2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2022 Big East Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball
2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 20
2021–22 record	9–2 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (4th season);
Associate head coach	Kimani Young
Assistant coaches	Tom Moore; Luke Murray;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; XL Center

The 2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by fourth-year head coach Dan Hurley in their second season of the Big East Conference. The Huskies split their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion and XL Center.[1][2]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 15–8, 11–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament before losing Creighton in the semifinals. They recivied an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a 7th seed in the East Region, they were eliminated by Maryland in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
James Bouknight	2	G	6'5"	190	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Brendan Adams	10	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred to George Washington
Josh Carlton	25	F/C	6'11"	240	Senior	Winterville, NC	Graduate transferred to Houston
Javonte Brown	31	C	7'0"	250	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Texas A&M

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Samson Johnson #10 PF	Lomé, Togo	The Patrick School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 10, 2020
Samson Johnson #10 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Rahsool Diggins #12 PG	Philadelphia, PA	Archbishop Wood High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 26, 2020
Rahsool Diggins #12 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Jordan Hawkins #13 SG	Gaithersburg, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 26, 2020
Jordan Hawkins #13 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Corey Floyd Jr. #20 SG	Franklin, NJ	Roselle Catholic High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 14, 2021
Corey Floyd Jr. #20 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17
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: "2021 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Alex Karaban #5 PF	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Aug 2, 2021
Alex Karaban #5 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Donovan Clingan #14 C	Bristol, CT	Bristol Central High School	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jul 2, 2021
Donovan Clingan #14 C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17
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: "2022 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

Roster

2021–22 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jalen Gaffney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Westtown School	Columbus, NJ
G	1	Rahsool Diggins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Wood	Philadelphia, PA
G	2	R. J. Cole	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Howard	Union, NJ
G	4	Tyrese Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Rhode Island	Allentown, PA
F	5	Isaiah Whaley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Mt. Zion Prep	Gastonia, NC
F	11	Akok Akok	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Putnam Science Academy	Manchester, NH
F	12	Tyler Polley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Sagemont	Miramar, FL
F	13	Richie Springs	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	The MacDuffie School	Brooklyn, NY
G	14	Corey Floyd Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Roselle Catholic	Franklin, NJ
G	20	Andrew Hurley (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	East Catholic	Glastonbury, CT
F	21	Adama Sanogo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	The Patrick School	Bamako, Mali
G	24	Jordan Hawkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	DeMatha Catholic	Gaithersburg, MD
F	35	Samson Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	The Patrick School	Lomé, Togo
G	41	Matt Garry (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	St. Paul Catholic	Southington, CT
G	44	Andre Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Albany Academy	Amsterdam, NY

Head coach

Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Kimani Young (UTEP)
Tom Moore (Boston)
Luke Murray (Fairfield)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 24	Central Connecticut	W 99–48	1–0	20 – Sanogo	7 – Akok	3 – 3 tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
November 13, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS2	No. 24	Coppin State	W 89–54	2–0	20 – Sanogo	9 – Tied	8 – Gaffney	XL Center (9,690) Harford, CT
November 17, 2021* 6:30 p.m., FS2	No. 23	LIU	W 93–40	3–0	17 – Polley	7 – Tied	6 – Cole	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,481) Storrs, CT
November 20, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 23	Binghamton	W 87–63	4–0	15 – Martin	11 – Maritn	4 – Martin	XL Center (9,335) Hartford, CT
November 24, 2021* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 22	vs. No. 19 Auburn Battle 4 Atlantis Quarterfinals	W 115–109 ^2OT	5–0	30 – Sanogo	8 – Martin	6 – Cole	Imperial Arena (1,174) Nassau, Bahamas
November 25, 2021* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 22	vs. Michigan State Battle 4 Atlantis Semifinals	L 60–64	5–1	18 – Sanogo	12 – Martin	3 – Cole	Imperial Arena (1,173) Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 22	vs. VCU Battle 4 Atlantis 3rd Place Game	W 70–63 ^OT	6–1	26 – Cole	14 – Jackson	4 – Jackson	Imperial Arena (673) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 17	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–63	7–1	25 – Cole	7 – Tied	5 – Gaffney	XL Center (8,782) Hartford, CT
December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FS2	No. 17	Grambling State	W 88–59	8–1	18 – Cole	8 – Whaley	7 – Cole	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,159) Storrs, CT
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	at West Virginia Big East–Big 12 Battle	L 53–56	8–2	15 – Whaley	10 – Akok	3 – Tied	WVU Coliseum (12,045) Morgantown, WV
December 11, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 15	vs. St. Bonaventure Never Forget Tribute Classic	W 74–64	9–2	15 – Cole	11 – Jackson	5 – Jackson	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
Big East regular season
December 18, 2021 5:00 p.m., FOX	No. 20	Providence						XL Center Hartford, CT
December 21, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 28, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., FS1		Butler						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 12, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1		St. John's						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1		at Providence						Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
January 20, 2022 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 25, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		Georgetown Rivalry						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 29, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 1, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		Creighton						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 5, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		Marquette						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 13, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
February 16, 2022 8:30 p.m., CBSSN		Seton Hall						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 19, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		Xavier						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1		Villanova						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 27, 2022 12:00 p.m., CBS		at Georgetown Rivalry						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
March 1, 2022 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
March 5, 2022 TBA, FOX/FS1		DePaul						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Big East Tournament
March 9–12, 2022 TBA		vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	24	23	22	17	15	20															Not released
Coaches	23	23^	21	17	18	22

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

References

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/41/uconn-huskies
UConn Huskies (2020-11-03). "UConn Huskies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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[1] ttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/41/uconn-huskies

[2] UConn Huskies (2020-11-03). "UConn Huskies on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.

[3] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols 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) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics