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2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 10
Record31–8 (13–7 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachKimani Young
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette † 17 – 3   .850 29 – 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 – 5   .750 27 – 10   .730
Creighton 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 – 7   .650 31 – 8   .795
Providence 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636
Villanova 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
St. John's 7 – 13   .350 18 – 15   .545
Butler 6 – 14   .300 14 – 18   .438
DePaul 3 – 17   .150 10 – 23   .303
Georgetown 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's third season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies played their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

The Huskies finished the season 31–8, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence in the quarterfinals before losing to Marquette in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. They defeated Iona, Saint Mary's, Arkansas, and Gonzaga to advance to the school's sixth Final Four and first since 2014. They defeated Miami and San Diego State to win the national championship game, the school's fifth championship since 1999, and were only the fifth men's team to win all six of its games by 10 points or more.[1] 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 13 points.[2]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 23–10, 13–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the first round by New Mexico State.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jalen Gaffney 0 G 6'3" 180 Junior Columbus, NJ Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Rahsool Diggins 1 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Massachusetts
R. J. Cole 2 G 6'1" 185 GS Senior Union, NJ Graduated/signed to play professionally Lavrio Megabolt
Tyrese Martin 4 G 6'6" 215 Senior Allentown, PA Graduated/2022 NBA draft; selected by 51st overall by Golden State Warriors
Isaiah Whaley 5 F 6'9" 225 GS Senior Gastonia, NC Graduated/went undrafted 2022 NBA draft; signed with Charlotte Hornets
Akok Akok 11 F 6'9" 205 RS Junior Manchester, NH Transferred to Georgetown
Tyler Polley 12 F 6'9" 200 GS Senior Miami, FL Graduated
Corey Floyd Jr. 14 G 6'3" 210 Freshman Franklin, NJ Transferred to Providence
Matt Garry 41 G 6'5" 190 Senior Southington, CT Walk-on; graduate transferred to Endicott College

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tristen Newton 2 G 6'5" 190 Senior El Paso, TX East Carolina
Joey Calcaterra 3 G 6'3" 165 GS Senior Novato, CA San Diego
Nahiem Alleyne 4 G 6'4" 195 Senior Buford, GA Virginia Tech
Hassan Diarra 5 G 6'2" 196 Junior Queens, NY Texas A&M

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Donovan Clingan
#14 C 		Bristol, CT Bristol Central High School 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jul 2, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Yarin Hasson
SF 		Rishon Le-Zion, Israel N/A 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Aug 24, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 14  247Sports: 23  ESPN: 17
  • 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:

  • "2022 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Stephon Castle
#6 PG 		Covington, GA Newton High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 19, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 89
Solomon Ball
#12 SG 		Saint James, MD Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Jaylin Stewart
#18 SF 		Seattle, WA Garfield High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sep 16, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Jayden Ross
#18 SF 		Saint James, MD Long Island Lutheran High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 27, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Youssouf Singare
#41 C 		Bronx, NY Our Savior Lutheran High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 4  247Sports: 4  ESPN: 5
  • 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

2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Tristen Newton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Carolina El Paso, TX
G 3 Joey Calcaterra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS San Diego Novato, CA
G 4 Nahiem Alleyne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Virginia Tech Buford, GA
G 5 Hassan Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Texas A&M Queens, NY
F 11 Alex Karaban 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Southborough, MA
F 13 Richie Springs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr The MacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY
G 20 Andrew Hurley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr East Catholic Glastonbury, CT
F 21 Adama Sanogo (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr The Patrick School Bamako, Mali
G 24 Jordan Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Gaithersburg, MD
F 30 Yarin Hasson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Maccabi Rishon LeZion Gan Yavne, Israel
C 32 Donovan Clingan 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Bristol Central Bristol, CT
G 33 Apostolos Roumoglou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr P.A.O.K. BC Xanthi, Greece
F 35 Samson Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So The Patrick School Lomé, Togo
G 40 Andre Johnson Jr. (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr South Kent School Bristol, CT
G 41 Emmett Hendry (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Brooklyn, NY
G 44 Andre Jackson Jr. (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Albany Academy Amsterdam, NY
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
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:30 p.m., FS1 		Stonehill W 85–54  1–0
  19 – Sanogo   7 – Clingan   7 – Diarra  XL Center (9,116)
Hartford, CT
November 11, 2022*
6:00 p.m., FS2 		Boston University W 86–57  2–0
  27 – Sanogo   15 – Sanogo   6 – Diarra  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,156)
Storrs, CT
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 25 Buffalo W 84–64  3–0
  22 – Newton   10 – Newton   11 – Newton  XL Center (10,112)
Hartford, CT
November 18, 2022*
8:30 p.m., FS2 		No. 25 UNC Wilmington W 86–50  4–0
  24 – Sanogo   6 – Clingan   5 – Jackson Jr.  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,766)
Storrs, CT
November 20, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 25 Delaware State W 95–60  5–0
  26 – Sanogo   9 – Hawkins   6 – Calcaterra  XL Center (9,442)
Hartford, CT
November 24, 2022*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 vs. Oregon
Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals 		W 83–59  6–0
  23 – Newton   8 – Clingan   6 – Newton  Moda Center (5,598)
Portland, OR
November 25, 2022*
9:30 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 vs. No. 18 Alabama
Phil Knight Invitational Semifinals 		W 82–67  7–0
  25 – Sanogo   7 – Jackson Jr.   8 – Newton  Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,603)
Portland, OR
November 27, 2022*
10:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 20 vs. Iowa State
Phil Knight Invitational Championship 		W 71–53  8–0
  15 – Clingan   13 – Jackson Jr.   5 – Jackson Jr.  Moda Center (5,005)
Portland, OR
December 1, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 8 Oklahoma State
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 74–64  9–0
  26 – Hawkins   7 – Jackson Jr.   6 – Jackson Jr.  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 5 at Florida W 75–54  10–0
  17 – Sanogo   8 – Tied   4 – Jackson Jr.  O'Connell Center (9,046)
Gainesville, FL
December 10, 2022*
12:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 5 LIU W 114–61  11–0
  22 – Hawkins   11 – Clingan   7 – Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
Big East regular season
December 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 3 at Butler W 68–46  12–0
(1–0) 		 27 – Sanogo   14 – Sanogo   6 – Jackson Jr.  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,283)
Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 2 Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 84–73  13–0
(2–0) 		 17 – Newton   8 – Jackson Jr.   8 – Jackson Jr.  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
December 28, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 2 Villanova W 74–66  14–0
(3–0) 		 22 – Hawkins   7 – Hawkins   4 – Newton  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
December 31, 2022
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 2 at No. 22 Xavier L 73–83  14–1
(3–1) 		 18 – Sanogo   10 – Jackson Jr.   8 – Jackson Jr.  Cintas Center (10,565)
Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 at Providence L 61–73  14–2
(3–2) 		 15 – Hawkins   11 – Clingan   5 – Newton  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400)
Providence, RI
January 7, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 4 Creighton W 69–60  15–2
(4–2) 		 26 – Sanogo   9 – Tied   2 – Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 6 at No. 25 Marquette L 76–82  15–3
(4–3) 		 20 – Clingan   10 – Clingan   6 – Jackson Jr.  Fiserv Forum (15,116)
Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 6 St. John's L 74–85  15–4
(4–4) 		 31 – Hawkins   10 – Sanogo   4 – Diarra  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
January 18, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 15 at Seton Hall L 66–67  15–5
(4–5) 		 16 – Sanogo   10 – Jackson Jr.   4 – Tied  Prudential Center (9,710)
Newark, NJ
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 15 Butler W 86–56  16–5
(5–5) 		 20 – Hawkins   14 – Sanogo   4 – Jackson Jr.  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
January 25, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 No. 13 Xavier L 79–82  16–6
(5–6) 		 28 – Hawkins   9 – Sanogo   4 – Tied  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
January 31, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 at DePaul W 90–76  17–6
(6–6) 		 26 – Hawkins   9 – Tied   5 – Karaban  Wintrust Arena (3,956)
Chicago, IL
February 4, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 24 at Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 68–62  18–6
(7–6) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Jackson Jr.   7 – Jackson Jr.  Capital One Arena (10,621)
Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 21 No. 10 Marquette W 87–72  19–6
(8–6) 		 20 – Hawkins   10 – Newton   12 – Newton  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
February 11, 2023
2:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 21 at No. 23 Creighton L 53–56  19–7
(8–7) 		 17 – Sanogo   10 – Sanogo   4 – Newton  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,286)
Omaha, NE
February 18, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 20 Seton Hall W 64–55  20–7
(9–7) 		 20 – Hawkins   10 – Jackson Jr.   4 – Diarra  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 22, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 18 No. 20 Providence W 87–69  21–7
(10–7) 		 20 – Hawkins   8 – Karaban   7 – Newton  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
February 25, 2023
12:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 18 at St. John's W 95–86  22–7
(11–7) 		 20 – Hawkins   9 – Sanogo   8 – Newton  Madison Square Garden (12,241)
New York, NY
March 1, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 14 DePaul W 88–59  23–7
(12–7) 		 26 – Sanogo   8 – Jackson Jr.   9 – Jackson Jr.  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
March 4, 2023
7:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 14 at Villanova W 71–59  24–7
(13–7) 		 24 – Hawkins   9 – Sanogo   5 – Jackson Jr.  Wells Fargo Center (16,264)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 9, 2023
2:30 p.m., FS1 		(4) No. 11 vs. (5) Providence
Quarterfinals 		W 73–66  25–7
  19 – Hawkins   11 – Jackson Jr.   7 – Newton  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 10, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		(4) No. 11 vs. (1) No. 6 Marquette
Semifinals 		L 68–70  25–8
  19 – Sanogo   11 – Sanogo   6 – Newton  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023*
4:30 p.m., TBS 		(4 W) No. 10 vs. (13 W) Iona
First Round 		W 87–63  26–8
  28 – Sanogo   13 – Sanogo   7 – Jackson Jr.  MVP Arena (14,010)
Albany, NY
March 19, 2023*
6:10 p.m., TNT 		(4 W) No. 10 vs. (5 W) No. 19 Saint Mary's
Second Round 		W 70–55  27–8
  24 – Sanogo   8 – Sanogo   7 – Jackson Jr.  MVP Arena (13,984)
Albany, NY
March 23, 2023*
7:15 p.m., CBS 		(4 W) No. 10 vs. (8 W) Arkansas
Sweet Sixteen 		W 88–65  28–8
  24 – Hawkins   8 – Tied   7 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (18,544)
Las Vegas, NV
March 25, 2023*
8:49 p.m., TBS 		(4 W) No. 10 vs. (3 W) No. 9 Gonzaga
Elite Eight 		W 82–54  29–8
  20 – Hawkins   10 – Sanogo   10 – Jackson Jr.  T-Mobile Arena (18,119)
Las Vegas, NV
April 1, 2023*
8:49 p.m., CBS 		(4 W) No. 10 vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Miami (FL)
Final Four 		W 72–59  30–8
  21 – Sanogo   10 – Sanogo   8 – Newton  NRG Stadium (73,860)
Houston, TX
April 3, 2023*
9:20 p.m., CBS 		(4 W) No. 10 vs. (5 S) No. 18 San Diego State
National Championship 		W 76–59  31–8
  19 – Newton   10 – Tied   6 – Jackson Jr.  NRG Stadium (72,423)
Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West. MW=Midwest. S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRV2520853 (15)2 (21)2 (20)4 (1)6151924212018141110Not released
CoachesRVRV226532 (7)2 (7)571420232123231814121 (32)

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East First Team

Big East All-Freshman Team

National honors

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

References

  1. ^ Giambalvo, Emily (April 5, 2023). "Analysis | National champions usually have to break a sweat. U-Conn. barely did". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  2. ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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