| 2013–14UConn Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 32–8 (12–6 The American) |
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| Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5Louisville* † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15Cincinnati | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18UConn | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 32 | – | 8 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †The American Tournament winner As of March 15th, 2014 *Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3) Rankings fromAP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

The2013–14 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut in the 2013–2014NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coachKevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between theXL Center inHartford, Connecticut, and theHarry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus inStorrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of theAmerican Athletic Conference.
One year after being banned from postseason play for sanctions, the Huskies returned to theFinal Four, where they defeated theFlorida Gators 63–53 in the national semifinal round and theKentucky Wildcats in the2014 National Championship Game 60–54.Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's MOP. The next day, theUConn Huskies women's team won thewomen's NCAA basketball tournament, only the second time that a school has won both the men's and women's Division I national basketball championships in the same year; UConn first accomplished this in 2004.[1]
The Huskies finished the 2012–13 season with a record of 20–10 overall, including 10–8 in Big East play. However, due to sanctions resulting in penalties stemming from years of very poorAPR ratings, the Huskies were ineligible for all the postseason tournaments, including the2013 Big East men's basketball tournament, theNCAA tournament and theNIT.
The Huskies were selected to finish 2nd in their new conference, the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Coach Kevin Ollie would serve his second season with key playersShabazz Napier,Ryan Boatright,DeAndre Daniels, and Omar Calhoun returned. The Huskies were ranked 17th in the preseason AP poll.
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| Enosch Wolf | 1 | C | 7'1" | 260 | Junior | Göttingen, GER | Signed to play professionally in Germany |
| Brendan Allen | 4 | G | 6'3" | 187 | Sophomore | Windsor, CT | No longer on official team roster |
| R.J. Evans | 12 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Salem, CT | Graduated |
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 10/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Southern Connecticut State | W 93–65 | – | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Concordia | W 98–38 | – | XL Center (5,504) Hartford, CT | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | vs. Maryland | W 78–77 | 1–0 | Barclays Center (12,867) Brooklyn, NY | ||||||
| 11/11/2013* 3:00 pm, SNY | No. 19 | Yale | W 80–62 | 2–0 | XL Center (8,848) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 19 | Detroit 2K Sports Classic | W 101–55 | 3–0 | Gampel Pavilion (8,140) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 11/17/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Boston University 2K Sports Classic | W 77–60 | 4–0 | Gampel Pavilion (9,195) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | vs. Boston College 2K Sports Classic Semifinals | W 72–70 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden (10,064) New York City, NY | ||||||
| 11/22/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | vs. Indiana 2K Sports Classic Championship | W 59–58 | 6–0 | Madison Square Garden (10,051) New York City, NY | ||||||
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 13 | Loyola (MD) | W 76–66 | 7–0 | XL Center (9,497) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 12/02/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 15 Florida | W 65–64 | 8–0 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 12/06/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | No. 12 | Maine | W 95–68 | 9–0 | XL Center (9,681) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 12/18/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | Stanford | L 51–53 | 9–1 | XL Center (11,140) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 12/22/2013* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | at Washington | W 82–70 | 10–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,059) Seattle, WA | ||||||
| 12/28/2013* 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 15 | Eastern Washington | W 82–65 | 11–1 | Webster Bank Arena (9,274) Bridgeport, CT | ||||||
| 12/31/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Houston | L 71–75 | 11–2 (0–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,035) Houston, TX | ||||||
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm, ESPNU | at SMU | L 65–74 | 11–3 (0–2) | Moody Coliseum (7,166) Dallas, TX | |||||||
| 01/08/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Harvard | W 61–56 | 12–3 | Gampel Pavilion (9,218) Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Central Florida | W 84–61 | 13–3 (1–2) | Gampel Pavilion (9,561) Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 17 Memphis | W 83–73 | 14–3 (2–2) | FedEx Forum (18,039) Memphis, TN | |||||||
| 01/18/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 18 Louisville ESPNCollege GameDay | L 64–76 | 14–4 (2–3) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 01/21/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | Temple | W 90–66 | 15–4 (3–3) | XL Center (4,741) Hartford, CT | |||||||
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Rutgers | W 82–71 | 16–4 (4–3) | The RAC (8,006) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
| 01/30/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN | Houston | W 80–43 | 17–4 (5–3) | Gampel Pavilion (9,312) Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | at No. 7 Cincinnati | L 58–63 | 17–5 (5–4) | Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| 02/09/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at Central Florida | W 75–55 | 18–5 (6–4) | CFE Arena (6,312) Orlando, FL | ||||||
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | South Florida | W 83–40 | 19–5 (7–4) | XL Center (10,553) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 02/15/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | No. 20 Memphis | W 86–81 OT | 20–5 (8–4) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 02/20/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | at Temple | W 68–55 | 21–5 (9–4) | Liacouras Center (6,053) Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| 02/23/2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | SMU | L 55–64 | 21–6 (9–5) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at South Florida | W 61–56 | 22–6 (10–5) | USF Sun Dome (5,115) Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 11 Cincinnati | W 51–45 | 23–6 (11–5) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | |||||||
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Rutgers | W 69–63 | 24–6 (12–5) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 03/08/2014 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 19 | at No. 11 Louisville | L 48–81 | 24–7 (12–6) | KFC Yum! Center (22,782) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| AAC Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/13/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (4)No. 21 | vs. (5) No. 19 Memphis Quarterfinals | W 72–53 | 25–7 | FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, TN | ||||||
| 03/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4)No. 21 | vs. (1) No. 13 Cincinnati Semifinals | W 58–56 | 26–7 | FedEx Forum (11,888) Memphis, TN | ||||||
| 03/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN | (4)No. 21 | vs. (2) No. 5 Louisville Championship | L 61–71 | 26–8 | FedEx Forum (13,554) Memphis, TN | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/20/2014* 6:55 pm, TBS | (7 E)No. 18 | vs. (10 E) Saint Joseph's Second Round | W 89–81 OT | 27–8 | First Niagara Center (18,706) Buffalo, NY | ||||||
| 03/22/2014* 9:40 pm, TBS | (7 E)No. 18 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Villanova Third Round | W 77–65 | 28–8 | First Niagara Center (19,290) Buffalo, NY | ||||||
| 03/28/2014* 7:27 pm, TBS | (7 E)No. 18 | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Iowa State Sweet Sixteen | W 81–76 | 29–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,314) New York, NY | ||||||
| 03/30/2014* 2:20 pm, CBS | (7 E)No. 18 | vs. (4 E) No. 11 Michigan State Elite Eight | W 60–54 | 30–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,499) New York, NY | ||||||
| 04/05/2014* 6:09 pm, TBS | (7 E)No. 18 | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Florida Final Four | W 63–53 | 31–8 | AT&T Stadium (79,444) Arlington, TX | ||||||
| 04/07/2014* 9:10 pm, CBS | (7 E)No. 18 | vs. (8 MW) Kentucky National Championship Game | W 60–54 | 32–8 | AT&T Stadium (79,238) Arlington, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region, S=South Region, MW=Midwest Region. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
| Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Wk 20 | Final |
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| AP | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 24 | 21 | RV | 19 | 21 | 18 | N/A |
| Coaches | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | RV | 19 | 21 | 19 | 1 |