2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by seventh-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's fifth season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies played their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on-campus in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. The Huskies sought to become the first team to win three straight national championships since UCLA won seven straight championships from 1966–67 to 1972–73. However, after a rocky regular season that earned them a #8 seed in the 2025 NCAA tournament, UConn narrowly lost to the eventual champion Florida in the second round, 77–75.

2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	24–11 (14–6 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (7th season)
Associate head coach	Kimani Young
Assistant coaches	Tom Moore Luke Murray
Captain	Alex Karaban
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 11 St. John's †	18	–	2		.900			31	–	5		.861
Creighton	15	–	5		.750			25	–	11		.694
UConn	14	–	6		.700			24	–	11		.686
Xavier	13	–	7		.650			22	–	12		.647
Marquette	13	–	7		.650			23	–	11		.676
Villanova	11	–	9		.550			21	–	15		.583
Georgetown	8	–	12		.400			18	–	16		.529
Providence	6	–	14		.300			12	–	20		.375
Butler	6	–	14		.300			15	–	20		.429
DePaul	4	–	16		.200			14	–	20		.412
Seton Hall	2	–	18		.100			7	–	25		.219
† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 37–3, 18–2 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Xavier, St. John's, and Marquette to win the Big East tournament, receiving the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They won the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, becoming the first back-to-back National Champions since Florida (who won the tournament in 2006 and 2007). 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 14 points. That broke their own record of winning every game by 13 points, set the previous year.^[1] They set additional records in the NCAA tournament for largest combined margin of victory in all their games with 140 points; and by extension, the largest-average margin of victory of 23.3 points per game.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Tristen Newton	2	G	6'5"	195	GS Senior	El Paso, TX	Graduated
Stephon Castle	5	G	6'6"	215	Freshman	Covington, GA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Cam Spencer	12	G	6'4"	205	GS Senior	Davidsonville, MD	Graduated
Andrew Hurley	20	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Glastonbury, CT	Graduated
Donovan Clingan	32	C	7'2"	280	Sophomore	Bristol, CT	Declared for 2024 NBA draft
Apostolos Roumoglou	33	G	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Xanthi, Greece	Transferred to Richmond
Andre Johnson Jr.	40	G	6'4"	170	Sophomore	Bristol, CT	Transferred to Utah Valley

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tarris Reed	5	F	6'10"	265	Junior	Branson, MO	Michigan
Aidan Mahaney	20	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Moraga, CA	Saint Mary's

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Liam McNeeley #30 SF	Richardson, TX	Montverde Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 26, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (93)
Ahmad Nowell #0 PG	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute Charter High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 23, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Isaiah Abraham #4 PF	Leesburg, VA	Paul VI High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 14, 2023
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Overall recruit ranking:    Rivals: 10    247Sports: 11
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2024 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved May 3, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

2025 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Braylon Mullins SG	Greenfield, IN	Greenfield-Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 23, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (88)
Eric Reibe C	Potomac, MD	The Bullis School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 16, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (89)
Darius Adams SG	La Porte, IN	La Lumiere School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 30, 2024
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (89)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 2
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 24, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 UConn Huskies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ahmad Nowell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Imhotep Institute Charter Philadelphia, PA G 1 Solo Ball 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Brewster Academy Leesburg, VA F 3 Jaylin Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Garfield Seattle, WA F 4 Isaiah Abraham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Paul VI Gainesville, VA C 5 Tarris Reed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Michigan Branson, MO G 10 Hassan Diarra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Texas A&M Queens, NY F 11 Alex Karaban (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy Southborough, MA G 20 Aidan Mahaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Saint Mary's Lafayette, CA F 23 Jayden Ross 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Long Island Lutheran Bristow, VA C 24 Youssouf Singare 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Our Saviour Lutheran Bamako, Mali F 30 Liam McNeeley  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Richardson, TX F 35 Samson Johnson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr The Patrick School Lomé, Togo G 43 Souleymane Diaby (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr SABIS International Charter Springfield, MA	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
Exhibition
October 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NBCSB	No. 3	vs. Rhode Island Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Game	W 102–75		18 – Ball	10 – Reed Jr.	9 – Diarra	Mohegan Sun Arena (7,953) Uncasville, CT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Sacred Heart	W 92–56	1–0	20 – Karaban	11 – Reed Jr.	7 – Karaban	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 9, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS2	No. 3	New Hampshire	W 92–53	2–0	17 – Karaban	11 – McNeeley	4 – Tied	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Le Moyne	W 90–49	3–0	17 – Karaban	10 – Reed Jr.	6 – Diarra	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 2	East Texas A&M	W 81–46	4–0	12 – Ball	10 – Reed Jr.	3 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
November 25, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	vs. Memphis Maui Invitational First Round	L 97–99 OT	4–1	22 – Reed Jr.	11 – Reed Jr.	6 – Karaban	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2024* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 2	vs. Colorado Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round	L 72–73	4–2	20 – McNeeley	5 – Tied	6 – Diarra	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 28, 2024* 12:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 2	vs. Dayton Maui Invitational 7th place game	L 67–85	4–3	21 – Karaban	5 – Reed Jr.	5 – Tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 2	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 99–45	5–3	16 – Tied	12 – Reed Jr.	5 – Tied	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
December 4, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 25	No. 15 Baylor Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 76–72	6–3	17 – McNeeley	8 – McNeeley	7 – Diarra	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
December 8, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 25	at Texas	W 76–65	7–3	21 – Karaban	11 – Karaban	11 – Diarra	Moody Center (11,039) Austin, TX
December 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 18	vs. No. 8 Gonzaga Hall of Fame Series New York City	W 77–71	8–3	26 – McNeeley	8 – McNeeley	7 – Diarra	Madison Square Garden (18,933) New York, NY
Big East regular season
December 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 11	Xavier	W 94–89 OT	9–3 (1–0)	22 – Ball	13 – Reed Jr.	11 – Diarra	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
December 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 11	at Butler	W 78–74	10–3 (2–0)	21 – Karaban	6 – Tied	7 – Tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,100) Indianapolis, IN
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 11	at DePaul	W 81–68	11–3 (3–0)	22 – Ball	7 – Tied	9 – Diarra	Wintrust Arena (6,496) Chicago, IL
January 5, 2025 2:00 p.m., NBC	No. 11	Providence	W 87–84	12–3 (4–0)	19 – Diarra	5 – Reed Jr.	8 – Diarra	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 9	at Villanova	L 66–68	12–4 (4–1)	16 – Ball	4 – Tied	9 – Diarra	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
January 11, 2025 2:15 p.m., FOX	No. 9	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 68–60	13–4 (5–1)	19 – Karaban	6 – Karaban	4 – Tied	Capital One Arena (17,168) Washington, DC
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 14	Creighton	L 63–68	13–5 (5–2)	15 – Tied	6 – Diarra	7 – Diarra	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 19	Butler	W 80–78 OT	14–5 (6–2)	23 – Ball	7 – Tied	9 – Diarra	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
January 25, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 19	at Xavier	L 72–76	14–6 (6–3)	20 – Ball	11 – Ball	4 – Diarra	Cintas Center (10,613) Cincinnati, OH
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	No. 25	DePaul	W 72–61	15–6 (7–3)	16 – Tied	6 – Tied	8 – Karaban	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 25	at No. 9 Marquette	W 77–69	16–6 (8–3)	25 – Ball	11 – Ball	7 – Diarra	Fiserv Forum (18,129) Milwaukee, WI
February 7, 2025 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 19	No. 12 St. John's	L 62–68	16–7 (8–4)	18 – McNeeley	15 – Reed Jr.	3 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
February 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at No. 24 Creighton	W 70–66	17–7 (9–4)	38 – McNeeley	10 – McNeeley	3 – Tied	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,025) Omaha, NE
February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., FOX		at Seton Hall	L 68–69 OT	17–8 (9–5)	20 – Karaban	9 – McNeeley	5 – Diarra	Prudential Center (10,222) Newark, NJ
February 18, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1		Villanova	W 66–59	18–8 (10–5)	20 – McNeeley	9 – Reed Jr.	6 – Ball	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
February 23, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX		at No. 10 St. John's	L 75–89	18–9 (10–6)	17 – Karaban	9 – McNeeley	6 – Diarra	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
February 26, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1		Georgetown Rivalry	W 93–79	19–9 (11–6)	20 – Tied	10 – Reed Jr.	7 – Diarra	XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., CBS		at Providence	W 75–63	20–9 (12–6)	24 – Reed Jr.	18 – Reed Jr.	10 – Diarra	Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,400) Providence, RI
March 5, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1		No. 20 Marquette	W 72–66	21–9 (13–6)	21 – Karaban	11 – Johnson	5 – Diarra	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
March 8, 2025 2:30 p.m., FOX		Seton Hall	W 81–50	22–9 (14–6)	17 – Ball	10 – Karaban	6 – Diarra	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
Big East tournament
March 13, 2025 10:18 p.m., FS1	(3)	vs. (6) Villanova Quarterfinal	W 73–56	23–9	18 – Karaban	9 – Karaban	6 – Karaban	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 14, 2025 9:30 p.m., FOX	(3)	vs. (2) Creighton Semifinal	L 62–71	23–10	13 – Tied	8 – Reed Jr.	2 – Tied	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 21, 2025* 9:25 p.m., TNT	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Oklahoma First Round	W 67–59	24–10	14 – Ball	7 – Tied	4 – Diarra	Lenovo Center (19,178) Raleigh, NC
March 23, 2025* 12:10 p.m., CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Florida Second Round	L 75–77	24–11	22 – McNeely	10 – Johnson	5 – Diarra	Lenovo Center (19,244) Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = 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	19	Final
AP	3 (11)	3 (7)	2 (7)	2 (6)	25	18	11	11	11	9	14	19	25	19	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	3 (6)	3 (3)	2 (3)	2 (2)	RV	20	13	14	13	10	13	18	24	18	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV