2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season
2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach
  • Dan Hurley (7th season)
Associate head coachKimani Young
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Moore
  • Luke Murray
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 0 0   0 0  
UConn 0 0   0 0  
Creighton 0 0   0 0  
DePaul 0 0   0 0  
Georgetown 0 0   0 0  
Marquette 0 0   0 0  
Providence 0 0   0 0  
Seton Hall 0 0   0 0  
St. John's 0 0   0 0  
Villanova 0 0   0 0  
Xavier 0 0   0 0  
† 2025 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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 in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The Huskies will be seeking to become the first team to win 3 straight national championships since UCLA won 7 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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tristen Newton 2 G 6'5" 195 GS Senior El Paso, TX Graduated, Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Stephon Castle 5 G 6'6" 215 Freshman Covington, GA Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Cam Spencer 12 G 6'4" 205 GS Senior Davidsonville, MD Graduated, Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Andrew Hurley 20 G 6'1" 170 Senior Glastonbury, CT Graduated
Donovan Clingan 32 C 7'2" 280 Sophomore Bristol, CT Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Apostolos Roumoglou 33 G 6'8" 215 Sophomore Xanthi, Greece Transferred to Richmond
Andre Johnson Jr. 40 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore Bristol, CT Transferred to Utah Valley

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tarris Reed 5 F 6'10" 265 Junior Branson, MO Michigan
Aidan Mahaney 20 G 6'3" 180 Junior Moraga, CA St. Mary's

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:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 88
Isaiah Abraham
#4 PF
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 14, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

  • "2024 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
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APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

  1. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
  2. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics