ABA, he finished with the league's second-highest 3-point field goal percentage and the league record for most consecutive 3-point field goals (9).[247] Foster was selected by the Carolina Cougars in the seventh round of the ABA draft in 1974.[248] He spent two seasons in the ABA and played in the ABA All-Star game as a member of the Denver Nuggets in 1976.[249] After the 1975–76 season concluded, the ABA merged with the NBA. Foster then faced a contract dispute with Nuggets and left the team. He briefly played in Europe before retiring from professional basketball.[40]

Huskies in USA Basketball

Since 1980, USA Basketball has selected 23 players and three coaches with UConn ties to represent the United States in international competition. UConn players and coaches have combined to win 18 gold medals at various levels of competition, including at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games and the 2010 and 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cups.[250]

Three Huskies have represented the United States in men's basketball during the Olympics Games:

In addition, four Huskies have represented the United States in the FIBA Basketball World Cup:

Gay is one of only three players in USA Basketball history to win two FIBA Basketball World Cups. UConn players have also won gold medals at the FIBA AmeriCup (1999, 2003), the Goodwill Games (1998) and the World University Games (1995, 1999).

Players

Source[250]

UConn Players in USA Basketball
PlayerAppearances
Ray Allen2003 Tournament of the Americas (Gold), 2000 Summer Olympics (Gold), 1995 World University Games (Gold), 1994 U.S. Olympic Festival (Won)
Josh Boone2020–21 FIBA AmeriCup Qualifying Team (2-0)
2001 FIBA Under-21 World Championship (Gold)
Stephon Castle2022 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship (Gold)
Andre Drummond2018–20 United States Men's National Team, 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (Gold), 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship (Gold), 2009 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship (Gold)
Jerome Dyson2011 Pan American Games (Bronze)
Khalid El-Amin1998 Goodwill Games (Gold)
Kevin Freeman1999 World University Games (Gold)
Rudy Gay2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup (Gold), 2010 FIBA World Championship (Gold), 2009–12 United States Men's National Team, 2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship (5th), 2004 Nike Hoop Summit (Won)
Sterling Gibbs2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games (4th), 2009 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship (Gold)
Ben Gordon2003 Pan American Games (4th)
Richard Hamilton1999 Tournament of the Americas (Gold)
Jeremy Lamb2011 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (5th)
Donyell Marshall1993 Team USA European Tour (3-2), 1991 U.S. Olympic Festival (Silver)
Liam McNeeley2021 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship (Gold)
Emeka Okafor2004 Summer Olympics (Bronze), 2003 Pan American Games (4th)
Rodney Purvis2017–19 World Cup Qualifying Team (2-0), 2012 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship (Gold)
Stanley Robinson2006 FIBA Under-18 AmeriCup (Gold) 2005 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival (Bronze)
Chris Smith1990 FIBA World Championship (Bronze), 1990 Goodwill Games (Silver) 1989 U.S. Olympic Festival (Silver)
Charlie Villanueva2004 FIBA Americas Under-20 Championship (Gold)
Kemba Walker2018–20 United States Men's National Team, 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup (7th)
Toraino Walker1990 U.S. Olympic Festival (Bronze)
Marcus Williams2005 FIBA Under-21 World Championship (5th), 2002 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival (Bronze)

Coaches

Source[250]

UConn Coaches in USA Basketball
CoachAppearances
Jim Calhoun1993 COPABA Under-22 Qualifying Tournament – Assistant Coach (Silver), 1986 U.S. Olympic Festival – Assistant Coach (Silver)
Kevin Ollie2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship – Assistant Coach (Gold)
Dee Rowe1980 Summer Olympics – Assistant Coach (DNP)

Notable victories

Awards

Source[189]

Conference awards

AAC Defensive Player of the Year

AAC Most Improved Player

AAC Player of the Year

AAC Rookie of the Year

AAC Tournament MVP

All-AAC First Team

All-AAC Second Team

All-AAC Third Team

All-Big East Conference First Team

All-Big East Conference Second Team

AP National Coach of the Year

Big East Coach of the Year

Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Big East Most Improved Player

Big East Player of the Year

Big East Sixth Man of the Year

Big East Tournament MVP

Big East Rookie of the Year

ECAC Player of the Year

New England Player of the Year

National awards

AP All-American Honorable Mentions

Bob Cousy Award

Consensus First Team All-Americans

Consensus Second Team All-Americans

Naismith College Coach of the Year

National Defensive Player of the Year

NABC National Player of the Year

NCAA Tournament MOP

NCAA Tournament Regional MOP

Pete Newell Big Man Award

Sporting News Coach of the Year

UPI College Basketball Player of the Year

Records

Sources[277] [278]

Conference records

Big East Conference

Yankee Conference

NCAA records

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