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2023–24 UConn Huskies men's basketball
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NCAA tournament National champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
Empire Classic champions
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
2023–24 record 37–3 (18–2 Big East)
Head coach Dan Hurley (6th season)
Associate head coach Kimani Young
Assistant coach Tom Moore
Assistant coach Luke Murray
Home stadium Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

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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 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 
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

See also

  • 2023–24 UConn Huskies women's basketball team
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