The 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2009–2010 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 7–11 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament.
UConn was invited to the 2010 National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the second round before losing to Virginia Tech 65–63.
Preseason Senior Jerome Dyson and sophomore Kemba Walker were named to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team while senior Stanley Robinson garnered All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention accolades.
Roster changes UConn was hit hard due to the graduation of starters Jeff Adrien, A. J. Price, and Craig Austrie. They were also without center Hasheem Thabeet, who decided to enter the NBA at the end of the 2008–09 season.
Recruiting class
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| Big East tournament
!colspan=10| 2010 National Invitation Tournament
Roster
Depth chart
Broadcasters Locally, the Connecticut Huskies we're broadcast on local radio by the UCONN Radio Network, with flagship station, WTIC–AM in Hartford, Connecticut. Flagship station Play-by-play AnalystWTIC–AMJoe D'AmbrosioWayne Norman
Rankings
See also 2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team
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