UConn Huskies men's basketball

UConn Huskies
2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
University	University of Connecticut
First season	1900–01 (1900–01)
All-time record	1,805–980 (.648)
Athletic director	David Benedict
Head coach	Dan Hurley (6th season)
Conference	Big East
Location	Storrs, Connecticut
Arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 10,299 XL Center 15,564
Nickname	Huskies
Colors	National flag blue and white [1]
Uniforms
Home Away Alternate
NCAA tournament champions
1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Final Four
1999, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1964, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1956, 1964, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament round of 32
1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
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 champions
1976, 1979, 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2024
Conference regular season champions
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 *vacated by NCAA

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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

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. ^[5] 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. ^[6] 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. ^[7] 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. ^{[8] [9]}

Since 1999, the Huskies have won six national championships in a span of 25 years, a run only rivaled by UCLA under John Wooden. ^[10] 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. ^[11] 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." ^[12]

Numerous UConn players have gone on to achieve professional success after their time in Storrs. In 2011, six former Huskies were included in SLAM Magazine's 500 Greatest NBA Players of All-Time: Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Clifford Robinson, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon and Emeka Okafor. ^[13] Kemba Walker is generally regarded as the greatest player in Charlotte Hornets franchise history. ^{[14] [15] [16] [17]} Other successful former Huskies include Andre Drummond, Rudy Gay, Donyell Marshall, Toby Kimball, Jeremy Lamb, Charlie Villanueva, Scott Burrell, Travis Knight, Kevin Ollie, Jake Voskuhl, Shabazz Napier, Marcus Williams and Jordan Hawkins.

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. ^[18] The victory led the school to add men's basketball as a varsity sport the following year. ^[19] 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. ^[6] 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 and posted a 1–4 record on the season. ^[20]

1915–1921: John Donahue and Ross Swartz

Looking to improve on its performance in the 1914–15 season, Connecticut named John F. Donahue as the program's first head coach. However, he led the team to four losing seasons and an 11–23 overall record. Connecticut named M. Ross Swartz as Donahue's replacement. 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. ^[20]

1921–1922: Wilder Tasker

J. Wilder Tasker in 1924

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. ^[21] 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. ^[22] Army was ranked #3 in the nation that season by the retrospective Premo-Porretta Power Poll, and went undefeated the following year. ^[23] 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. ^[20]

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. ^[24] 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. ^[23] 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. ^[20]

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. ^[23] 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. ^[20]

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. ^[25] 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. ^[20]

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. ^[26] 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. ^[27] 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. ^[23] 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. ^[28]

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. ^{[29] [20]}

Hugh Greer era (1946–1963)

Hugh S. Greer Field House, originally known as the UConn Field House, was the on-campus home of UConn men's basketball from 1954 to 1990

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. ^[24]

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. ^[30] 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. ^[31]

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 hanger, leading to the nickname "the Hanger." This facility had a capacity of 4,000 seats, allowing general admission attendance for the first time. ^[6] The team's first game in the Storrs Cage was a 63–29 win over Maine in January 1948. ^[32] 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. ^[33] 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. ^[34] 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. ^[35]

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. ^[36] The Huskies ended the season with their first National Invitation Tournament appearance and a 20–5 overall record. ^[37] 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. ^[38] 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. ^{[39] [40]} 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. ^[41]

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. ^[42] 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)

Fred Shabel in 1962

UConn named Fred Shabel as Greer's permanent replacement at head coach on April 1, 1963. ^[43] Shabel previously spent six seasons as an assistant coach at Duke, four of which were under College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Vic Bubas. ^[44] 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. ^[45]

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. ^[45]

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. ^[46] In the first round, UConn avenged a regular season loss to Temple, beating the heavily favored Owls 53–48 in the Philadelphia. ^[47] 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. ^[48] 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. ^[49] The run ended there, however, as UConn lost to Shabel's former team, Duke, by a score of 101–55 in Raleigh, North Carolina. ^[50]

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. ^[51] After the 1966–67 season, Shabel stepped down as head coach to become the athletic director at Penn. ^[52] 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. ^[45]

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. ^[53]

Dee Rowe era (1969–1977)

Dee Rowe in 2013

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. 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 cited "burn out" as the reason for his decision. ^[54]

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. ^[55] 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. ^[56]

Jim Calhoun era (1986–2012)

Jim Calhoun in 2003

UConn hired Northeastern head coach Jim Calhoun to take over the program in the 1986–87 season. ^[57] 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. ^[58] In his final season, Calhoun's Northeastern team defeated UConn 90–73 in a game at the Hartford Civic Center. ^[59]

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. ^[60] Calhoun finished his first year with a record of 9–19, his only losing season as UConn's head coach. ^[20]

1987-88 season: NIT champions

Heading into the 1987–88 season, Robinson and Gamble regained their academic eligibility and the team showed significant improvement. ^[61] 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. ^[62]

1989-90 season: The 'Dream Season'

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. ^[63] 1990 also marked the opening of Gampel Pavilion, the program's new on-campus home. ^[64] In the NCAA tournament the Huskies garnered a #1 seed in the East Region, but trailed Clemson 70–69 with 1 second remaining in the Sweet Sixteen. 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". ^[65] They would be eliminated on a buzzer-beater two days later by Duke, losing in overtime 79–78. ^[66] UConn finished with a 31–6 overall record. ^[67]

Gampel Pavilion, the current on-campus home of the UConn men's basketball team, opened in 1990

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. ^[68] 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 several regional finals.

1998–99 season: 'We Shocked The World', 1st NCAA title

UConn entered the 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. ^[69] 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. ^[70] 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. ^[71] UConn quickly rebounded, however, beating #4 Stanford 70–59 on the road. ^[72] The Huskies finished the year atop the Big East, winning their fifth conference regular season title in six years. ^[73] 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. ^[74] 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. ^[75] Facing #1 overall seed Duke, UConn was an 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. ^[76] As time expired, Khalid El-Amin ran over to a television camera on the court and shouted "We shocked the world!" ^[77] Hamilton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. UConn finished with a 34–2 overall record. ^[78] After the season, Hamilton was selected in the 1999 NBA draft as the #7 overall pick. ^[79]

2003–04 season: 'Calhoun's Best Team', 2nd NCAA title

Emeka Okafor, 2004 NABC National Player of the Year

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. ^{[80] [81]} UConn faced its first setback in the fourth game of the season, losing to Georgia Tech 77–61 in the Preseason NIT semifinals. ^[82] However, the team responded with 11 consecutive wins, including a 86–59 victory over #7 Oklahoma at Gampel Pavilion on January 11, 2004. ^[83] The streak ended with a 86–83 loss at #11 North Carolina on January 17, 2004. ^[84] 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. ^[85] The Huskies were awarded a #2 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the program's second Final Four with a 87–71 win over #8 seed Alabama on March 27, 2004. ^[86] 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. ^[87] 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. ^[88] Emeka Okafor was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. UConn finished with a 33–6 overall record. ^[89] After the season, Okafor and Gordon were selected in the 2004 NBA draft as the #2 and #3 overall picks, respectively. ^[90] Calhoun said he considers the 2003–04 team to be the best he ever coached. ^[91]

Calhoun was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. ^[92]

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. ^[93] The Huskies returned their entire starting lineup from the previous season and added 2008 McDonald's All-American Kemba Walker to the roster. ^[94] 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. ^{[95] [96]} UConn finished the regular season 4–2 without Dyson — with the two losses coming against Pittsburgh, ranked top-five in both matchups. ^[20] 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. ^{[97] [98]} 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. ^[99] 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. ^[100] The Huskies' run ended in the Final Four with a 82–73 loss to #2 seed Michigan State. ^[101] After the season, Hasheem Thabeet and A. J. Price were selected in the 2009 NBA draft with the #2 and #52 overall picks, respectively. ^[102]

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. ^[103] The team reached #4 in the poll by the start of conference play. ^[104] 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. ^[105] 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!" ^[106] The Huskies defeated #4 seed Syracuse in the semifinals and #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. ^[107] 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. Walker was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. UConn finished with a 32–9 overall record. ^[108] 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. ^[109]

Kevin Ollie era (2012–2018)

Kevin Ollie in 2013

Kevin Ollie was named UConn's next head coach at Jim Calhoun's retirement press conference in Gampel Pavilion. ^[110] Ollie played for Calhoun from 1991 to 1995 before spending 13 seasons as a journeyman in the NBA. ^[111] 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: 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. ^[112] In Ollie's first game, UConn upset #14 Michigan State 66–62 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. ^[113] The Huskies entered the AP Top 25 at #23 and reached #21 the following week. ^[114] 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. ^[115] 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. ^{[116] [117] [118]} UConn finished with a 20–10 overall record. ^[119]

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. ^[120] 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. ^[121]

2013–14 season: 'Hungry Huskies', 4th NCAA title

The Huskies came into Ollie's second season ranked #18 in the AP Top 25 poll. ^[122] 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. ^{[123] [124]} UConn climbed to #10 in the AP poll before losing its first game to Stanford on December 18, 2013. ^[125] 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 to #5 Louisville. UConn was selected to the NCAA tournament as a #7 seed. On March 30, 2014, 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. ^[126] The Huskies beat the #1 overall seed Florida 63–53 in the Final Four and won the national championship on April 7, 2014, defeating #8 seed Kentucky 60–54. ^[127] 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." ^[128] Ollie's team was the first #7 seed to ever win the NCAA tournament. UConn finished with a 32–8 overall record. ^[119] After the season, Napier and DeAndre Daniels were selected in the 2014 NBA draft as the #24 and #37 overall picks, respectively. ^[129]

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 season ranked #17 in the AP Top 25 poll. ^[130] 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. ^{[131] [132]} 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. ^[133] The season ended with a first-round exit in the NIT, losing to Arizona State 68–61 in a game played at Gampel Pavilion. ^[134] UConn finished with a 20–15 overall record. ^[119]

2015–16 season: AAC champions

Gampel Pavilion during a UConn men's basketball game against Houston on February 28, 2016

UConn entered the 2015–16 season ranked #20 in the AP Top 25 poll. ^[135] 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. ^{[136] [137] [138]} 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. ^[139] 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. ^[140] 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. ^[141] 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. ^[142] Daniel Hamilton was named the conference tournament's MVP. UConn returned to NCAA tournament at a #8 seed and defeated #9 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. ^[143] UConn finished with a 25–11 overall record. ^[119] After the season, Hamilton was selected #56 overall in the 2016 NBA draft. ^[144]

2016–17 season: Ollie's first losing season

UConn entered the season ranked #18 in the AP Top 25 poll, but fell out of the rankings after opening the year with upset losses at home to Wagner and Northeastern. ^[145] On December 5, 2016, the Huskies defeated Syracuse 52–50 in the Tire Pro Classic at Madison Square Garden. ^[146] The team finished the regular season tied for fifth place in the American, and pulled off an upset win over #3 seed Houston in the AAC tournament quarterfinals. ^[147] The Huskies' season ended with an 81–71 loss to #2 seed Cincinnati the AAC tournament semifinals. ^[148] UConn finished with a 16–17 overall record, the program's first losing season in 30 years. ^[149]

2017–18 season: Back-to-back losing seasons

The Huskies were unranked for the entire 2017–18 season and had 11 double-digit losses. ^[119] On January 26, 2018, the school announced the NCAA was investigating UConn for possible recruiting violations related to three players. ^[150] 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. ^[151] UConn finished with a 14–18 overall record. ^[119] Two days after the loss to SMU, Kevin Ollie was fired for just cause related to the NCAA investigation. ^[152] 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. ^{[153] [154]}

Dan Hurley era (2018–present)

Dan Hurley during a 2023 departure ceremony for the NCAA Final Four

UConn hired Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley as Ollie's replacement for the 2018–19 season. He was introduced on March 23, 2018. ^[155] 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 at Duke and current head coach at Arizona State. ^[156]

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. ^[157] However, UConn lost to Iowa the following day in the tournament championship game. ^[158] The team's 6–12 record in the American Athletic Conference was its worst record in conference play in over three decades. ^[119] The season ended with an 84–45 loss to #11 Houston in the AAC tournament quarterfinals. ^[159] 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. ^[160]

2019–20 season: Final year in the American

With UConn's return to the Big East imminent, the Huskies had one season left to play in the American Athletic Conference. UConn started the year 9–3, including an upset win over #15 Florida at Gampel Pavilion. ^[161] 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. ^[162] 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. ^{[163] [164]} 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. ^{[165] [166]} UConn finished with a 19–12 overall record. ^[119]

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. ^[167] Five games were canceled and four others were rescheduled as players, coaches and staff tested positive for the virus. ^[119] UConn finished third in the conference and lost in the Big East tournament semifinals to #2 seed Creighton. ^[168] 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. ^[169] UConn finished with a 15–8 overall record. ^[119] After the season, James Bouknight was selected as the #11 overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft. ^[170]

2021–22 season: Postseason shortfalls

The XL Center during a sold-out UConn men's basketball game against #8 Villanova on February 22, 2022

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. ^[171] The Huskies started off 5–0, including a 115–109 double-overtime win against #19 Auburn in the Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals. ^[172] The team lost to Michigan State in the semifinals the following day. ^[173] 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. ^{[119] [174]} 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. ^[175] 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. ^[176] UConn finished with a 23–10 overall record. ^[119] After the season, Tyrese Martin was selected as the #51 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. ^[177]

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. ^{[178] [179]} Despite this, UConn jumped out to a 14–0 start, winning the Phil Knight Invitational championship and climbing to #2 to the AP Top 25 poll by mid-December. ^[180] 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. ^[181] The Huskies finished fourth in the Big East and, for the third straight year, lost in the Big East tournament semifinals. ^[182] 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. ^[183] Adama Sanogo was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. The Huskies were the first team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 to win every game by at least 13 points. ^[184] UConn finished with a 31–8 overall record. ^[119] After the season, Jordan Hawkins and Andre Jackson Jr. were selected in the 2023 NBA draft as the #14 and #36 overall picks, respectively. ^[185] Sanogo signed as an undrafted free agent with the Chicago Bulls. ^[186] 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. ^{[187] [188] [189] [190] [191] [192]}

2023–24 season: 'Back-to-Back', 6th NCAA title

UConn entered the 2023–24 season ranked #6 in the preseason AP Top 25 poll, and reached #4 after starting 7–0 and winning the Empire Classic championship at Madison Square Garden. ^{[193] [194]} On November 28, 2023, UConn won its 24th straight non-conference game by double digits, setting a new NCAA record. ^[195] The team lost its first non-conference game in 624 days at #5 Kansas on December 1, 2023. ^[196] The Huskies rebounded from the loss four days later with a 87–76 win over #9 North Carolina in the Jimmy V Classic. ^[197] 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. ^{[198] [199]} The Huskies defeated Marquette on March 16, 2024, to win their first Big East tournament championship since 2011 and eighth overall, tied for most in conference history. ^[200] UConn received the #1 overall seed for the first time ever in the 2024 NCAA tournament and won its second consecutive NCAA title with a win over Purdue in the national championship game. ^{[201] [202]} The Huskies' scoring margin of +140 for their six games (23.3 points per game) is an NCAA Division I record. ^[203] Tristen Newton was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. ^[204] Hurley was named Naismith College Coach of the Year and Sporting News Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year. ^{[205] [206]} UConn finished with a 37–3 overall record. ^[119] All five of the team's starters are projected picks in the 2024 NBA draft if they choose to enter — Donovan Clingan, Stephon Castle, Tristen Newton, Cam Spencer and Alex Karaban. ^[204] Clingan and Castle are projected lottery picks as of April 2024. ^{[207] [208]}

With a sixth NCAA championship, UConn moved into a tie with North Carolina for third-most all-time, trailing only UCLA (11) and Kentucky (8) and surpassing Duke and Indiana (5). ^[209] 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. ^[210]

Facilities

• Hawley Armory (1915–1947) ^[6]
• Storrs Cage (1948–1954) ^{[6] [211]}
• Hugh S. Greer Fieldhouse (1954–1990) ^[6]
• XL Center/Hartford Civic Center (1975–present)
• Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
• Werth Family Champions Center (2014–present)

Season-by-season records

Main article: List of UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons

Postseason results

Source ^[212]

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). ^{[213] [214] [215] [216]}

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. ^[217]

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.

Year →	'79	'90	'91	'92	'94	'95	'96†	'98	'99	'00	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'08	'09	'11	'12	'14	'16	'21	'22	'23	'24
Seed →	5	1	11	9	2	2	1	2	1	5	2	5	2	2	1	4	1	3	9	7	9	7	5	4	1*

#

Indicates NCAA championship

* Indicates overall number one seed

† Indicates vacated by the NCAA

NCAA Final Fours

• 1999 – Champion
• 2004 – Champion
• 2009 – Semifinalist
• 2011 – Champion
• 2014 – Champion
• 2023 – Champion
• 2024 – Champion

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
Round	Opponent	Score
Round #1	#16 Texas-San Antonio	91–66
Round #2	#9 New Mexico	78–56
Sweet 16	#5 Iowa	78–68
Elite 8	#10 Gonzaga	67–62
Final Four	#4 Ohio State	64–58
Championship	#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
Round	Opponent	Score
Round #1	#15 Vermont	70–53
Round #2	#7 DePaul	72–55
Sweet 16	#6 Vanderbilt	73–53
Elite 8	#8 Alabama	87–71
Final Four	#1 Duke	79–78
Championship	#3 Georgia Tech	82–73

2011 NCAA Title

The 2011 UConn National Championship team at the White House

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. ^[218] 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. ^[219] 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
Round	Opponent	Score
Round #1	#14 Bucknell	89–52
Round #2	#6 Cincinnati	69–58
Sweet 16	#2 San Diego State	74–67
Elite 8	#5 Arizona	65–63
Final Four	#4 Kentucky	56–55
Championship	#8 Butler	53–41

2014 NCAA Title

2014 UConn National Championship teams at the White House

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

2023 NCAA Title

The 2023 UConn National Championship team at the White House

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, tying Duke and Indiana for the fourth spot in national championships.

2023 NCAA Tournament
Round	Opponent	Score
Round #1	#13 Iona	87–63
Round #2	#5 Saint Mary's	70–55
Sweet 16	#8 Arkansas	88–65
Elite 8	#3 Gonzaga	82–54
Final Four	#5 Miami	72–59
Championship	#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. ^[220] 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
Round	Opponent	Score
Round #1	#16 Stetson	91–52
Round #2	#9 Northwestern	75–58
Sweet 16	#5 San Diego State	82–52
Elite 8	#3 Illinois	77–52
Final Four	#4 Alabama	86–72
Championship	#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).

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1951	N/A	Sweet Sixteen	St. John's	L 52–63
1954	N/A	First Round	Navy	L 80–85
1956	N/A	First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Manhattan Temple Dartmouth	W 84–75 L 59–65 L 64–85
1957	N/A	First Round	Syracuse	L 76–82
1958	N/A	First Round	Dartmouth	L 64–75
1959	N/A	First Round	Boston University	L 58–60
1960	N/A	First Round	NYU	L 59–78
1963	N/A	First Round	West Virginia	L 71–77
1964	N/A	First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Temple Princeton Duke	W 53–48 W 52–50 L 54–101
1965	N/A	First Round	Saint Joseph's	L 61–67
1967	N/A	First Round	Boston College	L 42–48
1976	N/A	First Round Sweet Sixteen	Hofstra Rutgers	W 80–79OT L 79–93
1979	#5	Second Round	#4 Syracuse	L 81–89
1990	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Boston University #9 California #5 Clemson #3 Duke	W 76–52 W 74–54 W 71–70 L 78–79OT
1991	#11	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#6 LSU #14 Xavier #2 Duke	W 79–62 W 66–50 L 67–81
1992	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Nebraska #1 Ohio State	W 86–65 L 55–78
1994	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 Rider #10 George Washington #3 Florida	W 64–46 W 75–63 L 60–69OT
1995	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Chattanooga #7 Cincinnati #3 Maryland #1 UCLA	W 100–71 W 96–91 W 99–89 L 96–102
1996*	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#16 Colgate #9 Eastern Michigan #5 Mississippi State	W 68–59 W 95–81 L 55–60
1998	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Fairleigh Dickinson #7 Indiana #11 Washington #1 North Carolina	W 93–85 W 78–68 W 75–74 L 64–75
1999	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#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
2000	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Utah State #4 Tennessee	W 75–67 L 51–65
2002	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#15 Hampton #7 NC State #11 Southern Illinois #1 Maryland	W 78–67 W 77–74 W 71–59 L 82–90
2003	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 BYU #4 Stanford #1 Texas	W 58–53 W 85–74 L 78–82
2004	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#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
2005	#2	First Round Second Round	#15 UCF #10 NC State	W 77–71 L 62–65
2006	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#16 Albany #8 Kentucky #5 Washington #11 George Mason	W 72–59 W 87–83 W 98–92OT L 84–86OT
2008	#4	First Round	#13 San Diego	L 69–70OT
2009	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 Chattanooga #9 Texas A&M #5 Purdue #3 Missouri #2 Michigan State	W 103–47 W 92–66 W 72–60 W 82–75 L 73–82
2011	#3	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#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
2012	#9	First Round	#8 Iowa State	L 64–77
2014	#7	Second Round Third Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#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
2016	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Colorado #1 Kansas	W 74–67 L 61–73
2021	#7	First Round	#10 Maryland	L 54–63
2022	#5	First Round	#12 New Mexico State	L 63–70
2023	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#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
2024	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National Championship	#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

*NCAA vacated all of UConn's games in 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Totals above do not include vacated games.

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.

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
1955	First Round	Saint Louis	L 103–110
1974	First Round Quarterfinals	St. John's Boston College	W 82–70 L 75–76
1975	First Round	South Carolina	L 61–71
1980	First Round	Saint Peter's	L 56–71
1981	First Round Second Round	South Florida Minnesota	W 66–55 L 66–84
1982	First Round	Dayton	L 75–76
1988	First Round Second Round Quarterfials Semifinals Final	West Virginia Louisiana Tech VCU Boston College Ohio State	W 62–57 W 65–59 W 69–60 W 73–67 W 72–67
1989	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Charlotte California UAB	W 67–62 W 73–72 L 79–85
1993	First Round	Jackson State	L 88–90
1997	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game	Iona Bradley Nebraska Florida State Arkansas	W 71–66 W 63–47 W 76–67 L 65–71 W 74–64
2001	First Round Second Round	South Carolina Detroit	W 72–65 L 61–67
2010	First Round Second Round	Northeastern Virginia Tech	W 59–57 L 63–65
2015	First Round	Arizona State	L 61–68

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.

Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1900–1915 [221]	No Coach	15	45–44	.506
1915–1919 [221]	John F. Donahue	4	11–23	.324
1919–1921 [221]	M. Ross Swartz	2	14–14	.500
1921–1922 [221]	J. Wilder Tasker	2	15–5	.750
1922–1923 [221]	Roy J. Guyer	1	8–6	.571
1923–1927 [221]	Sumner A. Dole	4	39–25	.609
1927–1931 [221]	Louis A. Alexander	4	35–19	.648
1931–1936 [221]	John J. Heldman Jr.	5	19–42	.311
1935–1936 [221]	J. Orlean Christian (interim)	1	3–10	.231
1936–1945 [221]	Don White	9	94–59	.614
1945–1946 [221]	Blair Gullion	2	14–7	.667
1946–1963 [221]	Hugh S. Greer	17	287–113	.718
1963 [221]	George Wigton (interim)	1	11–4	.733
1963–1967 [221]	Fred Shabel	4	72–29	.713
1967–1969 [221]	Burr Carlson	2	16–32	.333
1969–1977 [221]	Donald "Dee" Rowe	8	120–88	.577
1977–1986 [221]	Dominic "Dom" Perno	9	139–114	.549
1986–2012 [221]	Jim Calhoun	26	625–243	.720
2012–2018 [212]	Kevin Ollie	6	113–79	.588
2018–present [212]	Dan Hurley	6	141–58	.708

Huskies of Honor

Main article: Huskies of Honor

On December 26, 2006, UConn announced inaugural inductees into the "Huskies of Honor" recognition program, a class of 13 players and 3 coaches that were later introduced at halftime during the February 5, 2007 UConn-Syracuse game. ^[222] Former athletic director John Toner was inducted on February 28, 2009. ^[223] 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. ^[224]

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; ^[222] Both the panels and the plaques are on permanent display at Gampel Pavilion on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs, Connecticut. ^[225]

Players

• Harrison Fitch 1932–1934
• Walt Dropo 1942–1947
• Vincent Yokabaskas 1948–1952
• Worthy Patterson 1951–1954
• Art Quimby 1951–1955
• Toby Kimball 1961–1965
• Wes Bialosuknia 1964–1967
• Bill Corley 1965–1968
• Tony Hanson 1973–1977
• Corny Thompson 1978–1982
• Clifford Robinson 1985–1989
• Chris Smith 1988–1992
• Scott Burrell 1989–1993
• Donyell Marshall 1991–1994
• Ray Allen 1993–1996
• Richard Hamilton 1996–1999
• Khalid El-Amin 1997–2000
• Caron Butler 2000–2002
• Emeka Okafor 2001–2004
• Rashad Anderson 2002–2006
• Rudy Gay 2004–2006
• Kemba Walker 2008–2011
• Andre Drummond 2011–2012
• Shabazz Napier 2010–2014
• Tristen Newton 2022–2024

Coaches and administrators

• Hugh Greer, Head Coach, 1946–1963
• Dee Rowe, Head Coach, 1969–1977
• John Toner, Athletic Director, 1969–1987
• Jim Calhoun, Head Coach, 1986–2012

Teams

• 1999 National Championship Team
• 2004 National Championship Team

Retired numbers

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Ray Allen's #34 (here playing for the Boston Celtics).

UConn Huskies retired numbers
No.	Player	Pos.	Years played	No. ret.	Ref.
32	Richard Hamilton	SG	1996–1999	2024	[226]
34	Ray Allen	SG	1993–1996	2019	[227]

On December 7, 2018, UConn announced that the #34 worn by Ray Allen would be permanently retired, effective with ceremonies to be held during the Huskies' final 2018–19 home game on March 3, 2019. In its announcement, UConn stated that going forward, number retirement would be reserved for former Huskies players inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, as Allen was earlier that year.

At the same time, the Huskies announced that the #50 worn by Rebecca Lobo, a 2017 Naismith Hall inductee, would be retired by UConn women's basketball, with ceremonies held during the season's final women's home game on March 2, 2019. ^[228]

UConn's announcement did not make it clear whether both numbers would be retired across both men's and women's programs, but a university spokesperson clarified that the retirements applied only to the teams that Allen and Lobo competed for, meaning that #50 will remain available in men's basketball and #34 in women's. ^[229]

On January 30, 2024, UConn announced that the #32 jersey worn by Richard Hamilton would be retired at Gampel Pavilion at halftime of UConn's game against Villanova on February 24.

Notable victories

• December 10, 1921 – UConn upsets Army at West Point, 33–31. Phil Dean hits a game-winning shot with under 30 seconds left to secure the win over an Army squad ranked #3 in the nation that season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. ^{[23] [22]}
• February 27, 1954 – Worthy Patterson's buzzer-beater at #7 Holy Cross gives UConn an upset of the then-powerhouse Crusaders, 78–77. ^[34]
• March 13, 1956 – UConn defeats Manhattan 84–75 to win an NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament game for the first time. ^[38]
• March 14, 1964 – UConn upsets Princeton and star forward Bill Bradley 52–50 in the Sweet Sixteen. The victory is sealed when Dom Perno steals the ball from Bradley with 19 seconds to play. Perno would later become UConn's coach. ^[49]
• February 28, 1970 ("The Slowdown Game") – With four players unavailable and a share of the Yankee Conference Regular-Season Championship on the line, UConn beats Rhode Island 35–32 at the Field House. Played before the shot clock-era, UConn dribbles endlessly for 38 minutes to make up for their limited roster. ^[230]
• March 30, 1988 – UConn defeats Ohio State 72–67 at Madison Square Garden to win the 1988 National Invitation Tournament. ^[231]
• January 27, 1990 – UConn beats #15 St. John's 72–58 in the first game played at Gampel Pavilion. ^[232]
• March 11, 1990 – UConn beats Syracuse 78–75 at Madison Square Garden to win its first Big East men's tournament championship. ^[233]
• March 22, 1990 ("The Shot") – Tate George makes a shot at the buzzer to beat Clemson 71–70 in the 1990 Sweet Sixteen at Brendan Byrne Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ^[65]
• March 9, 1996 – With 4 minutes remaining, UConn trails Georgetown 74–63. The Huskies close the game with a 12–0 run and win the Big East Championship 75–74 on an off-balance floater from All-American Ray Allen at Madison Square Garden. ^[234]
• March 20, 1998 (Hamilton "Rips" Washington's heart out) – Down 74–73 in the Sweet Sixteen to the eleven seed Washington Huskies, two seed UConn gets three shot attempts off in the final 15 seconds with Rip Hamilton's buzzer beating jumper winning it 75–74. ^[235]
• March 20, 1999 – UConn defeats Gonzaga 67–62 to win the West Regional Final and advance to the Final Four for the first time. ^[236]
• March 29, 1999 – UConn wins its first NCAA Championship, defeating Duke 77–74 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. ^[237]
• March 27, 2004 – UConn defeats Alabama 87–71 to win the West Regional Final and advance to the Final Four for the second time. ^[238]
• April 5, 2004 – UConn wins its second NCAA Championship, defeating Georgia Tech 82–73 at the Alamodome in San Antonio. ^[239]
• March 28, 2009 – UConn defeats Missouri 82–75 to win the Arizona Regional Final and advance to the Final Four for the third time. ^[100]
• March 12, 2011 ("Five Games in Five Days") – In the final of the Big East tournament, UConn defeats Louisville by a score of 69–66 to claim their seventh Big East Championship. The victory capped an unprecedented run wherein the Huskies won five tournament games in five consecutive days. Four of those wins came against top-25 opponents. Junior All-American guard Kemba Walker scored a tournament-record 130 points in the five-game run, and was named tournament MVP. ^[240]
• March 26, 2011 – UConn defeats Arizona 65–63 to win the West Regional Final and advance to the Final Four for the fourth time. ^[241]
• April 4, 2011 – UConn wins its third NCAA Championship, defeating Butler 53–41 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. ^[242]
• November 9, 2012 – In Kevin Ollie's first game as Connecticut head coach, UConn beats the #14 Michigan State Spartans 66–62 at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. ^[243]
• March 30, 2014 – UConn defeats Michigan State 60–54 at Madison Square Garden to win the East Regional Final and advance to the Final Four for the fifth time. ^[244]
• April 7, 2014 – UConn wins its fourth NCAA Championship, defeating Kentucky 60–54 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. ^[245]
• March 11, 2016 – With 0.8 seconds remaining and UConn down by 3, freshman point guard Jalen Adams hits a 70-foot 3 pointer to tie an American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament quarterfinal game against Cincinnati and force a fourth overtime. UConn wins the game 104–97, and then wins the final against Memphis two days later to advance to the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. ^[246]
• March 25, 2023 – UConn defeats Gonzaga 82–54 to win the West Regional Final and advance to the Final Four for the sixth time. ^[247]
• April 3, 2023 – UConn wins its fifth NCAA Championship, defeating San Diego State 76–59 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. ^[248]
• November 27, 2023 – UConn defeats New Hampshire 84–64 to set an NCAA record with its 24th straight non-conference victory by double digits. ^[249]
• March 30, 2024 – In a game that notably included a 30–0 run, UConn defeats Illinois 77–52 to win the East Regional Final and advance to their seventh Final Four. ^[250]
• April 8, 2024 – UConn wins back-to-back titles with its sixth NCAA Championship, defeating Purdue 75–60 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. ^[251]

Records

Sources ^{[252] [5]}

Conference records

Big East Conference

• Regular season championships: 11
• Regular season conference wins: 18 ^[253]
• Tournament championships: 8

Yankee Conference

• Regular season championships: 18

NCAA records

• Consecutive Double-Digit Wins vs. Non-Conference Opponents: 24 — UConn, 2022–2024 ^[195]
• Games in a Season (Since 1948): 41 — UConn, 2011 (32–9)
• Lead Before Division I Opponent Scores at Start of a Game: 32–0 — UConn vs. New Hampshire, Dec. 12, 1990
• Number of Different Players to Score a Three-Point Field Goal in a Single Game, One Team: 10 — UConn vs. Xavier, Jan. 28, 2024
• Rebounds per Game in a Season: 70.0 — UConn, 1955 (1,751 in 25)

Awards

Source ^[212]

Conference awards

AAC Defensive Player of the Year Amida Brimah – 2015 AAC Most Improved Player Josh Carlton – 2019 AAC Player of the Year Shabazz Napier – 2014 AAC Rookie of the Year Daniel Hamilton – 2015 AAC Tournament MVP Daniel Hamilton – 2016 All-AAC First Team Shabazz Napier – 2014 Ryan Boatright – 2015 Jalen Adams – 2017 All-AAC Second Team Daniel Hamilton – 2016 Jalen Adams – 2018 All-AAC Third Team Jalen Adams – 2019 James Bouknight – 2020 All-Big East Conference First Team Corny Thompson – 1982 Chris Smith – 1992 Donyell Marshall – 1993, 1994 Ray Allen – 1995, 1996 Richard Hamilton – 1998, 1999 Khalid El-Amin – 2000 Caron Butler – 2002 Emeka Okafor – 2003, 2004 Ben Gordon – 2004 Rudy Gay – 2006 Jeff Adrien – 2008 A.J. Price – 2008 Hasheem Thabeet – 2009 Kemba Walker – 2011 Jeremy Lamb – 2012 Shabazz Napier – 2013 James Bouknight – 2021 R. J. Cole – 2022 Adama Sanogo – 2022, 2023 Jordan Hawkins – 2023 Tristen Newton – 2024 Cam Spencer – 2024 All-Big East Conference Second Team Corny Thompson – 1980 Chuck Alexsinas – 1981 Mike McKay – 1982 Earl Kelley – 1985, 1986 Clifford Robinson – 1989 Chris Smith – 1990, 1991 Scott Burrell – 1992 Doron Sheffer – 1995, 1996 Khalid El-Amin – 1999 Ben Gordon – 2003 Josh Boone – 2005 Charlie Villanueva – 2005 Hilton Armstrong – 2006 Marcus Williams – 2006 Jeff Adrien – 2007 Hasheem Thabeet – 2008 A.J. Price – 2009

All-Big East Conference Third Team Mike McKay – 1980, 1981 Karl Hobbs – 1984 Clifford Robinson – 1988 Tate George – 1990 Nadav Henefeld – 1990 Scott Burrell – 1991, 1993 Rod Sellers – 1992 Donny Marshall – 1994, 1995 Doron Sheffer – 1994 Kevin Ollie – 1995 Khalid El-Amin – 1999 Caron Butler – 2001 Emeka Okafor – 2002 Marcus Williams – 2005 Jeff Adrien – 2009 Jerome Dyson – 2010 Kemba Walker – 2010 AP National Coach of the Year Jim Calhoun – 1990 Big East Coach of the Year Jim Calhoun – 1990, 1994, 1996, 1998 Dan Hurley – 2024 Big East Defensive Player of the Year Donyell Marshall – 1994 Emeka Okafor – 2003, 2004 Josh Boone – 2005 Hilton Armstrong – 2006 Hasheem Thabeet – 2008, 2009 Isaiah Whaley – 2021 Big East Most Improved Player Marcus Williams – 2005 Big East Player of the Year Donyell Marshall – 1994 Ray Allen – 1996 Richard Hamilton – 1998, 1999 Caron Butler – 2002 Emeka Okafor – 2004 Hasheem Thabeet – 2009 Big East Sixth Man of the Year Tyler Polley – 2021 Hassan Diarra – 2024 Big East Tournament MVP Chris Smith – 1990 Khalid El-Amin – 1998 Kevin Freeman – 1999 Caron Butler – 2002 Ben Gordon – 2004 Kemba Walker – 2011 Tristen Newton – 2024 Big East Rookie of the Year Earl Kelley – 1983 Nadav Henefeld – 1990 Doron Sheffer – 1994 Khalid El-Amin – 1998 Rudy Gay – 2005 Stephon Castle – 2024 ECAC Player of the Year Tony Hanson – 1977 New England Player of the Year Tony Hanson – 1977

National awards

Bob Cousy Award Kemba Walker – 2011 Shabazz Napier – 2014 Tristen Newton – 2024 Consensus First Team All-Americans Donyell Marshall – 1994 Ray Allen – 1996 Richard Hamilton – 1999 Emeka Okafor – 2004 Kemba Walker – 2011 Shabazz Napier – 2014 Tristen Newton – 2024 Consensus Second Team All-Americans Richard Hamilton – 1998 Rudy Gay – 2006 Hasheem Thabeet – 2009 Consensus Third Team All-Americans Ray Allen – 1995 John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award Jim Calhoun – 2005 Naismith College Coach of the Year Dan Hurley – 2024 National Defensive Player of the Year Emeka Okafor – 2003, 2004 Hasheem Thabeet – 2008, 2009

NABC National Player of the Year Emeka Okafor – 2004 NCAA Tournament MOP Richard Hamilton – 1999 Emeka Okafor – 2004 Kemba Walker – 2011 Shabazz Napier – 2014 Adama Sanogo – 2023 Tristen Newton – 2024 NCAA Tournament Regional MOP Richard Hamilton – 1999 Ben Gordon – 2004 A.J. Price – 2009 Kemba Walker – 2011 Shabazz Napier – 2014 Jordan Hawkins – 2023 Donovan Clingan – 2024 Pete Newell Big Man Award Emeka Okafor – 2004 Sporting News Coach of the Year Jim Calhoun – 1990 Dan Hurley – 2024 UPI College Basketball Player of the Year Ray Allen – 1996

Huskies in the NBA

Since the 1990s, UConn has been recognized as being a consistent pipeline for players to enter the National Basketball Association. During the 2006–2007 season, there were an NBA-high 14 former Huskies on active rosters. During the 2013–14 season, 13 former Huskies were on active NBA rosters. UConn has sent a total of 41 players to the NBA and ABA.

UConn has had 15 players selected as lottery picks in the NBA draft:

UConn Lottery Picks
Player	Year	Pick #	Team
Donyell Marshall	1994	4	Minnesota Timberwolves
Ray Allen	1996	5	Minnesota Timberwolves
Richard Hamilton	1999	7	Washington Wizards
Caron Butler	2002	10	Miami Heat
Emeka Okafor	2004	2	Charlotte Bobcats
Ben Gordon	2004	3	Chicago Bulls
Charlie Villanueva	2005	7	Toronto Raptors
Rudy Gay	2006	8	Houston Rockets
Hilton Armstrong	2006	12	New Orleans Hornets
Hasheem Thabeet	2009	2	Memphis Grizzlies
Kemba Walker	2011	9	Charlotte Bobcats
Andre Drummond	2012	9	Detroit Pistons
Jeremy Lamb	2012	12	Houston Rockets
James Bouknight	2021	11	Charlotte Hornets
Jordan Hawkins	2023	14	New Orleans Pelicans

• The 2006 Draft class was notable for tying the record of most first-round picks from one school, with four. With five players drafted in the two rounds, UConn tied for the second-most ever taken in an NBA draft. ^[254]
• Two players (Clifford Robinson, 1992–93, and Ben Gordon, 2004–05) have been winners of the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.
• Emeka Okafor was the winner of the 2004–05 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
• Ray Allen was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018, and retired as the all-time leading scorer in 3-point field goals made.
• Five players (Scott Burrell, '97–'98, Travis Knight, '99–'00, Richard Hamilton, '03–'04, Ray Allen, '07–'08 and '12–'13, Caron Butler, '10–'11) have won NBA championships.

NBA Players Past and Present ^{[255] [256]}

• Adrien, Jeff 2010–2015
• Aleksinas, Chuck 1984–1985
• Allen, Ray 1996–2014
• Armstrong, Hilton 2006–2014
• Bialosuknia, Wes 1967–1968
• Boone, Josh 2006–2010
• Bouknight, James 2021–present
• Brimah, Amida 2018–2021
• Burrell, Scott 1993–2000
• Butler, Caron 2002–2016
• Drummond, Andre 2012–present
• Dyson, Jerome 2012
• El-Amin, Khalid 2000–2001
• Foster, Jimmy 1974–1975
• Gay, Rudy 2006–present
• George, Tate 1990–1994
• Gordon, Ben 2004–2015
• Hamilton, Daniel 2017–2019
• Hamilton, Richard 1999–2013
• Hawkins, Jordan 2023–present
• Jackson Jr., Andre 2023–present
• Kimball, Toby 1966–1974
• Knight, Travis 1996–2002
• Kuczenski, Bruce 1983–1984
• Lamb, Jeremy 2012–present
• Marshall, Donny 1995–2002
• Marshall, Donyell 1994–2009
• Martin, Tyrese 2022–present
• Napier, Shabazz 2014–2020
• Okafor, Emeka 2004–2013, 2018
• Ollie, Kevin 1997–2010
• Patterson, Worthy 1957
• Price, A.J. 2009–2015
• Purvis, Rodney 2018
• Robinson, Clifford 1989–2006
• Sanogo, Adama 2023–present
• Smith, Chris 1992–1994
• Thabeet, Hasheem 2009–2014
• Thompson, Corny 1982–1983
• Villanueva, Charlie 2005–2016
• Voskuhl, Jake 2000–2009
• Walker, Kemba 2011–2023
• Williams, Marcus 2006–2010

* Bold indicates active players.

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