2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Huskies will be led by seventh-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's fifth season since their return to the Big East Conference . The Huskies play their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on-campus in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut . The Huskies will be seeking to become the first team to win three straight national championships since UCLA won seven straight championships from 1966-67 to 1972-73.
Previous season
The Huskies finished the season 37–3, 18–2 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Xavier , St. John's , and Marquette to win the Big East tournament , receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament . They won the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the first back-to-back National Champions since Florida (who won the tournament in 2006 and 2007 ). 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 14 points. That broke their own record of winning every game by 13 points, set the previous year.[ 1] They set additional records in the NCAA tournament for largest combined margin of victory in all their games with 140 points; and by extension, the largest-average margin of victory of 23.3 points per game.[ 2]
Offseason
Departures
Incoming transfers
Recruiting classes
2024 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Liam McNeeley #30 SF
Richardson, TX
Montverde Academy
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Apr 26, 2024
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 93
Ahmad Nowell #0 PG
Philadelphia, PA
Imhotep Institute Charter High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jul 23, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 88
Isaiah Abraham #4 PF
Leesburg, VA
Paul VI High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jul 14, 2023
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : 10 247Sports : 11
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Ahmad Nowell
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Imhotep Institute Charter
Philadelphia, PA
G
1
Solomon Ball
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Brewster Academy
Leesburg, VA
F
3
Jaylin Stewart
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Garfield
Seattle, WA
F
4
Isaiah Abraham
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Paul VI
Gainesville, VA
C
5
Tarris Reed
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Jr
Michigan
Branson, MO
G
10
Hassan Diarra
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
GS
Texas A&M
Queens, NY
F
11
Alex Karaban
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
RS Jr
IMG Academy
Southborough, MA
G
20
Aidan Mahaney
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Saint Mary's
Lafayette, CA
F
23
Jayden Ross
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Long Island Lutheran
Bristow, VA
C
24
Youssouf Singare
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Our Saviour Lutheran
Bamako, Mali
F
30
Liam McNeeley
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Montverde Academy
Richardson, TX
F
35
Samson Johnson
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
The Patrick School
Lomé, Togo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 14, 2024 *TBA
Rhode Island
Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024 *TBA
Sacred Heart
TBA TBA
November 9, 2024 *TBA
New Hampshire
TBA TBA
November 13, 2024 *TBA
Le Moyne
TBA TBA
November 19, 2024 *TBA
Texas A&M-Commerce
TBA TBA
November 25, 2024 *2:30 p.m.
vs. Memphis Maui Invitational
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2024 *TBA
vs. Colorado /Michigan State Maui Invitational
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 27, 2024 *TBA
vs. Auburn /Iowa State /Dayton /North Carolina Maui Invitational
Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
November 30, 2024 *TBA
Maryland Eastern Shore
TBA TBA
December 4, 2024 *TBA
Baylor Big East–Big 12 Battle
TBA TBA
December 8, 2024 *TBA
at Texas
Moody Center Austin, TX
December 14, 2024 *TBA
vs. Gonzaga
Madison Square Garden New York, New York, New York City, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source[ 3]
Rankings
Ranking movements Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final AP Not released Coaches
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics