Connecticut Huskies | ||||
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University | University of Connecticut | |||
First season | 1901 | |||
All-time record | 1664–921 (.644) | |||
Conference | The American | |||
Location | Storrs, CT | |||
Head coach | Kevin Ollie (5th year) | |||
Arena |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 10,167 XL Center 15,564 |
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Nickname | Huskies | |||
Colors | National Flag Blue and White |
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NCAA Tournament champions | ||||
1999, 2004, 2011, 2014 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
1999, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2014 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1964, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1951, 1956, 1964, 1976, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | ||||
1976, 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016 | ||||
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 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1976, 1979, 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2011, 2016 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1925, 1926, 1928, 1941, 1944, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1976, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
The Connecticut Huskies men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball team of the University of Connecticut, in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the American Athletic Conference (The American) and are coached by Kevin Ollie.
The Huskies have won 4 NCAA Tournament Championships (1999, 2004, 2011 and 2014), which puts the program at sixth-most all-time. The Huskies have also won seven Big East Tournament Championships, ten Big East regular season titles and one American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship. Numerous players have gone on to achieve professional success after their time at UConn, including Cliff Robinson, Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, Kemba Walker, Ben Gordon, Emeka Okafor, Caron Butler, Jeremy Lamb, Andre Drummond, Shabazz Napier, and Rudy Gay. The Huskies have participated in 5 NCAA Final Fours (tied for 13th all time) and appeared in the NCAA tournament 33 times. The team has been a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament 5 times, most recently in 2009.