2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2016–17 record	2–4 (0–0 The American)
Head coach	Kevin Ollie (5th year)
Assistant coach	Glen Miller
Assistant coach	Ricky Moore
Assistant coach	Dwayne Killings
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	–	6	–	1	.857
Houston	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UCF	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Temple	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Tulane	0	–	0	–	1	–	7	.125

† 2017 AAC Tournament winner As of December 5, 2016; 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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3] 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.^[4]

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	Hometown	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
2.0 !SG	1	Vital, ChristianChristian Vital	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Thomas More	Queens, NY
1.0 !PG	2	Adams, JalenJalen Adams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Brewster Academy	Roxbury, MA
1.0 !PG	3	Gilbert, AlteriqueAlterique Gilbert	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Miller Grove	Lithonia, GA
3.0 !SF	5	Jackson, VanceVance Jackson	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Prolific Prep	Napa, CA
4.0 !PF	12	Facey, KentanKentan Facey	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Long Island (NY) Lutheran	Trelawny, Jamaica
5.0 !C	13	Enoch, StevenSteven Enoch	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	2.0 !So	St. Thomas More	Norwalk, CT
2.0 !SG	15	Purvis, RodneyRodney Purvis	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC
4.0 !PF	21	Diarra, MamadouMamadou Diarra	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, NY
3.0 !SF	22	Larrier, TerryTerry Larrier	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Virginia Commonwealth University	Bronx, NY
4.0 !PF	23	Durham, JuwanJuwan Durham	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Tampa Preparatory School	Tampa, FL
4.0 !PF	24	Foxen, ChristianChristian Foxen	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	3.0 !Jr	South Kent Prep	Rocky Hill, CT
2.0 !SG	31	Noyes, MichaelMichael Noyes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Granby Memorial	Granby, CT
1.5 !G	33	Lomotey, RestinelRestinel Lomotey (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Branford	Branford, CT
5.0 !C	35	Brimah, AmidaAmida Brimah	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll	Accra, Ghana

Head coach

Kevin Ollie

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 8/1/16

Schedule and results

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition

10/30/2016* 1:00 PM, HuskyVision	No. 18	New Haven	W 83–68		15 – Jackson	7 – Larrier	5 – Gilbert	XL Center (5,826) Hartford, CT
11/05/2016* 1:00 PM, HuskyVision	No. 18	Southern Connecticut	W 94–65		19 – Purvis	6 – Adams	6 – Gilbert	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,305) Storrs, CT
Non-conference Regular season

11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, SNY	No. 18	Wagner	L 58–67	0–1	19 – Larrier	7 – Larrier	5 – Adams	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,523) Storrs, CT
11/14/2016* 7:00 PM, SNY		Northeastern	L 61–64	0–2	17 – Larrier	7 – Brimah	3 – Tied	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,573) Storrs, CT
11/17/2016* 10:00 PM, SNY		at Loyola Marymount	W 65–62	1–2	14 – Larrier	10 – Brimah	5 – Tied	Gersten Pavilion (3,421) Los Angeles, CA
11/21/2016* 9:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. Oklahoma State Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 90–98	1–3	34 – Adams	6 – Tied	6 – Adams	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/22/2016* 3:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation	W 93–82	2–3	25 – Adams	9 – Adams	11 – Adams	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/23/2016* 4:30 PM, ESPN2		vs. No. 13 Oregon Maui Invitational 5th place game	L 69–79	2–4	27 – Adams	5 – Brimah	5 – Adams	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM, SNY		Boston University	W 51–49	3–4	13 – Vital	7 – Facey	6 – Purvis	XL Center (8,183) Hartford, CT
12/05/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Syracuse New York Showcase/Rivalry			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/10/2016* 6:00 PM, BTN		at Ohio State			–	–	–	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
12/18/2016* 1:00 PM, SNY		North Florida			–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
12/23/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN2		Auburn			–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
American Athletic Conference Regular season

12/28/2016 ESPN2		Houston			–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
12/31/2016 2:00 PM, CBSSN		at Tulsa			–	–	–	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		at Memphis			–	–	–	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
01/08/2017 5:00 PM, CBSSN		UCF			–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
01/11/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN		Temple			–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
01/14/2017* 12:00 PM, FOX		at Georgetown Rivalry			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
01/19/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		at SMU			–	–	–	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
01/22/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN		East Carolina			–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
01/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at South Florida			–	–	–	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
01/28/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Tulane			–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
02/4/2017 ESPN/ESPN2		at Cincinnati			–	–	–	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
02/08/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN		South Florida			–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
02/11/2017 6:00 PM, CBSSN		at UCF			–	–	–	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
02/16/2017 9:00 PM, ESPN/ESPN2		Memphis			–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
02/19/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN		at Temple			–	–	–	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
02/22/2017 9:00 PM, CBSSN		at Houston			–	–	–	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
02/25/2017 12:00 PM, CBS		SMU			–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
03/01/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at East Carolina			–	–	–	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
03/05/2017 12:00 PM, CBS		Cincinnati			–	–	–	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
American Athletic Conference Tournament
					–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:* ^[5]

Rankings

Main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	Final
AP^[6]	18	RV	NR																Not released
Coaches'^[6]	16	RV	RV

References

↑ "College Basketball 2016 AAC Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "UConn Downs Memphis 72-58 to take AAC Championship". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "Adams Sparks UConn in Win Over Cincinnati, 104-97". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "No. 9 UConn Falls to No. 1 Kansas 73-61 in Second Round". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
↑ "2016-17 Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
1 2 "2016-17 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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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