UConn Huskies men's basketball

UConn Huskies
UniversityUniversity of Connecticut
First season1901 (1901)
All-time record1,733–987 (.637)
Head coachDan Hurley (5th season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationStorrs, Connecticut
ArenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion 10,167
XL Center 15,564
NicknameHuskies
ColorsNational Flag Blue and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Champions
1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023
NCAA Tournament Final Four
1999, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1964, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1951, 1956, 1964, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2023
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996*, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023
*vacated by NCAA
NIT Tournament Champions
1988
Conference Tournament Champions
ECAC
1976, 1979
Big East
1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011
American
2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
Yankee Conference
1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970
Big East
1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006

The UConn Huskies men's basketball team is an American college basketball team. The team plays for the University of Connecticut. The team plays in Division I of the NCAA. The team plays in the Big East Conference. As of 2023, the Huskies have won the NCAA tournament five times. They won in 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014 and 2023. Many players in the NBA have been on the team, such as Kemba Walker, Ray Allen, Rudy Gay, and Jeremy Lamb.

NCAA tournament results

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The Huskies have been in the NCAA tournament 36 times. Their combined record is 65 wins and 32 losses. They have been to six Final Fours. They have been National Champions five times (1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023).

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1951 Sweet Sixteen St. John's L 52–63
1954 First Round Navy L 80–85
1956 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game
Manhattan
Temple
Dartmouth
W 84–75
L 59–65
L 64–85
1957 First Round Syracuse L 76–82
1958 First Round Dartmouth L 64–75
1959 First Round Boston University L 58–60
1960 First Round NYU L 59–78
1963 First Round West Virginia L 71–77
1964 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Temple
Princeton
Duke
W 53–48
W 52–50
L 54–101
1965 First Round Saint Joseph's L 61–67
1967 First Round Boston College L 42–48
1976 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Hofstra
Rutgers
W 80–79OT
L 79–93
1979 #5 Second Round #4 Syracuse L 81–89
1990 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#16 Boston University
#9 California
#5 Clemson
#3 Duke
W 76–52
W 74–54
W 71–70
L 78–79OT
1991 #11 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#6 LSU
#14 Xavier
#2 Duke
W 79–62
W 66–50
L 67–81
1992 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Nebraska
#1 Ohio State
W 86–65
L 55–78
1994 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#15 Rider
#10 George Washington
#3 Florida
W 64–46
W 75–63
L 60–69OT
1995 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Chattanooga
#7 Cincinnati
#3 Maryland
#1 UCLA
W 100–71
W 96–91
W 99–89
L 96–102
1996 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#16 Colgate
#9 Eastern Michigan
#5 Mississippi State
W 68–59
W 95–81
L 55–60
1998 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Fairleigh Dickinson
#7 Indiana
#11 Washington
#1 North Carolina
W 93–85
W 78–68
W 75–74
L 64–75
1999 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#16 UTSA
#9 New Mexico
#5 Iowa
#10 Gonzaga
#4 Ohio State
#1 Duke
W 91–66
W 78–56
W 78–68
W 67–62
W 64–58
W 77–74
2000 #5 First Round
Second Round
#12 Utah State
#4 Tennessee
W 75–67
L 51–65
2002 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#15 Hampton
#7 NC State
#11 Southern Illinois
#1 Maryland
W 78–67
W 77–74
W 71–59
L 82–90
2003 #5 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
#12 BYU
#4 Stanford
#1 Texas
W 58–53
W 85–74
L 78–82
2004 #2 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#15 Vermont
#7 DePaul
#6 Vanderbilt
#8 Alabama
#1 Duke
#3 Georgia Tech
W 70–53
W 72–55
W 73–53
W 87–71
W 79–78
W 82–73
2005 #2 First Round
Second Round
#15 UCF
#10 NC State
W 77–71
L 62–65
2006 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
#16 Albany
#8 Kentucky
#5 Washington
#11 George Mason
W 72–59
W 87–83
W 98–92OT
L 84–86OT
2008 #4 First Round #13 San Diego L 69–70OT
2009 #1 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
#16 Chattanooga
#9 Texas A&M
#5 Purdue
#3 Missouri
#2 Michigan State
W 103–47
W 92–66
W 72–60
W 82–75
L 73–82
2011 #3 Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#14 Bucknell
#6 Cincinnati
#2 San Diego State
#5 Arizona
#4 Kentucky
#8 Butler
W 81–52
W 69–58
W 74–67
W 65–63
W 56–55
W 53–41
2012 #9 First Round #8 Iowa State L 64–77
2014 #7 Second Round
Third Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#10 Saint Joseph's
#2 Villanova
#3 Iowa State
#4 Michigan State
#1 Florida
#8 Kentucky
W 89–81OT
W 77–65
W 81–76
W 60–54
W 63–53
W 60–54
2016 #9 First Round
Second Round
#8 Colorado
#1 Kansas
W 74–67
L 61–73
2021 #7 First Round #10 Maryland L 54–63
2022 #5 First Round #12 New Mexico State L 63–70
2023 #4 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship
#13 Iona
#5 Saint Mary's
#8 Arkansas
#3 Gonzaga
#5 Miami
#5 San Diego State
W 87–63
W 70–55
W 88–65
W 82–54
W 72–59
W 76–59

References

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  1. "Brand Identity Standards | University of Connecticut" (PDF). Retrieved June 8, 2015.