List of UConn Huskies men's basketball head coaches

Last updated January 23, 2025

The following is a list of UConn Huskies men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Huskies in their 121-season history.

UConn's current head coach is Dan Hurley. He was hired as the Huskies' head coach in 2018, replacing Kevin Ollie.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
—	1900–1908^[a] 1910–1913^[b] 1914–1915	No Coach	12	42–43	.494
1	1915–1919	John F. Donahue	4	11–23	.324
2	1919–1921	M. R. Swartz	2	14–14	.500
3	1921–1923^[c]	J. Wilder Tasker	1 (plus 1 game)	15–15	.500
4	1923–1923^[d]	Roy J. Guyer	1	8–6	.571
5	1923–1927^[e] 1931–1931	Sumner A. Dole	41⁄2	39–25	.609
6	1927–1931^[f]	Louis A. Alexander	3+1⁄2	35–19	.648
7	1931–1935^[g]	John J. Heldman, Jr.	4 (plus 1 game)	19–42	.311
8	1935–1936^[h]	J. O. Christian	1	3–10	.231
9	1936–1945	Don White	9	94–59	.614
10	1945–1947^[i]	Blair Gullion	1+1⁄2	15–8	.652
11	1947–1963^[j]	Hugh Greer	16	285–112	.718
12	1963–1963^[k]	George Wigton	1⁄2	11–4	.733
13	1963–1967	Fred Shabel	4	72–29	.713
14	1967–1969	Burr Carlson	2	16–32	.333
15	1969–1977	Dee Rowe	8	120–88	.577
16	1977–1986	Dom Perno	9	139–91	.604
17	1986–2012	Jim Calhoun	26	629–245	.720
18	2012–2018^[l]	Kevin Ollie	6	113–79	.589
19	2018–present	Dan Hurley	7	141–58	.709
Totals		19 coaches	121 seasons	1,805–980	.648
Records updated through end of 2023–24 season

↑ Connecticut did not field a team during the 1908–09 and 1909–10 seasons.
↑ Connecticut did not field a team during the 1913–14 season.
↑ J. Wilder Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the 1922–23 season.
↑ Roy J. Guyer became head coach in January 1923 after J. Wilder Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the 1922–23 season.
↑ Sumner A. Dole coached the remainder of the 1930–31 season after Louis A. Alexander left in mid-season.
↑ Louis A. Alexander left the head coaching position in the middle of the 1930–31 season.
↑ John J. Heldman, Jr., left the head coaching position after the first game of the 1935–36 season.
↑ After John J. Heldman, Jr., left the head coaching position after the first game of the 1935–36 season, J. O. Christian coached the team for the rest of the season.
↑ Blair Gullion resigned halfway through the 1946–47 season.
↑ Hugh Greer became head coach after Blair Gullion resigned halfway through the 1946–47 season. Greer died in January 1963, halfway through the 1962–63 season. Greer's 16-season total includes 15 full seasons between 1947 and 1962 and two half-seasons, in 1946–47 and 1962–63.
↑ An assistant coach when Hugh Greer died halfway through the 1962–63 season in January 1963, George Wigton coached the Huskies for the rest of the season.
↑ All of UConn's wins during the 2017–18 season were vacated due to recruiting violations. Ollie's career won-lost record at UConn includes the official 0–18 record for that season.

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[1908–1910-1] Connecticut did not field a team during the 1908–09 and 1909–10 seasons.

[1913–1914-2] Connecticut did not field a team during the 1913–14 season.

[Tasker-3] J. Wilder Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the 1922–23 season.

[Guyer-4] Roy J. Guyer became head coach in January 1923 after J. Wilder Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the 1922–23 season.

[Dole-5] Sumner A. Dole coached the remainder of the 1930–31 season after Louis A. Alexander left in mid-season.

[Alexander-6] Louis A. Alexander left the head coaching position in the middle of the 1930–31 season.

[Heldman-7] John J. Heldman, Jr., left the head coaching position after the first game of the 1935–36 season.

[Christian-8] After John J. Heldman, Jr., left the head coaching position after the first game of the 1935–36 season, J. O. Christian coached the team for the rest of the season.

[Gullion-9] Blair Gullion resigned halfway through the 1946–47 season.

[Greer-10] Hugh Greer became head coach after Blair Gullion resigned halfway through the 1946–47 season. Greer died in January 1963, halfway through the 1962–63 season. Greer's 16-season total includes 15 full seasons between 1947 and 1962 and two half-seasons, in 1946–47 and 1962–63.

[Wigton-11] An assistant coach when Hugh Greer died halfway through the 1962–63 season in January 1963, George Wigton coached the Huskies for the rest of the season.

[Ollie-12] All of UConn's wins during the 2017–18 season were vacated due to recruiting violations. Ollie's career won-lost record at UConn includes the official 0–18 record for that season.

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