Connecticut Huskies basketball
Connecticut Huskies basketball history
University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion / XL Center
Big East Conference
Current head coach: Dan Hurley (2018-)
- Assoc. HC: Kimani Young (2018-)
- Asst: Tom Moore (1994-2007, 2018-)
- Asst: Luke Murray (2021-)
- DBA: Paul Wettemann III (2022-)
- Video/Scouting: Mathew Johnson (2022-)
- DPD: Mamadou Diarra (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 6 (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024)
- Final Four Appearances: 7 (1999, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 18 (1956, 1964, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024) **
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 36 (1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024) **
- NCAAT Overall Record: 69-31 **
- NIT Championships: 1 (1988)
- NIT Appearances: 13 (1955, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2010, 2015)
- NIT Overall Record: 15-12
Conference Titles (New England/Yankee, ECAC, AAC, Big East):
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 11 (1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2024)
- Yankee Regular Season Championships: 18 (1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970)
- New England Regular Season Championships: 4 (1925, 1926, 1928, 1941)
- Big East Tournament Championships: 8 (1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2024)
- AAC Tournament Championships: 1 (2016)
- ECAC New England Tournament Championships: 2 (1976, 1979)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- NABC Player of the Year: 1 (Emeka Okafor, 2004)
- AP All-Americans: 11 (last = Tristan Newton, 2024)
- Big East Player of the Year: 7 (last = Hasheem Thabeet, 2009)
- AAC Player of the Year: 1 (Shabazz Napier, 2014)
UConn head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Dan Hurley | 2018-Pres | 141-58 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
Kevin Ollie ** | 2012-18 | 97-45 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Jim Calhoun ** | 1986-2012 | 625-243 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
Dom Perno | 1977-86 | 139-114 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Dee Rowe | 1969-77 | 120-88 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Burr Carlson | 1967-69 | 16-32 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fred Shabel | 1963-67 | 72-29 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
George Wigton (int.) | 1963 | 11-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Hugh Greer | 1946-63 | 286-112 | 12 | 7 | 0 |
Blair Gullion | 1945-46 | 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Donald White | 1936-45 | 94-59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
J. Orlean Christian (int.) | 1935-36 | 3-10 | 0 | – | – |
John J. Heldman, Jr. | 1931-35 | 19-42 | 0 | – | – |
Louis Alexander | 1927-31 | 35-19 | 1 | – | – |
Sumner Dole | 1923-27 | 39-25 | 2 | – | – |
Roy Guyer | 1922-23 | 8-6 | – | – | – |
J.W. Tasker | 1921-22 | 15-5 | – | – | – |
M.R. Swartz | 1919-21 | 14-14 | – | – | – |
John F. Donahue | 1915-19 | 11-23 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.