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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 .
There have been 56 former UConn players selected in the NBA draft, including 24 first-round picks and 17 lottery picks. [246] Walt Dropo was the first UConn player to be drafted—selected with the fourth overall pick in the inaugural draft in 1947—but ultimately chose to play professional baseball instead. [ 247 ]
The UConn Huskies men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,733 in 16 games in 2023-24. [1] The Huskies finished the season 37–3, 18–2 in Big East play to win the regular season championship.
As the Huskies (23-2, 13-1 Big East) head into Saturday's showdown against No. 4 Marquette (19-5, 10-3), all of UConn's starters are averaging double-figures in scoring.
Solomon Ball, ESPN’s No. 49 player in the 2023 Class, was the first of the five players in UConn’s class to put pen to paper. “These are critical classes to ...
2023 NBA Mock Draft 10.0: Lottery movement, latest intel on No. 2, predictions and analysis on all 58 picks ... The Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers forfeited their second-round picks in 2023 ...
UConn has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 36 times, winning the national championship six times, in 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, and 2024. It also reached the Final Four in 2009 . UConn has made 13 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament , winning it in 1988 .
At the close of the season, Newton helped lead the Huskies to the sixth Final Four in school history and later, with a double-double, to UConn's fifth NCAA championship in 2023. [5] Newton returned to the program for the 2023–24 season after initially declaring for the 2023 NBA draft. [6]