The 2026–27 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by ninth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's seventh season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies play their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on-campus in Storrs, Connecticut and the PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut.
Previous Season The Huskies finished the season 34–6, 17–3 in Big East play, to finish 2nd in the regular season conference standings. They defeated Xavier 93–68 in the Big East tournament quarterfinals, Georgetown 67–51 in the semifinals, before falling to St. John's 72–52. UConn received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were awarded a #2 seed. The Huskies advanced to the championship game, where they sought to maintain their perfect 6–0 record in national championship games. However, they came up short, falling to Michigan 69–63.
Offseason On March 26, 2026, assistant coach Luke Murray was hired as the head coach of the Boston College Eagles. Murray remained with the Huskies throughout the 2026 NCAA tournament.
On April 19, despite being projected as a first-round pick in the NBA Draft, guard Braylon Mullins opted to return for his Sophomore season. A day later, on April 20, the team announced that guard Solo Ball had undergone wrist surgery and will miss the entire season. Ball will take a medical redshirt and eye to return in 2027–28.
Departures All players listed as "graduated" are tentative departures unless otherwise noted. UConn DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Malachi Smith 0 G 6'1" 180 Senior Bronx, NY GraduatedJaylin Stewart 3 F 6'7" 225 Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to SMUDwayne Koroma 4 F 6'8" 212 Senior Berlin, Germany GraduatedTarris Reed 5 C 6'11" 265 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated/2026 NBA Draft;Selected 26th overall by Denver NuggetsJacob Furphy 7 G 6'6" 205 Freshman Smithton, Australia Transferred to Boston College Alec Millender 9 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Glenwood, IL Graduated Rrezon Elezaj 10 C 7'2" 225 Freshman Istanbul, Turkey Transferred to Appalachian State Alex Karaban 11 F 6'8" 230 Senior Southborough, MA Graduated/2026 NBA Draft;Selected 29th overall by Cleveland Cavaliers Eric Reibe 12 C 7'1" 260 Freshman Hanover, Germany Transferred to USC Uroš Paunović 77 G 6'3" 190 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Signed with KK Igokea
Incoming transfers UConn incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious schoolNikolas Khamenia 4 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Studio City, CA DukeJaye Nash 7 G 6'3" 195 Junior Memphis, TN Jacksonville State Na'jai Hines 9 F 6'10" 230 Sophomore Garner, NC Seton HallOskar Giltay 18 F 6'10" 235 Sophomore Bilzen, Belgium StanfordNils Machowski 21 G 6'3" 183 Senior Berlin, Germany WoffordElmir Džafic 29 C 7'0" 285 Sophomore Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina ArkansasIsaiah Shaw 33 F 6'8" 200 Senior Phoenix, AZ Northern Arizona
Recruiting Classes 2026 Recruiting Class
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Schedule and results
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