The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were 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 were members of the American Athletic Conference.
UConn finished the season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2015–16 season 25–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. The Huskies won the AAC tournament as the fifth seed, defeating Cincinnati and Temple to reach the championship game. They defeated Memphis in the championship. The Huskies received a No. 9 seed in the NCAA tournament and defeated No. 8 seed Colorado in the First Round before losing to No. 1 seed Kansas in the Second Round.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 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
Recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""|American Athletic Conference tournament
Rankings
References