The 2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.
The school announced on January 26, 2018, that the NCAA was investigating recruitment of at least three basketball players for possible recruiting violations. On March 10, the school fired head coach Kevin Ollie for just cause related to the NCAA investigation. On March 22, 2018, it was announced that the school had hired Dan Hurley as head coach. On July 2, 2019, the wins for the 2017–18 season were vacated due to NCAA Sanctions.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Vance Jackson 5 F 6'8" 229 Freshman Pasadena, CA Transferred to New Mexico Kentan Facey 12 F 6'10" 227 Senior Trelawny, Jamaica Graduated Steven Enoch 13 F 6'11" 258 Sophomore Norwalk, CT Transferred to Louisville Rodney Purvis 15 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated Juwan Durham 23 F 6'11" 207 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to Notre Dame Restinel Lomotey 33 G 6'3" 198 Junior Branford, CT No longer on official roster Amida Brimah 35 C 7'0" 230 Senior Accra, Ghana Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Antwoine Anderson 0 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Rochester, NY Transferred from Fordham. Under NCAA transfer rules, Anderson will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Anderson has one year of remaining eligibility. Eric Cobb 23 F 6'9" 295 Junior Jacksonville, FL Transferred from Chipola College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Cobb will have two years of remaining eligibility. David Onuorah 34 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Lithonia, Ga. Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onuorah will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Onuorah has one year of remaining eligibility. Kwintin Williams 11 PF 6'7" 215 Sophomore Anchorage, AK Transferred from Arizona Western College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Williams will have three years of remaining eligibility. Sidney Wilson 15 F 6'7" 183 Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred from St. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wilson will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2018–19 season. Wilson will have four years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
Preseason At the conference's annual media day, the Huskies were picked to finish in sixth place in the AAC. Junior guard Jalen Adams was named to the preseason All-AAC first team.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=|American Athletic Conference tournament
References