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2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

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2017–18UConn Huskies men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	14–18 (7–11 AAC)
Head coach	Kevin Ollie (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Raphael Chillious Ricky Moore Dwayne Killings
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati †	16	–	2	.889	31	–	5	.861
No. 21 Houston	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
No. 16Wichita State	14	–	4	.778	25	–	8	.758
Tulsa	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
Memphis	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
UCF	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Temple	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
UConn	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
SMU	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Tulane	5	–	13	.278	14	–	17	.452
East Carolina	4	–	14	.222	10	–	20	.333
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	10	–	22	.313

†2018 AAC tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut in the2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by sixth-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 as members of theAmerican Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 inAAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of theAAC tournament toSMU.

The school announced on January 26, 2018, that the NCAA was investigating recruitment of at least three basketball players for possible recruiting violations.^[1]^[2]^[3] On March 10, the school fired head coach Kevin Ollie for just cause related to the NCAA investigation.^[4] On March 22, 2018, it was announced that the school had hiredDan Hurley as head coach.^[5]^[6] On July 2, 2019, the wins for the 2017–18 season were vacated due to NCAA Sanctions.

Previous season

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TheHuskies finished the2016–17 season 16–17, 9–9 inAAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeatedSouth Florida^[7]^[8] andHouston^[9] to advance to the semifinals of theAAC tournament where they lost toCincinnati.^[10]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Vance Jackson	5	F	6'8"	229	Freshman	Pasadena, CA	Transferred toNew Mexico
Kentan Facey	12	F	6'10"	227	Senior	Trelawny,Jamaica	Graduated
Steven Enoch	13	F	6'11"	258	Sophomore	Norwalk, CT	Transferred toLouisville
Rodney Purvis	15	G	6'4"	205	RS Senior	Raleigh, NC	Graduated
Juwan Durham	23	F	6'11"	207	Freshman	Tampa, FL	Transferred toNotre Dame
Restinel Lomotey	33	G	6'3"	198	Junior	Branford, CT	No longer on official roster
Amida Brimah	35	C	7'0"	230	Senior	Accra,Ghana	Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Antwoine Anderson	0	G	6'1"	190	Graduate Student	Rochester, NY	Transferred fromFordham. Under NCAA transfer rules, Anderson will be eligible to start at the beginning the2017–18 season. Anderson has one year of remaining eligibility.
Eric Cobb	23	F	6'9"	295	Junior	Jacksonville, FL	Transferred fromChipola College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will be eligible to start at the beginning the2017–18 season. Cobb will have two years of remaining eligibility.
David Onuorah	34	F	6'9"	230	Graduate Student	Lithonia, Ga.	Transferred fromCornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onuorah will be eligible to start at the beginning the2017–18 season. Onuorah has one year of remaining eligibility.
Kwintin Williams	11	PF	6'7"	215	Sophomore	Anchorage, AK	Transferred fromArizona Western College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will be eligible to start at the beginning the2017–18 season. Williams will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Sidney Wilson	15	F	6'7"	183	Freshman	Bronx, NY	Transferred fromSt. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wilson will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2018–19 season. Wilson will have four years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Carlton C	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 11, 2016
Josh Carlton C	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Tyler Polley PF	Fort Lauderdale, FL	The Sagemont School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 11, 2016
Tyler Polley PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Isaiah Whaley PF	Charlotte, NC	Evelyn Mack Academy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 11, 2017
Isaiah Whaley PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: ESPN: (76)

Preseason

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At the conference's annual media day, the Huskies were picked to finish in sixth place in the AAC.^[11] Junior guard Jalen Adams was named to the preseason All-AAC first team.^[11]

Roster

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2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Antwoine Anderson	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	170lb(77 kg)	GS	Fordham	Rochester, NY
G	1	Christian Vital	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	178lb(81 kg)	So	St. Thomas More	Queens, NY
G	3	Alterique Gilbert	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	171lb(78 kg)	RS Fr	Miller Grove	Lithonia, GA
G	4	Jalen Adams	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	195lb(88 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Roxbury, MA
F	5	Isaiah Whaley	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Fr	Mt. Zion Prep	Charlotte, NC
F	11	Kwintin Williams	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	215lb(98 kg)	So	Arizona Western	Anchorage, AK
F	12	Tyler Polley	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Fr	Sagemont	Fort Lauderdale, FL
F	15	Sidney Wilson (I)	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	183lb(83 kg)	Fr	St. John's University	Bronx, NY
F	21	Mamadou Diarra	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	217lb(98 kg)	RS Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, NY
G/F	22	Terry Larrier	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	185lb(84 kg)	RS Jr	VCU	Bronx, NY
F	23	Eric Cobb	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	280lb(127 kg)	Jr	Chipola	Jacksonville, FL
F	24	Christian Foxen (W)	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	225lb(102 kg)	Sr	South Kent	Rocky Hill, CT
C	25	Josh Carlton	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	242lb(110 kg)	Fr	DeMatha Catholic	Hyattsville, MD
G	31	Michael Noyes (W)	6ft 0in(1.83 m)	190lb(86 kg)	GS	Granby Memorial	Granby, CT
F	34	David Onuorah	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	249lb(113 kg)	GS	Cornell	Lithonia, GA
G	45	Omotayo Aiyegbusi (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	206lb(93 kg)	So	Saint Joseph's	Philadelphia, PA

Head coach

Kevin Ollie

Assistant coach(es)

Raphael Chillious
Ricky Moore
Dwayne Killings

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
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Roster
Last update: 6/6/17

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Oct 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Go		vs. Providence ARC disaster relief exhibition	L 76–90	–	22 – Adams	4 – 4 tied	2 – 3 tied	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,415) Uncasville, CT
Oct 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, HuskyVision		Merrimack	W 79–63	–	17 – Larrier	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	XL Center (3,861) Hartford, CT
Nov 5, 2017* 5:30 pm, HuskyVision		Queens (NY)	W 100–43	–	20 – Carlton	7 – Vital	6 – Polley	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,277) Storrs, CT
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY		Colgate	W 70–58	1–0	27 – Larrier	8 – Cobb	6 – Anderson	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,154) Storrs, CT
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY		Stony Brook PK80–Phil Knight Invitational	W 72–64	2–0	19 – Adams	7 – Tied	4 – Gilbert	XL Center (5,431) Hartford, CT
Nov 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, SNY		Boston University	W 85–66	3–0	30 – Vital	7 – Larrier	6 – Gilbert	XL Center (6,308) Hartford, CT
Nov 23, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Oregon PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket quarterfinals	W 71–63	4–0	18 – Larrier	7 – Larrier	2 – Adams	Moda Center (13,439) Portland, OR
Nov 25, 2017* 12:00 am, ESPN		vs. No. 4 Michigan State PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket semifinals	L 57–77	4–1	22 – Adams	7 – Larrier	3 – Gilbert	Memorial Coliseum (8,853) Portland, OR
Nov 26, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Arkansas PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket 3rd Place Game	L 67–102	4–2	25 – Adams	5 – Diarra	3 – Adams	Moda Center (11,571) Portland, OR
Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY		Columbia	W 77–73 ^OT	5–2	29 – Vital	14 – Larrier	7 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,808) Storrs, CT
Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm, SNY		Monmouth	W 84–81 ^OT	6–2	31 – Adams	8 – Larrier	4 – Adams	XL Center (6,582) Hartford, CT
Dec 5, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Syracuse Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry	L 63–72	6–3	22 – Adams	7 – Diarra	4 – Vital	Madison Square Garden (17,532) New York, NY
Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNews		Coppin State	W 72–59	7–3	15 – Adams	8 – Whaley	8 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,046) Storrs, CT
Dec 21, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 18 Arizona	L 58–73	7–4	18 – Larrier	7 – Vital	2 – Tied	McKale Center (14,392) Tucson, AZ
Dec 23, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2		at Auburn	L 64–89	7–5	14 – Adams	7 – Adams	4 – Adams	Auburn Arena (8,039) Auburn, AL
Dec 30, 2017 12:00 pm, CBS		No. 8 Wichita State	L 62–72	7–6 (0–1)	18 – Tied	5 – Tied	6 – Adams	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulsa	L 88–90 ^2OT	7–7 (0–2)	29 – Adams	13 – Adams	9 – Adams	Reynolds Center (3,903) Tulsa, OK
Jan 6, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNews		East Carolina	W 70–65	8–7 (1–2)	18 – Adams	7 – Whaley	4 – Adams	XL Center (6,717) Hartford, CT
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		UCF	W 62–53	9–7 (2–2)	18 – Vital	7 – Vital	5 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,065) Storrs, CT
Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNews		at Tulane	W 67–57	10–7 (3–2)	25 – Adams	7 – Onuorah	6 – Adams	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,902) New Orleans, LA
Jan 16, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Memphis	L 49–73	10–8 (3–3)	15 – Carlton	9 – Carlton	3 – Anderson	FedEx Forum (2,417) Memphis, TN
Jan 20, 2018* 12:00 pm, CBS		No. 1 Villanova	L 61–81	10–9	19 – Adams	9 – Carlton	5 – Adams	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		SMU	W 63–52	11–9 (4–3)	20 – Vital	12 – Carlton	4 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,322) Storrs, CT
Jan 28, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at Temple	L 57–85	11–10 (4–4)	15 – Vital	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Liacouras Center (6,103) Philadelphia, PA
Jan 31, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at UCF	L 61–70	11–11 (4–5)	15 – Larrier	9 – Vital	5 – Adams	CFE Arena (5,233) Orlando, FL
Feb 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 8 Cincinnati	L 57–65	11–12 (4–6)	20 – Adams	9 – Vital	4 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,170) Storrs, CT
Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		South Florida	W 68–65	12–12 (5–6)	19 – Adams	6 – Carlton	6 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,636) Storrs, CT
Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 22 Wichita State	L 74–95	12–13 (5–7)	22 – Tied	8 – Williams	4 – Adams	Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Tulsa	L 71–73	12–14 (5–8)	20 – Vital	10 – Vital	11 – Adams	XL Center (10,656) Hartford, CT
Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNews		at East Carolina	W 84–80	13–14 (6–8)	26 – Adams	6 – Vital	7 – Anderson	Williams Arena (4,524) Greeenville, NC
Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 11 Cincinnati	L 52–77	13–15 (6–9)	15 – Vital	9 – Larrier	3 – Anderson	BB&T Arena (8,217) Highland Heights, KY
Feb 25, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN		Memphis	L 79–83	13–16 (6–10)	25 – Adams	7 – Williams	5 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,574) Storrs, CT
Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Temple	W 72–66	14–16 (7–10)	25 – Adams	12 – Vital	8 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,674) Storrs, CT
Mar 4, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 25 Houston	L 71–81	14–17 (7–11)	22 – Adams	7 – Larrier	6 – Adams	H&PE Arena (5,237) Houston, TX
American Athletic Conference tournament
Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU	(8)	vs. (9) SMU First round	L 73–80	14–18	24 – Vital	8 – Diarra	5 – Adams	Amway Center (7,856) Orlando, FL
Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. Source:*^[12]

References

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^Amore, Dom."NCAA Investigating UConn Men's Basketball Program; Inquiry Includes Recruitment Of At Least Three Players".courant.com. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2018.
^"UConn men's basketball under NCAA investigation".ABC News. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2018.
^"NCAA investigating UConn men's basketball program".CBSSports.com. RetrievedJanuary 31, 2018.
^Amore, Dom."Kevin Ollie Fired After UConn Claims 'Just Cause'; Coach Says He Will Fight".courant.com. RetrievedMarch 12, 2018.
^Goodman, Jeff (March 22, 2018)."Dan Hurley leaving Rhode Island, named head coach at UConn".ESPN.com. RetrievedMarch 22, 2018.
^"Dan Hurley to become next head coach at UConn".USA TODAY. RetrievedMarch 22, 2018.
^AMORE, DOM."UConn Battles, Defeats South Florida, 77–66; Houston Up Next Tonight".courant.com. RetrievedOctober 24, 2017.
^"Purvis scores 30 to lead UConn over USF in AAC Tournament".USA TODAY. RetrievedOctober 24, 2017.
^"Connecticut vs. Houston – Game Recap – March 10, 2017 – ESPN".ESPN.com. RetrievedOctober 24, 2017.
^Courant, Hartford."UConn Men vs. Cincinnati AAC Tournament".courant.com. RetrievedOctober 24, 2017.
^^a ^b"Cincinnati Selected as 2017–18 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite". RetrievedOctober 24, 2017.
^"2017–18 Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball Schedule".UConnHuskies.com. Archived fromthe original on June 25, 2016. RetrievedMay 12, 2017.

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