# 2013–14 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

The 2013–14 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2013–2014 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were led by second-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 were members of the American Athletic Conference. One year after being banned from postseason play for sanctions, the Huskies returned to the Final Four, where they defeated the Florida Gators in the national semifinal round and the Kentucky Wildcats in the 2014 National Championship Game. Shabazz Napier was named the tournament's MOP. The next day, the UConn Huskies women's team won the women's NCAA basketball tournament, only the second time that a school has won both the men's and women's Division I national basketball championships in the same year; UConn first accomplished this in 2004.

## Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2012–13 season with a record of 20–10 overall, including 10–8 in Big East play. However, due to sanctions resulting in penalties stemming from years of very poor APR ratings, the Huskies were ineligible for all the postseason tournaments, including the 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament, the NCAA tournament and the NIT.

## Preseason outlook

The Huskies were selected to finish 2nd in their new conference, the American Athletic Conference (AAC). Coach Kevin Ollie would serve his second season with key players Shabazz Napier, Ryan Boatright, DeAndre Daniels, and Omar Calhoun returned. The Huskies were ranked 17th in the preseason AP poll.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Enosch Wolf | 1 | C | 7'1" | 260 | Junior | Göttingen, GER | Signed to play professionally in Germany |
| Brendan Allen | 4 | G | 6'3" | 187 | Sophomore | Windsor, CT | No longer on official team roster |
| R.J. Evans | 12 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Salem, CT | Graduated |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 10/30/2013* 7:00 pm | | Southern Connecticut State | W 93–65 | – | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| 11/04/2013* 7:00 pm | | Concordia | W 98–38 | – | XL Center (5,504) Hartford, CT |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | vs. Maryland | W 78–77 | 1–0 | Barclays Center (12,867) Brooklyn, NY |
| 11/11/2013* 3:00 pm, SNY | No. 19 | Yale | W 80–62 | 2–0 | XL Center (8,848) Hartford, CT |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 19 | Detroit 2K Sports Classic | W 101–55 | 3–0 | Gampel Pavilion (8,140) Storrs, CT |
| 11/17/2013* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Boston University 2K Sports Classic | W 77–60 | 4–0 | Gampel Pavilion (9,195) Storrs, CT |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | vs. Boston College 2K Sports Classic Semifinals | W 72–70 | 5–0 | Madison Square Garden (10,064) New York City, NY |
| 11/22/2013* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | No. 18 | vs. Indiana 2K Sports Classic Championship | W 59–58 | 6–0 | Madison Square Garden (10,051) New York City, NY |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm, SNY | No. 13 | Loyola (MD) | W 76–66 | 7–0 | XL Center (9,497) Hartford, CT |
| 12/02/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 12 | No. 15 Florida | W 65–64 | 8–0 | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 12/06/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3/SNY | No. 12 | Maine | W 95–68 | 9–0 | XL Center (9,681) Hartford, CT |
| 12/18/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 10 | Stanford | L 51–53 | 9–1 | XL Center (11,140) Hartford, CT |
| 12/22/2013* 3:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 10 | at Washington | W 82–70 | 10–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,059) Seattle, WA |
| 12/28/2013* 1:00 pm, SNY | No. 15 | Eastern Washington | W 82–65 | 11–1 | Webster Bank Arena (9,274) Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/31/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 | at Houston | L 71–75 | 11–2 (0–1) | Hofheinz Pavilion (4,035) Houston, TX |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | at SMU | L 65–74 | 11–3 (0–2) | Moody Coliseum (7,166) Dallas, TX |
| 01/08/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Harvard | W 61–56 | 12–3 | Gampel Pavilion (9,218) Storrs, CT |
| 01/11/2014 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Central Florida | W 84–61 | 13–3 (1–2) | Gampel Pavilion (9,561) Storrs, CT |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | | at No. 17 Memphis | W 83–73 | 14–3 (2–2) | FedEx Forum (18,039) Memphis, TN |
| 01/18/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 18 Louisville ESPN College GameDay | L 64–76 | 14–4 (2–3) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 01/21/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Temple | W 90–66 | 15–4 (3–3) | XL Center (4,741) Hartford, CT |
| 01/25/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Rutgers | W 82–71 | 16–4 (4–3) | The RAC (8,006) Piscataway, NJ |
| 01/30/2014 9:00 pm, CBSSN | | Houston | W 80–43 | 17–4 (5–3) | Gampel Pavilion (9,312) Storrs, CT |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 22 | at No. 7 Cincinnati | L 58–63 | 17–5 (5–4) | Fifth Third Arena (12,432) Cincinnati, OH |
| 02/09/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 22 | at Central Florida | W 75–55 | 18–5 (6–4) | CFE Arena (6,312) Orlando, FL |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 24 | South Florida | W 83–40 | 19–5 (7–4) | XL Center (10,553) Hartford, CT |
| 02/15/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | No. 24 | No. 20 Memphis | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 20–5 (8–4) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 02/20/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN | No. 21 | at Temple | W 68–55 | 21–5 (9–4) | Liacouras Center (6,053) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/23/2014 2:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | SMU | L 55–64 | 21–6 (9–5) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at South Florida | W 61–56 | 22–6 (10–5) | USF Sun Dome (5,115) Tampa, FL |
| 03/01/2014 12:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 11 Cincinnati | W 51–45 | 23–6 (11–5) | XL Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 03/05/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 19 | Rutgers | W 69–63 | 24–6 (12–5) | Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT |
| 03/08/2014 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 19 | at No. 11 Louisville | L 48–81 | 24–7 (12–6) | KFC Yum! Center (22,782) Louisville, KY |
| AAC Tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) No. 21 | vs. (5) No. 19 Memphis Quarterfinals | W 72–53 | 25–7 | FedEx Forum (13,081) Memphis, TN |
| 03/14/2014 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) No. 21 | vs. (1) No. 13 Cincinnati Semifinals | W 58–56 | 26–7 | FedEx Forum (11,888) Memphis, TN |
| 03/15/2014 6:00 pm, ESPN | (4) No. 21 | vs. (2) No. 5 Louisville Championship | L 61–71 | 26–8 | FedEx Forum (13,554) Memphis, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/20/2014* 6:55 pm, TBS | (7 E) No. 18 | vs. (10 E) Saint Joseph's Second Round | W 89–81 $^{OT}$ | 27–8 | First Niagara Center (18,706) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/22/2014* 9:40 pm, TBS | (7 E) No. 18 | vs. (2 E) No. 6 Villanova Third Round | W 77–65 | 28–8 | First Niagara Center (19,290) Buffalo, NY |
| 03/28/2014* 7:27 pm, TBS | (7 E) No. 18 | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Iowa State Sweet Sixteen | W 81–76 | 29–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,314) New York, NY |
| 03/30/2014* 2:20 pm, CBS | (7 E) No. 18 | vs. (4 E) No. 11 Michigan State Elite Eight | W 60–54 | 30–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,499) New York, NY |
| 04/05/2014* 6:09 pm, TBS | (7 E) No. 18 | vs. (1 S) No. 1 Florida Final Four | W 63–53 | 31–8 | AT&T Stadium (79,444) Arlington, TX |
| 04/07/2014* 9:10 pm, CBS | (7 E) No. 18 | vs. (8 MW) Kentucky National Championship Game | W 60–54 | 32–8 | AT&T Stadium (79,238) Arlington, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region, S=South Region, MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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