2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:UConn Huskies
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Big East Conference
Short Conf:Big East
Coachrank:1
Aprank:10
Record:31–8
Conf Record:13–7
Hc Year:5th
Assoc Coach:Kimani Young
Prev Year:2021-22
Next Year:2023-24

The 2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's third 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 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] 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 13 points.[2]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 23–10, 13–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.5 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the first round by New Mexico State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalen Gaffney 0 G 6'3" 180 Junior Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Rahsool Diggins 1 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Transferred to Massachusetts
2 G 6'1" 185 GS Senior Graduated/signed to play professionally Lavrio Megabolt
4 G 6'6" 215 Senior Graduated/2022 NBA draft; selected by 51st overall by Golden State Warriors
5 F 6'9" 225 GS Senior Graduated/went undrafted 2022 NBA draft; signed with Charlotte Hornets
Akok Akok 11 F 6'9" 205 RS Junior Transferred to Georgetown
Tyler Polley 12 F 6'9" 200 GS Senior Graduated
Corey Floyd Jr. 14 G 6'3" 210 Freshman Transferred to Providence
Matt Garry 41 G 6'5" 190 Senior Walk-on; graduate transferred to Endicott College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
2 G 6'5" 190 Senior East Carolina
3 G 6'3" 165 GS Senior San Diego
Nahiem Alleyne 4 G 6'4" 195 Senior Virginia Tech
5 G 6'2" 196 Junior Texas A&M

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East First Team

Big East All-Freshman Team

National honors

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

Notes and References

  1. News: Giambalvo . Emily . 2023-04-05 . Analysis National champions usually have to break a sweat. U-Conn. barely did. . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-08-22 . 0190-8286.
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
  3. Web site: 2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule. uconnhuskies.com. 1 October 2022. en.