The 2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's third season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies played their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Huskies finished the season 31–8, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No.4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence in the quarterfinals before losing to Marquette in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.4 seed in the West region. UConn defeated Iona, Saint Mary's, Arkansas, and Gonzaga to advance to the school's sixth Final Four and first since 2014. They defeated Miami and San Diego State to win the national championship game, the school's fifth championship since 1999, and were only the fifth men's team to win all six of its games by 10 points or more. UConn was the first team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 (therefore requiring six victories to win the championship), to win every game by at least 13 points.
Previous season The Huskies finished the season 23–10, 13–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.5 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the first round by New Mexico State.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jalen Gaffney 0 G 6'3" 180 Junior Columbus, NJ Transferred to Florida Atlantic Rahsool Diggins 1 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Massachusetts R. J. Cole 2 G 6'1" 185 GS Senior Union, NJ Graduated/signed to play professionally Lavrio Megabolt Tyrese Martin 4 G 6'6" 215 Senior Allentown, PA Graduated/2022 NBA draft; selected by 51st overall by Golden State Warriors Isaiah Whaley 5 F 6'9" 225 GS Senior Gastonia, NC Graduated/went undrafted 2022 NBA draft; signed with Charlotte Hornets Akok Akok 11 F 6'9" 205 RS Junior Manchester, NH Transferred to Georgetown Tyler Polley 12 F 6'9" 200 GS Senior Miami, FL Graduated Corey Floyd Jr. 14 G 6'3" 210 Freshman Franklin, NJ Transferred to Providence Matt Garry 41 G 6'5" 190 Senior Southington, CT Walk-on; graduate transferred to Endicott College
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tristen Newton 2 G 6'5" 190 Senior El Paso, TX East Carolina Joey Calcaterra 3 G 6'3" 165 GS Senior Novato, CA San Diego Nahiem Alleyne 4 G 6'4" 195 Senior Buford, GA Virginia Tech Hassan Diarra 5 G 6'2" 196 Junior Queens, NY Texas A&M
Recruiting classes
2022 recruiting class
2023 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Awards and honors
Big East Conference honors
All-Big East First Team Jordan Hawkins Adama Sanogo
Big East All-Freshman Team Donovan Clingan Alex Karaban
National honors
NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player Adama Sanogo
References