# 2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

The 2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by sixth-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 as members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to SMU.
The school announced on January 26, 2018, that the NCAA was investigating recruitment of at least three basketball players for possible recruiting violations. On March 10, the school fired head coach Kevin Ollie for just cause related to the NCAA investigation. On March 22, 2018, it was announced that the school had hired Dan Hurley as head coach. On July 2, 2019, the wins for the 2017–18 season were vacated due to NCAA Sanctions.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 9–9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to Cincinnati.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Vance Jackson | 5 | F | 6'8" | 229 | Freshman | Pasadena, CA | Transferred to New Mexico |
| Kentan Facey | 12 | F | 6'10" | 227 | Senior | Trelawny, Jamaica | Graduated |
| Steven Enoch | 13 | F | 6'11" | 258 | Sophomore | Norwalk, CT | Transferred to Louisville |
| Rodney Purvis | 15 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | Raleigh, NC | Graduated |
| Juwan Durham | 23 | F | 6'11" | 207 | Freshman | Tampa, FL | Transferred to Notre Dame |
| Restinel Lomotey | 33 | G | 6'3" | 198 | Junior | Branford, CT | No longer on official roster |
| Amida Brimah | 35 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Senior | Accra, Ghana | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Antwoine Anderson | 0 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Graduate Student | Rochester, NY | Transferred from Fordham. Under NCAA transfer rules, Anderson will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Anderson has one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Eric Cobb | 23 | F | 6'9" | 295 | Junior | Jacksonville, FL | Transferred from Chipola College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cobb will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Cobb will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| David Onuorah | 34 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Graduate Student | Lithonia, Ga. | Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onuorah will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Onuorah has one year of remaining eligibility. |
| Kwintin Williams | 11 | PF | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Anchorage, AK | Transferred from Arizona Western College. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2017–18 season. Williams will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
| Sidney Wilson | 15 | F | 6'7" | 183 | Freshman | Bronx, NY | Transferred from St. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wilson will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2018–19 season. Wilson will have four years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Josh Carlton C | Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha Catholic | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Tyler Polley PF | Fort Lauderdale, FL | The Sagemont School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 11, 2016 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 ||||||
| Isaiah Whaley PF | Charlotte, NC | Evelyn Mack Academy | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 11, 2017 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||

## Preseason

At the conference's annual media day, the Huskies were picked to finish in sixth place in the AAC. Junior guard Jalen Adams was named to the preseason All-AAC first team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Oct 25, 2017* 7:00 pm, Fox Sports Go | | vs. Providence ARC disaster relief exhibition | L 76–90 | – | 22 – Adams | 4 – 4 tied | 2 – 3 tied | Mohegan Sun Arena (6,415) Uncasville, CT |
| Oct 30, 2017* 7:00 pm, HuskyVision | | Merrimack | W 79–63 | – | 17 – Larrier | 6 – Tied | 5 – Tied | XL Center (3,861) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 5, 2017* 5:30 pm, HuskyVision | | Queens (NY) | W 100–43 | – | 20 – Carlton | 7 – Vital | 6 – Polley | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,277) Storrs, CT |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | Colgate | W 70–58 | 1–0 | 27 – Larrier | 8 – Cobb | 6 – Anderson | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,154) Storrs, CT |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | Stony Brook PK80–Phil Knight Invitational | W 72–64 | 2–0 | 19 – Adams | 7 – Tied | 4 – Gilbert | XL Center (5,431) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 19, 2017* 6:00 pm, SNY | | Boston University | W 85–66 | 3–0 | 30 – Vital | 7 – Larrier | 6 – Gilbert | XL Center (6,308) Hartford, CT |
| Nov 23, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Oregon PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket quarterfinals | W 71–63 | 4–0 | 18 – Larrier | 7 – Larrier | 2 – Adams | Moda Center (13,439) Portland, OR |
| Nov 25, 2017* 12:00 am, ESPN | | vs. No. 4 Michigan State PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket semifinals | L 57–77 | 4–1 | 22 – Adams | 7 – Larrier | 3 – Gilbert | Memorial Coliseum (8,853) Portland, OR |
| Nov 26, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Arkansas PK80–Phil Knight Invitational Victory Bracket 3rd Place Game | L 67–102 | 4–2 | 25 – Adams | 5 – Diarra | 3 – Adams | Moda Center (11,571) Portland, OR |
| Nov 29, 2017* 7:00 pm, SNY | | Columbia | W 77–73 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | 29 – Vital | 14 – Larrier | 7 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,808) Storrs, CT |
| Dec 2, 2017* 4:00 pm, SNY | | Monmouth | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 | 31 – Adams | 8 – Larrier | 4 – Adams | XL Center (6,582) Hartford, CT |
| Dec 5, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN | | vs. Syracuse Jimmy V Classic/Rivalry | L 63–72 | 6–3 | 22 – Adams | 7 – Diarra | 4 – Vital | Madison Square Garden (17,532) New York, NY |
| Dec 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNews | | Coppin State | W 72–59 | 7–3 | 15 – Adams | 8 – Whaley | 8 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (3,046) Storrs, CT |
| Dec 21, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 18 Arizona | L 58–73 | 7–4 | 18 – Larrier | 7 – Vital | 2 – Tied | McKale Center (14,392) Tucson, AZ |
| Dec 23, 2017* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 | | at Auburn | L 64–89 | 7–5 | 14 – Adams | 7 – Adams | 4 – Adams | Auburn Arena (8,039) Auburn, AL |
| Dec 30, 2017 12:00 pm, CBS | | No. 8 Wichita State | L 62–72 | 7–6 (0–1) | 18 – Tied | 5 – Tied | 6 – Adams | XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tulsa | L 88–90 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (0–2) | 29 – Adams | 13 – Adams | 9 – Adams | Reynolds Center (3,903) Tulsa, OK |
| Jan 6, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNews | | East Carolina | W 70–65 | 8–7 (1–2) | 18 – Adams | 7 – Whaley | 4 – Adams | XL Center (6,717) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | UCF | W 62–53 | 9–7 (2–2) | 18 – Vital | 7 – Vital | 5 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (5,065) Storrs, CT |
| Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNews | | at Tulane | W 67–57 | 10–7 (3–2) | 25 – Adams | 7 – Onuorah | 6 – Adams | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,902) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 16, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Memphis | L 49–73 | 10–8 (3–3) | 15 – Carlton | 9 – Carlton | 3 – Anderson | FedEx Forum (2,417) Memphis, TN |
| Jan 20, 2018* 12:00 pm, CBS | | No. 1 Villanova | L 61–81 | 10–9 | 19 – Adams | 9 – Carlton | 5 – Adams | XL Center (15,564) Hartford, CT |
| Jan 25, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | SMU | W 63–52 | 11–9 (4–3) | 20 – Vital | 12 – Carlton | 4 – Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,322) Storrs, CT |
| Jan 28, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Temple | L 57–85 | 11–10 (4–4) | 15 – Vital | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Liacouras Center (6,103) Philadelphia, PA |
| Jan 31, 2018 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | at UCF | L 61–70 | 11–11 (4–5) | 15 – Larrier | 9 – Vital | 5 – Adams | CFE Arena (5,233) Orlando, FL |
| Feb 3, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | No. 8 Cincinnati | L 57–65 | 11–12 (4–6) | 20 – Adams | 9 – Vital | 4 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,170) Storrs, CT |
| Feb 7, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | South Florida | W 68–65 | 12–12 (5–6) | 19 – Adams | 6 – Carlton | 6 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (6,636) Storrs, CT |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 22 Wichita State | L 74–95 | 12–13 (5–7) | 22 – Tied | 8 – Williams | 4 – Adams | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Tulsa | L 71–73 | 12–14 (5–8) | 20 – Vital | 10 – Vital | 11 – Adams | XL Center (10,656) Hartford, CT |
| Feb 18, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPNews | | at East Carolina | W 84–80 | 13–14 (6–8) | 26 – Adams | 6 – Vital | 7 – Anderson | Williams Arena (4,524) Greeenville, NC |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 11 Cincinnati | L 52–77 | 13–15 (6–9) | 15 – Vital | 9 – Larrier | 3 – Anderson | BB&T Arena (8,217) Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 25, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN | | Memphis | L 79–83 | 13–16 (6–10) | 25 – Adams | 7 – Williams | 5 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,574) Storrs, CT |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Temple | W 72–66 | 14–16 (7–10) | 25 – Adams | 12 – Vital | 8 – Adams | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,674) Storrs, CT |
| Mar 4, 2018 4:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 25 Houston | L 71–81 | 14–17 (7–11) | 22 – Adams | 7 – Larrier | 6 – Adams | H&PE Arena (5,237) Houston, TX |
| American Athletic Conference tournament |||||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 12:00 pm, ESPNU | (8) | vs. (9) SMU First round | L 73–80 | 14–18 | 24 – Vital | 8 – Diarra | 5 – Adams | Amway Center (7,856) Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: |||||||||