2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

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

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
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.

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
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

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alterique Gilbert PG	Lithonia, GA	Miller Grove	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 4, 2015
Alterique Gilbert PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Juwan Durham PF	Tampa, FL	Tampa Preparatory	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 1, 2015
Juwan Durham PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Vance Jackson SF	Napa, CA	Prolific Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 16, 2015
Vance Jackson SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Mamadou Diarra PF	Queens, NY	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	May 22, 2015
Mamadou Diarra PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Christian Vital SG	Queens Village, NY	St. Thomas More	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 29, 2016
Christian Vital SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 8 Rivals: 9 247Sports: 6 ESPN: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Connecticut Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016. "2016 Connecticut Basketball Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016. "2016 Connecticut Recruits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.0 !PG	2	Adams, JalenJalen Adams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Brewster Academy	Roxbury, MA
4.0 !PF	12	Facey, KentanKentan Facey	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Long Island (NY) Lutheran	Trelawny, Jamaica
5.0 !C	13	Enoch, StevenSteven Enoch	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Thomas More	Norwalk, CT
3.0 !SF	22	Larrier, TerryTerry Larrier	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Virginia Commonwealth University	Bronx, NY
4.0 !PF	24	Foxen, ChristianChristian Foxen	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Kent Prep	Rocky Hill, CT
2.0 !SG	31	Noyes, MichaelMichael Noyes	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Granby Memorial	Granby, CT
1.0 !PG	--	Gilbert, AlteriqueAlterique Gilbert	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miller Grove High School	Lithonia, GA
4.0 !PF	--	Durham, JuwanJuwan Durham	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tampa Preparatory School	Tampa, FL
3.0 !SF	--	Jackson, VanceVance Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Prolific Prep	Napa, CA
4.0 !PF	--	Diarra, MamadouMamadou Diarra	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, NY

Head coach

Kevin Ollie

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 4/1/16

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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'

References

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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