2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2016–17 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 SMU †	17	–	1	.944	30	–	5	.857
No. 18 Cincinnati	16	–	2	.889	30	–	6	.833
Houston	12	–	6	.667	21	–	11	.656
UCF	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
Memphis	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
UConn	9	–	9	.500	16	–	17	.485
Tulsa	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Temple	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
East Carolina	6	–	12	.333	15	–	18	.455
Tulane	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
South Florida	1	–	17	.056	7	–	23	.233

† 2017 AAC tournament winner 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Hometown
SG	1	Christian Vital	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More	Queens, NY
PG	2	Jalen Adams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Brewster Academy	Roxbury, MA
PG	3	Alterique Gilbert	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Miller Grove	Lithonia, GA
SF	5	Vance Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Prolific Prep	Napa, CA
PF	12	Kentan Facey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Long Island (NY) Lutheran	Trelawny, Jamaica
C	13	Steven Enoch	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	So	St. Thomas More	Norwalk, CT
SG	15	Rodney Purvis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC
PF	21	Mamadou Diarra	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Queens, NY
SF	22	Terry Larrier	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS So	Virginia Commonwealth University	Bronx, NY
PF	23	Juwan Durham	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Tampa Preparatory School	Tampa, FL
PF	24	Christian Foxen	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	Jr	South Kent Prep	Rocky Hill, CT
SG	31	Michael Noyes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Granby Memorial	Granby, CT
G	33	Restinel Lomotey (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Branford	Branford, CT
C	35	Amida Brimah	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—																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.
^ ^a ^b "2016-17 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[1] "College Basketball 2016 AAC Tournament". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[2] "UConn Downs Memphis 72-58 to take AAC Championship". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[3] "Adams Sparks UConn in Win Over Cincinnati, 104-97". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[4] "No. 9 UConn Falls to No. 1 Kansas 73-61 in Second Round". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[5] "2016-17 Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball Schedule". UConnHuskies.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

[rankings-6] "2016-17 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 June 2016.

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