2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

The 2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's third season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies played their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions Phil Knight Invitational Champions
National Championship Game, W 76-59 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 10
Record	31–8 (13–7 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (5th season)
Associate head coach	Kimani Young
Assistant coaches	Tom Moore Luke Murray
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Marquette †	17	–	3		.850			29	–	7		.806
No. 13 Xavier	15	–	5		.750			27	–	10		.730
Creighton	14	–	6		.700			24	–	13		.649
No. 10 UConn	13	–	7		.650			31	–	8		.795
Providence	13	–	7		.650			21	–	12		.636
Villanova	10	–	10		.500			17	–	17		.500
Seton Hall	10	–	10		.500			17	–	16		.515
St. John's	7	–	13		.350			18	–	15		.545
Butler	6	–	14		.300			14	–	18		.438
DePaul	3	–	17		.150			10	–	23		.303
Georgetown	2	–	18		.100			7	–	25		.219
† 2023 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The Huskies finished the season 31–8, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence in the quarterfinals before losing to Marquette in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the West region. They defeated Iona, Saint Mary's, Arkansas, and Gonzaga to advance to the school's sixth Final Four and first since 2014. They defeated Miami and San Diego State to win the national championship game, the school's fifth championship since 1999, and were only the fifth men's team to win all six of its games by 10 points or more.^[1] They were the first team since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985 (therefore requiring six victories to win the championship), to win every game by at least 13 points.^[2]

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 23–10, 13–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the first round by New Mexico State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jalen Gaffney	0	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Columbus, NJ	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Rahsool Diggins	1	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Massachusetts
R. J. Cole	2	G	6'1"	185	GS Senior	Union, NJ	Graduated/signed to play professionally Lavrio Megabolt
Tyrese Martin	4	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Allentown, PA	Graduated/2022 NBA draft; selected by 51st overall by Golden State Warriors
Isaiah Whaley	5	F	6'9"	225	GS Senior	Gastonia, NC	Graduated/went undrafted 2022 NBA draft; signed with Charlotte Hornets
Akok Akok	11	F	6'9"	205	RS Junior	Manchester, NH	Transferred to Georgetown
Tyler Polley	12	F	6'9"	200	GS Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Corey Floyd Jr.	14	G	6'3"	210	Freshman	Franklin, NJ	Transferred to Providence
Matt Garry	41	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Southington, CT	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Endicott College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tristen Newton	2	G	6'5"	190	Senior	El Paso, TX	East Carolina
Joey Calcaterra	3	G	6'3"	165	GS Senior	Novato, CA	San Diego
Nahiem Alleyne	4	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Buford, GA	Virginia Tech
Hassan Diarra	5	G	6'2"	196	Junior	Queens, NY	Texas A&M

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donovan Clingan #14 C	Bristol, CT	Bristol Central High School	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jul 2, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Yarin Hasson SF	Rishon Le-Zion, Israel	N/A	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Aug 24, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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 1, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Stephon Castle #6 PG	Covington, GA	Newton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 19, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 89
Solomon Ball #12 SG	Saint James, MD	Brewster Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Jaylin Stewart #18 SF	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 16, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Jayden Ross #18 SF	Saint James, MD	Long Island Lutheran High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 27, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Youssouf Singare #41 C	Bronx, NY	Our Savior Lutheran High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 21, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 4  247Sports: 4  ESPN: 5
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: "2023 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

Roster

2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Tristen Newton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr East Carolina El Paso, TX G 3 Joey Calcaterra 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS San Diego Novato, CA G 4 Nahiem Alleyne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Virginia Tech Buford, GA G 5 Hassan Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Texas A&M Queens, NY F 11 Alex Karaban 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Southborough, MA F 13 Richie Springs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr The MacDuffie School Brooklyn, NY G 20 Andrew Hurley (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr East Catholic Glastonbury, CT F 21 Adama Sanogo (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr The Patrick School Bamako, Mali G 24 Jordan Hawkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So DeMatha Catholic Gaithersburg, MD F 30 Yarin Hasson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Maccabi Rishon LeZion Gan Yavne, Israel C 32 Donovan Clingan 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Fr Bristol Central Bristol, CT G 33 Apostolos Roumoglou 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr P.A.O.K. BC Xanthi, Greece F 35 Samson Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So The Patrick School Lomé, Togo G 40 Andre Johnson Jr. (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr South Kent School Bristol, CT G 41 Emmett Hendry (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Brooklyn, NY G 44 Andre Jackson Jr. (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Albany Academy Amsterdam, NY	Head coach Dan Hurley (Seton Hall) Assistant coach(es) Kimani Young (UTEP) Tom Moore (Boston University) 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 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1		Stonehill	W 85–54	1–0	19 – Sanogo	7 – Clingan	7 – Diarra	XL Center (9,116) Hartford, CT
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS2		Boston University	W 86–57	2–0	27 – Sanogo	15 – Sanogo	6 – Diarra	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,156) Storrs, CT
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 25	Buffalo	W 84–64	3–0	22 – Newton	10 – Newton	11 – Newton	XL Center (10,112) Hartford, CT
November 18, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS2	No. 25	UNC Wilmington	W 86–50	4–0	24 – Sanogo	6 – Clingan	5 – Jackson Jr.	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,766) Storrs, CT
November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FS1	No. 25	Delaware State	W 95–60	5–0	26 – Sanogo	9 – Hawkins	6 – Calcaterra	XL Center (9,442) Hartford, CT
November 24, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Oregon Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals	W 83–59	6–0	23 – Newton	8 – Clingan	6 – Newton	Moda Center (5,598) Portland, OR
November 25, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	vs. No. 18 Alabama Phil Knight Invitational Semifinals	W 82–67	7–0	25 – Sanogo	7 – Jackson Jr.	8 – Newton	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,603) Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	vs. Iowa State Phil Knight Invitational Championship	W 71–53	8–0	15 – Clingan	13 – Jackson Jr.	5 – Jackson Jr.	Moda Center (5,005) Portland, OR
December 1, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 8	Oklahoma State Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 74–64	9–0	26 – Hawkins	7 – Jackson Jr.	6 – Jackson Jr.	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at Florida	W 75–54	10–0	17 – Sanogo	8 – Tied	4 – Jackson Jr.	O'Connell Center (9,046) Gainesville, FL
December 10, 2022* 12:30 p.m., FS1	No. 5	LIU	W 114–61	11–0	22 – Hawkins	11 – Clingan	7 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
Big East regular season
December 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	at Butler	W 68–46	12–0 (1–0)	27 – Sanogo	14 – Sanogo	6 – Jackson Jr.	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,283) Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 2	Georgetown Rivalry	W 84–73	13–0 (2–0)	17 – Newton	8 – Jackson Jr.	8 – Jackson Jr.	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
December 28, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 2	Villanova	W 74–66	14–0 (3–0)	22 – Hawkins	7 – Hawkins	4 – Newton	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 2	at No. 22 Xavier	L 73–83	14–1 (3–1)	18 – Sanogo	10 – Jackson Jr.	8 – Jackson Jr.	Cintas Center (10,565) Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1	No. 4	at Providence	L 61–73	14–2 (3–2)	15 – Hawkins	11 – Clingan	5 – Newton	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI
January 7, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 4	Creighton	W 69–60	15–2 (4–2)	26 – Sanogo	9 – Tied	2 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 6	at No. 25 Marquette	L 76–82	15–3 (4–3)	20 – Clingan	10 – Clingan	6 – Jackson Jr.	Fiserv Forum (15,116) Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	St. John's	L 74–85	15–4 (4–4)	31 – Hawkins	10 – Sanogo	4 – Diarra	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
January 18, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 15	at Seton Hall	L 66–67	15–5 (4–5)	16 – Sanogo	10 – Jackson Jr.	4 – Tied	Prudential Center (9,710) Newark, NJ
January 22, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 15	Butler	W 86–56	16–5 (5–5)	20 – Hawkins	14 – Sanogo	4 – Jackson Jr.	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
January 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 19	No. 13 Xavier	L 79–82	16–6 (5–6)	28 – Hawkins	9 – Sanogo	4 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
January 31, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1	No. 24	at DePaul	W 90–76	17–6 (6–6)	26 – Hawkins	9 – Tied	5 – Karaban	Wintrust Arena (3,956) Chicago, IL
February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 24	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 68–62	18–6 (7–6)	15 – Tied	10 – Jackson Jr.	7 – Jackson Jr.	Capital One Arena (10,621) Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 21	No. 10 Marquette	W 87–72	19–6 (8–6)	20 – Hawkins	10 – Newton	12 – Newton	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., FOX	No. 21	at No. 23 Creighton	L 53–56	19–7 (8–7)	17 – Sanogo	10 – Sanogo	4 – Newton	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,286) Omaha, NE
February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 20	Seton Hall	W 64–55	20–7 (9–7)	20 – Hawkins	10 – Jackson Jr.	4 – Diarra	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
February 22, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 18	No. 20 Providence	W 87–69	21–7 (10–7)	20 – Hawkins	8 – Karaban	7 – Newton	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT
February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS	No. 18	at St. John's	W 95–86	22–7 (11–7)	20 – Hawkins	9 – Sanogo	8 – Newton	Madison Square Garden (12,241) New York, NY
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 14	DePaul	W 88–59	23–7 (12–7)	26 – Sanogo	8 – Jackson Jr.	9 – Jackson Jr.	XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT
March 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., FOX	No. 14	at Villanova	W 71–59	24–7 (13–7)	24 – Hawkins	9 – Sanogo	5 – Jackson Jr.	Wells Fargo Center (16,264) Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 9, 2023 2:30 p.m., FS1	(4) No. 11	vs. (5) Providence Quarterfinals	W 73–66	25–7	19 – Hawkins	11 – Jackson Jr.	7 – Newton	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 10, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1	(4) No. 11	vs. (1) No. 6 Marquette Semifinals	L 68–70	25–8	19 – Sanogo	11 – Sanogo	6 – Newton	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2023* 4:30 p.m., TBS	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (13 W) Iona First Round	W 87–63	26–8	28 – Sanogo	13 – Sanogo	7 – Jackson Jr.	MVP Arena (14,010) Albany, NY
March 19, 2023* 6:10 p.m., TNT	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (5 W) No. 19 Saint Mary's Second Round	W 70–55	27–8	24 – Sanogo	8 – Sanogo	7 – Jackson Jr.	MVP Arena (13,984) Albany, NY
March 23, 2023* 7:15 p.m., CBS	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (8 W) Arkansas Sweet Sixteen	W 88–65	28–8	24 – Hawkins	8 – Tied	7 – Tied	T-Mobile Arena (18,544) Las Vegas, NV
March 25, 2023* 8:49 p.m., TBS	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (3 W) No. 9 Gonzaga Elite Eight	W 82–54	29–8	20 – Hawkins	10 – Sanogo	10 – Jackson Jr.	T-Mobile Arena (18,119) Las Vegas, NV
April 1, 2023* 8:49 p.m., CBS	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (5 MW) No. 16 Miami (FL) Final Four	W 72–59	30–8	21 – Sanogo	10 – Sanogo	8 – Newton	NRG Stadium (73,860) Houston, TX
April 3, 2023* 9:20 p.m., CBS	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (5 S) No. 18 San Diego State National Championship	W 76–59	31–8	19 – Newton	10 – Tied	6 – Jackson Jr.	NRG Stadium (72,423) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. MW=Midwest. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	RV	25	20	8	5	3 (15)	2 (21)	2 (20)	4 (1)	6	15	19	24	21	20	18	14	11	10	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	22	6	5	3	2 (7)	2 (7)	5	7	14	20	23	21	23	23	18	14	12	1 (32)

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

Big East Conference honors

All-Big East First Team

• Jordan Hawkins
• Adama Sanogo

Big East All-Freshman Team

• Donovan Clingan
• Alex Karaban

National honors

NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player

• Adama Sanogo

References

1. Giambalvo, Emily (April 5, 2023). "Analysis | National champions usually have to break a sweat. U-Conn. barely did". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/04/04/most-dominant-ncaa-tournament-champions/
3. "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.