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2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record0–18, 14 wins vacated (0–11, 7 wins vacated AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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. 16 Wichita 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 from AP poll

The 2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.

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 hired Dan 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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The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida[7][8] and Houston[9] to advance to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.[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 to New Mexico
Kentan Facey 12 F 6'10" 227 Senior Trelawny, Jamaica Graduated
Steven Enoch 13 F 6'11" 258 Sophomore Norwalk, CT Transferred to Louisville
Rodney Purvis 15 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Raleigh, NC Graduated
Juwan Durham 23 F 6'11" 207 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred to Notre 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 from Fordham. Under NCAA transfer rules, Anderson will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Anderson has one year of remaining eligibility.
Eric Cobb 23 F 6'9" 295 Junior Jacksonville, FL Transferred from Chipola College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Cobb will have two years of remaining eligibility.
David Onuorah 34 F 6'9" 230 Graduate Student Lithonia, Ga. Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onuorah will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Onuorah has one year of remaining eligibility.
Kwintin Williams 11 PF 6'7" 215 Sophomore Anchorage, AK Transferred from Arizona Western College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Williams will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Sidney Wilson 15 F 6'7" 183 Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred from St. 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 High school / college 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 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tyler Polley
PF 		Fort Lauderdale, FL The Sagemont School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 11, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
Isaiah Whaley
PF 		Charlotte, NC Evelyn Mack Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 11, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 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 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) GS Fordham Rochester, NY
G 1 Christian Vital 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So St. Thomas More Queens, NY
G 3 Alterique Gilbert Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 171 lb (78 kg) RS Fr Miller Grove Lithonia, GA
G 4 Jalen Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Brewster Academy Roxbury, MA
F 5 Isaiah Whaley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mt. Zion Prep Charlotte, NC
F 11 Kwintin Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Arizona Western Anchorage, AK
F 12 Tyler Polley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sagemont Fort Lauderdale, FL
F 15 Sidney Wilson (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Fr St. John's University Bronx, NY
F 21 Mamadou Diarra 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Putnam Science Academy Queens, NY
G/F 22 Terry Larrier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr VCU Bronx, NY
F 23 Eric Cobb 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Jr Chipola Jacksonville, FL
F 24 Christian Foxen (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Kent Rocky Hill, CT
C 25 Josh Carlton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic Hyattsville, MD
G 31 Michael Noyes (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Granby Memorial Granby, CT
F 34 David Onuorah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 249 lb (113 kg) GS Cornell Lithonia, GA
G 45 Omotayo Aiyegbusi (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Saint Joseph's Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
Source: [12]

References

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