2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball
2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball
Empire Classic Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	15–2 (5–1 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (6th season);
Associate head coach	Kimani Young
Assistant coaches	Tom Moore; Luke Murray;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; XL Center

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UConn	5	–	1	.833	15	–	2	.882
Seton Hall	5	–	1	.833	12	–	5	.706
No. 18 Creighton	4	–	2	.667	13	–	4	.765
St. John's	4	–	2	.667	12	–	5	.706
Villanova	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
No. 17 Marquette	3	–	3	.500	12	–	5	.706
Xavier	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
Butler	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Providence	2	–	4	.333	11	–	6	.647
Georgetown	1	–	5	.167	8	–	9	.471
DePaul	0	–	5	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Big East tournament winner As of January 15, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's fourth season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies play their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

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 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.^[1]

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 Alliance
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Stephon Castle #2 PG	Covington, GA	Newton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 19, 2021
Stephon Castle #2 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
Solomon Ball #10 SG	Saint James, MD	Brewster Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Solomon Ball #10 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Jayden Ross #19 SF	Saint James, MD	Long Island Lutheran High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 27, 2022
Jayden Ross #19 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 83
Jaylin Stewart #18 SF	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 16, 2022
Jaylin Stewart #18 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Youssouf Singare #29 C	Bronx, NY	Our Savior Lutheran High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 21, 2022
Youssouf Singare #29 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 4 ESPN: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ahmad Nowell #10 PG	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 23, 2023
Ahmad Nowell #10 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Isaiah Abraham #24 PF	Fairfax, VA	Paul VI High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 14, 2023
Isaiah Abraham #24 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 4 247Sports: 4 ESPN: 5
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Solomon Ball	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Brewster Academy	Leesburg, VA
G	2	Tristen Newton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	East Carolina	El Paso, TX
F	3	Jaylin Stewart	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Garfield	Seattle, WA
G	5	Stephon Castle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Newton	Covington, GA
G	10	Hassan Diarra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Texas A&M	Queens, NY
F	11	Alex Karaban	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	IMG Academy	Southborough, MA
G	12	Cam Spencer	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Rutgers	Davidsonville, MD
G	20	Andrew Hurley (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	East Catholic	Glastonbury, CT
F	23	Jayden Ross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Long Island Lutheran	Bristow, VA
C	24	Youssouf Singare	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Our Saviour Lutheran	Bamako, Mali
C	32	Donovan Clingan	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	So	Bristol Central	Bristol, CT
G	33	Apostolos Roumoglou	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	P.A.O.K. BC	Xanthi, Greece
F	35	Samson Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	The Patrick School	Lomé, Togo
G	40	Andre Johnson Jr. (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	South Kent School	Bristol, CT

Head coach

Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Kimani Young (UTEP)
Tom Moore (Boston University)
Luke Murray (Fairfield)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 6	Northern Arizona	W 95–52	1–0	22 – Karaban	8 – Clingan	5 – Spencer	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS2	No. 6	Stonehill	W 107–67	2–0	22 – Newton	8 – Castle	6 – Spencer	XL Center (14,606) Hartford, CT
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FS2	No. 5	Mississippi Valley State	W 87–53	3–0	25 – Spencer	8 – Newton	7 – Newton	XL Center (13,298) Hartford, CT
November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. Indiana Empire Classic semifinals	W 77–57	4–0	23 – Newton	11 – Newton	6 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (17,647) New York, NY
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 5	vs. No. 15 Texas Empire Classic Championship	W 81–71	5–0	20 – Karaban	8 – S. Johnson	8 – Newton	Madison Square Garden (10,988) New York, NY
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS1	No. 5	Manhattan	W 90–60	6–0	18 – Spencer	10 – Newton	13 – Newton	XL Center (15,006) Hartford, CT
November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 4	New Hampshire	W 84–64	7–0	29 – Clingan	10 – Newton	7 – Newton	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
December 1, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 4	at No. 5 Kansas Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 65–69	7–1	31 – Newton	7 – Clingan	2 – 4 tied	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
December 5, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 9 North Carolina Jimmy V Classic	W 87–76	8–1	23 – Spencer	9 – Karaban	6 – Spencer	Madison Square Garden (17,873) New York, NY
December 9, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FS2	No. 5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 101–63	9–1	26 – Karaban	7 – Tied	6 – Newton	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
December 15, 2023* 10:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	vs. No. 10 Gonzaga Continental Tire Seattle Tip-Off	W 76–63	10–1	21 – Clingan	8 – Clingan	5 – Newton	Climate Pledge Arena (16,405) Seattle, WA
Big East regular season
December 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 5	at Seton Hall	L 60–75	10–2 (0–1)	16 – Newton	8 – Karaban	3 – Tied	Prudential Center (9,441) Newark, NJ
December 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 5	St. John's	W 69–65	11–2 (1–1)	16 – S. Johnson	9 – Newton	6 – Newton	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
January 2, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 4	DePaul	W 85–56	12–2 (2–1)	20 – Spencer	7 – Karaban	7 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 5, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 4	at Butler	W 88–81	13–2 (3–1)	20 – Karaban	9 – Castle	5 – Newton	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,162) Indianapolis, IN
January 10, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 4	at Xavier	W 80–75	14–2 (4–1)	19 – Spencer	6 – 3 tied	11 – Newton	Cintas Center (10,335) Cincinnati, OH
January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 4	Georgetown Rivalry	W 80–67	15–2 (5–1)	26 – Karaban	7 – Tied	8 – Newton	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 1	No. 18 Creighton						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 1	at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1		Xavier						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		Providence						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		Butler						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown Rivalry						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2024 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., FOX		Marquette						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 20, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		Villanova						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBS		Seton Hall						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
March 6, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
March 9, 2024 TBD, FOX		at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBA, FOX/FS1		vs. TBA						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	6 (2)	5 (1)	5 (1)	4 (2)	5	5	5	5	4	4	1 (39)									Not released
Coaches	5 (1)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	1 (20)

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

↑ Giambalvo, Emily (2023-04-05). "Analysis | National champions usually have to break a sweat. U-Conn. barely did". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
↑ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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[1] Giambalvo, Emily (2023-04-05). "Analysis | National champions usually have to break a sweat. U-Conn. barely did". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-08-22.

[2] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References