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2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
Empire Classic champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record37–3 (18–2 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachKimani Young
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 18 – 2   .900 37 – 3   .925
No. 13 Creighton 14 – 6   .700 25 – 10   .714
No. 12 Marquette 14 – 6   .700 27 – 10   .730
Seton Hall 13 – 7   .650 25 – 12   .676
St. John's 11 – 9   .550 20 – 13   .606
Villanova 10 – 10   .500 18 – 16   .529
Providence 10 – 10   .500 21 – 14   .600
Butler 9 – 11   .450 18 – 15   .545
Xavier 9 – 11   .450 16 – 18   .471
Georgetown 2 – 18   .100 9 – 23   .281
DePaul 0 – 20   .000 3 – 29   .094
† 2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 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. They won the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the first back-to-back National Champions since Florida (who won the tournament in 2006 and 2007). They were 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. That broke their own record of winning every game by 13 points, set the previous year.[1] They set additional records in the NCAA tournament for largest combined margin of victory in all their games with 140 points; and by extension, the largest-average margin of victory of 23.3 points per game.[2]

Previous season[edit]

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.[3]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

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[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Cam Spencer 12 G 6'4" 207 GS Senior Davidsonville, MD Rutgers

Recruiting classes[edit]

2023 recruiting class[edit]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 92
Solomon Ball
#10 SG 		Leesburg, VA Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Jayden Ross
#19 SF 		Bristow, VA Long Island Lutheran High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 27, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

2024 recruiting class[edit]

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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 26  247Sports: 30
  • 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:

Roster[edit]

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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

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 – 2 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 W 62–48  16–2
(6–1) 		 16 – Newton   8 – Tied   5 – Newton  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
January 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 at Villanova W 66–65  17–2
(7–1) 		 25 – Newton   7 – Clingan   3 – 3 tied  Wells Fargo Center (18,966)
Philadelphia, PA
January 28, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 Xavier W 99–56  18–2
(8–1) 		 22 – Newton   8 – Clingan   6 – Spencer  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
January 31, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 Providence W 74–65  19–2
(9–1) 		 20 – Castle   11 – Newton   3 – Newton  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 1 at St. John's W 77–64  20–2
(10–1) 		 23 – Spencer   10 – Newton   7 – Newton  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
February 6, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 Butler W 71–62  21–2
(11–1) 		 20 – Spencer   14 – Clingan   3 – 4 tied  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
February 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 at Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 89–64  22–2
(12–1) 		 25 – Karaban   6 – Tied   9 – Newton  Capital One Arena (13,040)
Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2024
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 1 at DePaul W 101–65  23–2
(13–1) 		 21 – Karaban   8 – Newton   6 – Castle  Wintrust Arena (3,465)
Chicago, IL
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 1 No. 4 Marquette W 81–53  24–2
(14–1) 		 17 – Clingan   10 – Clingan   8 – Newton  XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
February 20, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 1 at No. 15 Creighton L 66–85  24–3
(14–2) 		 27 – Newton   12 – Newton   4 – Newton  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,071)
Omaha, NE
February 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 1 Villanova
College GameDay 		W 78–54  25–3
(15–2) 		 25 – Spencer   16 – Newton   10 – Newton  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
March 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 3 Seton Hall W 91–61  26–3
(16–2) 		 21 – Castle   11 – Clingan   10 – Newton  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
March 6, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 2 at No. 8 Marquette W 74–67  27–3
(17–2) 		 23 – Karaban   12 – Clingan   6 – Spencer  Fiserv Forum (17,837)
Milwaukee, WI
March 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 2 at Providence W 74–60  28–3
(18–2) 		 16 – Karaban   8 – Newton   5 – Tied  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,608)
Providence, RI
Big East tournament
March 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1 		(1) No. 2 vs. (9) Xavier
Quarterfinals 		W 87–60  29–3
  13 – Tied   8 – Castle   8 – Spencer  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 15, 2024
5:30 p.m., FOX 		(1) No. 2 vs. (5) St. John's
Semifinals 		W 95–90  30–3
  25 – Newton   6 – Tied   9 – Tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 16, 2024
6:30 p.m., FOX 		(1) No. 2 vs. (3) No. 10 Marquette
Championship 		W 73–57  31–3
  22 – Clingan   16 – Clingan   10 – Newton  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
2:45 p.m., CBS 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) Stetson
First Round 		W 91–52  32–3
  19 – Clingan   8 – Clingan   8 – Newton  Barclays Center (17,183)
Brooklyn, NY
March 24, 2024*
7:45 p.m., TruTV 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (9 E) Northwestern
Second Round 		W 75–58  33–3
  20 – Newton   14 – Clingan   10 – Newton  Barclays Center (17,505)
Brooklyn, NY
March 28, 2024
7:39 p.m., TBS/TruTV 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (5 E) No. 24 San Diego State
Sweet Sixteen 		W 82–52  34–3
  18 – Spencer   11 – Castle   4 – Tied  TD Garden (19,144)
Boston, MA
March 30, 2024
6:09 p.m., TBS 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (3 E) No. 10 Illinois
Elite Eight 		W 77–52  35–3
  22 – Clingan   12 – Spencer   5 – 3 tied  TD Garden (19,181)
Boston, MA
April 6, 2024
8:49 p.m., TBS 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (4 W) No. 19 Alabama
Final Four 		W 86–72  36–3
  21 – Castle   8 – Tied   9 – Newton  State Farm Stadium (74,720)
Glendale, AZ
April 8, 2024
9:20 p.m., TBS 		(1 E) No. 1 vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Purdue
National Championship 		W 75–60  37–3
  20 – Newton   8 – Spencer   7 – Newton  State Farm Stadium (74,423)
Glendale, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. W=West. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP6 (2)5 (1)5 (1)4 (2)5555441 (39)1 (44)1 (48)1 (45)1 (45)1 (62)3 (5)2 (6)2 (6)1 (61)1 (58)
Coaches5 (1)4445555441 (20)1 (24)1 (23)1 (25)1 (24)1 (32)2 (3)2 (3)21 (32)1 (32)

*No poll released

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
  2. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_UConn_Huskies_men%27s_basketball_team