Connecticut Huskies
Big East (15-7, 11-6)
Big Wins: 12/3 USC (61-58), 2/13 at Xavier (80-72), 3/3 at Seton Hall (69-58)
Bad Losses: 1/18 St. John’s (70-74), 2/6 Seton Hall (73-80), 2/10 at Providence (59-70)
Coach: Dan Hurley
Probable Starters:
R.J. Cole, Junior, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 4.4 apg
Tyrese Martin, Junior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 1.1 apg, 7.3 rpg
James Bouknight, Sophomore, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 1.9 apg, 5.7 rpg
Adama Sanogo, Freshman, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Isaiah Whaley, Senior, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Key Role Players:
Tyler Polley, Senior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Andre Jackson, Freshman, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 1.6 apg
Jalen Gaffney, Sophomore, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 1.5 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.3 (149th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.2 (52, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (156, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (72, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (215, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (134, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.5 (117, 6)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (38, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (199, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.00 (193, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Colorado |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round 0f 32 loss to Kansas |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Arizona State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Villanova |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Iowa State |
| 2014 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Michigan State |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Florida |
| 2014 | NCAA | National Final win over Kentucky |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over St. Joseph's |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Iowa State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Bucknell |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Cincinnati |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over San Diego State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Arizona |
| 2011 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over Kentucky |
| 2011 | NCAA | National Final win over Butler |
| 2010 | NIT | First Round win over Northeastern |
| 2010 | NIT | Second Round loss to Virginia Tech |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas A&M |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Purdue |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Missouri |
| 2009 | NCAA | National Semifinal loss to Michigan State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to San Diego |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Albany |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Kentucky |
| 2006 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Washington |
| 2006 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to George Mason |
*all team stats through 3/7
