*** Welcome to piglix ***

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
Conference American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 16–17 (9–9 AAC)
Head coach Kevin Ollie (5th year)
Assistant coach Glen Miller
Assistant coach Ricky Moore
Assistant coach Dwayne Killings
Home arena Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
No. 11 SMU 17 1   .944     30 5   .857
No. 18 Cincinnati 16 2   .889     30 6   .833
Houston 12 6   .667     21 11   .656
UCF 11 7   .611     24 12   .667
Memphis 9 9   .500     19 13   .594
Connecticut 9 9   .500     16 17   .485
Tulsa 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
Temple 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
East Carolina 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
Tulane 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
South Florida 1 17   .056     7 23   .233
2017 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.

The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 25–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. The Huskies won the AAC Tournament as the fifth seed, defeating Cincinnati and Temple to reach the championship game. They defeated Memphis in the championship. The Huskies received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated No. 8 seed Colorado in the First Round before losing to No. 1 seed Kansas in the Second Round.


...
Wikipedia

...