Huskies

General Information

Conference: Big East

NCAA Division: Division I

City: Storrs, CT

Stadium: Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Championships

• National Championships: 4
• Conference Titles: 8
• NCAA Tournaments: 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, 2021, 2022

Past Conferences:

• American Athletic
• Big East
• Yankee
• Independent

UConn Huskies Standings & Analysis

The UConn Huskies standings men’s basketball team is currently ranked 10th in the Big East conference with a record of 26-8.

Overall, while the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has had a strong season and is expected to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament, the college basketball team has struggled.

All-Time UConn Huskies Stats & Records

Points Scored

• Chris Smith: 2,145
• Richard Hamilton: 2,036
• Tony Hanson: 1,990

Rebounds

• Art Quimby: 1,716
• Toby Kimball: 1,324
• Jeff Adrien: 1,126

Assists

• Taliek Brown: 722
• Tate George: 677
• Shabazz Napier: 646

Wins

• Jim Calhoun: 629
• Hugh Greer: 286
• Dom Perno: 139

Overview of the UConn Huskies Standings

Last-Season Standings

The UConn Huskies standings men’s basketball team had an impressive season during the 2021-2022 NCAA Division I men’s basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hurley, the team finished with a record of 25-8 and won the 2022 Big East tournament. This marked the second season since their return to the Big East conference.

The Huskies had a slow start to the season, losing their first game to the Army Black Knights. However, they quickly bounced back, winning their next four games. The team’s defense was a major factor in their success throughout the season, with their opponents averaging only 63.2 points per game.

UConn had some notable victories during the season, including a win over the Michigan Wolverines, who were ranked 6th in the nation at the time, and a double-overtime victory over the Seton Hall Pirates. They also had a solid performance in the Big East regular season, finishing with a record of 12-6, which placed them third in the conference standings.

One of the standout players for the Huskies during the season was junior guard James Bouknight. Despite missing several games due to injury, he led the team in scoring, averaging 18.7 points per game. Bouknight was also named to the All-Big East first team and was a finalist for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award.

Another key player for the Huskies was senior forward Adama Sanogo. He averaged 12.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, earning him a spot on the All-Big East second team.

Overall, the UConn Huskies standings had a successful season, finishing with a strong record and winning the Big East tournament. With key players such as Bouknight and Sanogo returning for the next season, the team is poised for continued success in the future

Before Betting on UConn Huskies, Check Out These Tips:

Analyze Their Recent Performance:

Before placing any bets, it’s important to analyze the Huskies’ recent performance. Look at their win-loss record, their performance in recent games, and any injuries or other factors that could impact their performance.

Consider Their Opponents:

Take a look at the teams UConn is set to play and consider their strengths and weaknesses. This can give you a better idea of how the Huskies are likely to perform in upcoming games.

Look at the Betting Odds:

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Research key Players:

UConn has several key players, including guard James Bouknight and forwards Adama Sanogo. Research these players and their recent performance to get a better idea of how they might impact the team’s overall performance.

UConn Huskies Basketball History

Overall

If there’s a true basketball school in this country, it’s the one in Storrs, Connecticut, just a quick drive from the National Basketball Hall of Fame. While the men’s team has won four national titles – tied for sixth most all time – the women have claimed 11.

The banners hang in volume over the court at Gampel Pavilion. There are NBA and WNBA rosters loaded with talent from this small town off I-84.

The men’s program took shape in the early part of the 20th century and the Huskies were perennial powers in the old Yankee Conference throughout the 1940s, 50s and 60s. They made 11 NCAA Tournament appearances and one NIT appearance between 1951 and 1967, winning at least 20 games five times in that span.

Wins were a bit harder to come by when the team joined the competitive Big East in 1979, but Jim Calhoun would change that in a very big way.

Life With Jim Calhoun

Calhoun, who guided Northeastern to five NCAA Tournaments in the early 1980s, came aboard in Storrs before the 1986-87 season. His very first team went 9-19 but there were two young stars in Cliff Robinson and Tate George, who would help elevate the team toward the top of the Big East in short order.

The 1987-88 team would win 20 games and race to the NIT crown. The following season, the program’s eventual all-time leading scorer in Chris Smith, now aboard, won 18 more, setting the stage for the program’s splash onto the big stage.

In 1989-90, the Huskies won 12 of their final 14 Big East games, knocked off Georgetown and Syracuse – both ranked in the top five – en route to the conference tournament title, and reached the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. On the way, Tate George hit an iconic buzzer-beater against Clemson in the Sweet 16, cementing himself into Connecticut basketball lore.

There were Big East regular-season titles, conference tournament titles and extended NCAA Tournament runs throughout the 1990s, most notably during the Ray Allen era from 1993 through 1996. His teams went 49-5 in the Big East in his three seasons, winning 32 games overall in 1995-96 before a disappointing exit in the Sweet 16 as a No. 1 seed.

Largest Point Spread Underdog Upset

It all came together for Calhoun in 1998-99, when a squad led by future Detroit Pistons star Richard Hamilton won conference regular-season and tournament crowns before surviving several close affairs in an NCAA Tournament championship run. The Huskies were 9.5-point underdogs in the title game against Duke but won 77-74, making them the largest point spread underdog to claim a national crown.

UConn would remain a regular atop NCAAB odds sheets and a favorite among those betting. Calhoun reloaded in 2003-04 behind Emeka Okafor and Ben Gordon, who would go second and third overall in that year’s NBA Draft, to win another NCAA championship, this time defeating Georgia Tech.

Okafor, the NABC Defensive Player of the Year in 2004 and two-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year led a stingy squad. Connecticut Huskies standings showcased a unit that held opponents to 36.9 percent shooting on the season, the lowest in the country.

The 2010-11 team brought Calhoun back to the promised land for a third time, although in a very odd fashion. Paced by star guard Kemba Walker, this edition never lost a game outside of Big East play. The Huskies were just 9-9 in the conference, however, losing four of their last five, but they caught fire in the Big East tourney in Madison Square Garden, winning five times in five days – four against ranked opponents.

That team allowed an average of 56 points in its run to the NCAA title, winning the championship over Butler.

Calhoun coached one more season before retiring and giving way to Kevin Ollie, a former player on several of the Huskies’ quality teams of the early-1990s. Ollie coached the team for one season in the Big East before it moved to the American Athletic Conference for the 2013-14 season.

That squad entered the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed before piling upset after upset en route to a surprising national title – the program’s fourth in 15 years. Everything was pointed in a positive direction, but the team came under some hard times and Ollie was fired amid an NCAA investigation in 2018.

Dan Hurley, the former Wagner, and Rhode Island head coach, took over and has raised the team’s winning percentage in each of his first four seasons on the sidelines – the last two following the program’s return to the Big East.

The 2021-22 team finished third in the conference. Those seeking betting tips would’ve found the Huskies among the top 20 teams favored to win it all. Alas, a first-round upset loss to 12th-seeded Mississippi State ended things for Hurley’s crew.

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