2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2016–17 record | 0–0 (0–0 The American) |
Head coach | Kevin Ollie (5th year) |
Assistant coach | Glen Miller |
Assistant coach | Ricky Moore |
Home arena | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† AAC Tournament Champions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by fifth-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. The Huskies are members of the American Athletic Conference.
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Previous Season
The Huskies went 25-11 (11-7) finishing 6th in the conference. The Huskies won the American Conference Championship as the 5th seed, due to SMUs ineligibility. The Huskies won the American Conference Championship by beating Cincinnati in the quarterfinals, including the star freshman Jalen Adams hitting a three-quarter court shot with 0.8 seconds left to force a 4th overtime. The Huskies also routed Temple in the semifinals and rolled over Memphis in the Championship. The Huskies received a 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Huskies beat #8 seed Colorado in the first round and ultimately lost in the second round to #1 seed Kansas by 12 points.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Phillip Nolan | 0 | PF | 6'10" | 237 | Senior | Milwaukee, WI | Graduated |
Sterling Gibbs | 4 | PG | 6'2" | 185 | Graduate Student | Scotch Plains, NJ | Graduated |
Daniel Hamilton | 5 | SF | 6'7" | 190 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Declared to 2016 NBA draft |
Sam Cassell Jr. | 10 | PG | 6'4" | 192 | RS Junior | Baltimore, MD | Transferred to Iona |
Omar Calhoun | 21 | SG | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Nnamdi Amilo | 23 | PF | 6'3" | 225 | Senior | New Fairfield, CT | Graduated |
Shonn Miller | 32 | PF | 6'7" | 210 | Graduate Student | Euclid, OH | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Recruits
Roster
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Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/21/16 |
vs. Maui Invitational Tournament |
– | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
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11/22/16 |
vs. Maui Invitational Tournament |
– | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
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11/23/16 |
vs. Maui Invitational Tournament |
– | – | – | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
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12/5/16 |
vs. Syracuse Rivalry |
– | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
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12/10/16 CBS |
at Ohio State | – | – | – | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
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1/21/17 |
at Georgetown Rivalry |
– | – | – | Verizon Center Washington, D.C. |
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American Athletic Conference regular season | |||||||||||
UCF | – | – | – | |
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at UCF | – | – | – | CFE Arena Orlando, FL |
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at Cincinnati | – | – | – | Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH |
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Cincinnati | – | – | – | |
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at East Carolina | – | – | – | Williams Arena Greenville, NC |
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East Carolina | – | – | – | |
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at Houston | – | – | – | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX |
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Houston | – | – | – | |
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at Memphis | – | – | – | FedEx Forum Memphis, TN |
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Memphis | – | – | – | |
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South Florida | – | – | – | |
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at South Florida | – | – | – | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
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SMU | – | – | – | |
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at SMU | – | – | – | Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX |
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at Temple | – | – | – | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
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Temple | – | – | – | |
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at Tulane | – | – | – | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
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Tulane | – | – | – | |
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at Tulsa | – | – | – | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
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Tulsa | – | – | – | |
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American Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
– | – | – | XL Center Hartford, CT |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches' |