The 2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's fourth 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 UConn Huskies men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,733 in 16 games in 2023–24.
The Huskies finished the season 37–3, 18–2 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Xavier, St. John's, and Marquette to win the Big East tournament, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Receiving the No. 1 overall seed, they returned to the National Championship game for the second straight year and defeated Purdue to become the first back-to-back National Champions since Florida (who won the tournament in 2006 and 2007).
The season was marked by a number of records at both the program and national level. UConn set a program record for regular season wins (28) and total wins (37) in a season, and became the first Big East team to win 18 conference games. In the postseason, they became 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 14 points, breaking their own record of winning every game by 13 points set the previous year. They set additional records in the NCAA tournament for largest combined margin of victory in all their tournament games with 140 points; and by extension, the largest average margin of victory of 23.3 points-per-game. This has led many to call them the best team in UConn history and among the best college basketball teams of all time.
Previous season 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. They 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, the school's fifth title since 1999, and were only the fifth men's team to win all six of its games by 10 points or more.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Joey Calcaterra 3 G 6'3" 180 GS Senior Novato, CA Graduated Nahiem Alleyne 4 G 6'4" 195 Senior Buford, GA Graduate transferred to St. John's Richie Springs 13 F 6'9" 235 RS Junior Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Quinnipiac Adama Sanogo 21 F 6'9" 245 Junior Bamako, Mali Declare for 2023 NBA draft/undrafted; signed with Chicago Bulls Jordan Hawkins 24 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Gaithersburg, MD Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 14th overall by New Orleans Pelicans Yarin Hasson 30 F 6'9" 205 Freshman Gan Tavne, Israel Transferred to Southern Indiana Emmett Hendry 41 G 6'3" 155 Freshman Brooklyn, NY Walk-on; transferred to Cloud County Community Andre Jackson Jr. 44 G 6'6" 210 Junior Amsterdam, NY Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 36th overall by Orlando Magic
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Cam Spencer 12 G 6'4" 207 GS Senior Davidsonville, MD Rutgers
Recruiting classes 2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Rankings
See also 2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
References