2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball
2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball
Phil Knight Invitational Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 20
Record	8–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (5th season);
Associate head coach	Kimani Young
Assistant coaches	Tom Moore; Luke Murray;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; XL Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Marquette †	17	–	3	.850	29	–	7	.806
No. 13 Xavier	15	–	5	.750	27	–	10	.730
Creighton	14	–	6	.700	24	–	13	.649
No. 10 UConn	13	–	7	.650	31	–	8	.795
Providence	13	–	7	.650	21	–	12	.636
Villanova	10	–	10	.500	17	–	17	.500
Seton Hall	10	–	10	.500	17	–	16	.515
St. John's	7	–	13	.350	18	–	15	.545
Butler	6	–	14	.300	14	–	18	.438
DePaul	3	–	17	.150	10	–	23	.303
Georgetown	2	–	18	.100	7	–	25	.219

† 2023 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by fifth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's third season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies play their home games at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the season 23–10, 13–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Seton Hall in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals of the Big East tournament where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 5 seed in the West Region, where they were upset in the First Round by New Mexico State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jalen Gaffney	0	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Columbus, NJ	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Rahsool Diggins	1	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Massachusetts
R. J. Cole	2	G	6'1"	185	GS Senior	Union, NJ	Graduated/signed to play professionally Lavrio Megabolt
Tyrese Martin	4	G	6'6"	215	Senior	Allentown, PA	Graduated/2022 NBA draft; selected by 51st overall by Golden State Warriors
Isaiah Whaley	5	F	6'9"	225	GS Senior	Gastonia, NC	Graduated/went undrafted 2022 NBA draft; signed with Charlotte Hornets
Akok Akok	11	F	6'9"	205	RS Junior	Machester, NH	Transferred to Georgetown
Tyler Polley	12	F	6'9"	200	GS Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Corey Floyd Jr.	14	G	6'3"	210	Freshman	Franklin, NJ	Transferred to Providence
Matt Garry	41	G	6'5"	190	Senior	Southington, CT	Walk-on; graduate transferred to Endicott College

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Tristen Newton	2	G	6'5"	190	Senior	El Paso, TX	East Carolina
Joey Calcaterra	3	G	6'3"	165	GS Senior	Novato, CA	San Diego
Nahiem Alleyne	4	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Buford, GA	Virginia Tech
Hassan Diarra	5	G	6'2"	196	Junior	Queens, NY	Texas A&M

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Donovan Clingan #14 C	Bristol, CT	Bristol Central High School	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jul 2, 2021
Donovan Clingan #14 C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Yarin Hasson SF	Rishon Le-Zion, Israel	N/A	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Aug 24, 2022
Yarin Hasson SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17
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: "2022 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

2023 Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2023)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Stephon Castle #6 PG	Covington, GA	Newton High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 19, 2021
Stephon Castle #6 PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 89
Solomon Ball #12 SG	Saint James, MD	Brewster Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 1, 2022
Solomon Ball #12 SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Jaylin Stewart #18 SF	Seattle, WA	Garfield High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 16, 2022
Jaylin Stewart #18 SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jayden Ross #18 SF	Saint James, MD	Long Island Lutheran High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jun 27, 2022
Jayden Ross #18 SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Youssouf Singare #41 C	Bronx, NY	Our Savior Lutheran High School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 21, 2022
Youssouf Singare #41 C	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 14 247Sports: 23 ESPN: 17
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: "2023 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Tristen Newton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	East Carolina	El Paso, TX
G	3	Joey Calcaterra	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	San Diego	Novato, CA
G	4	Nahiem Alleyne	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Virginia Tech	Buford, GA
G	5	Hassan Diarra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Texas A&M	Queens, NY
F	11	Alex Karaban	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	IMG Academy	Northborough, MA
F	13	Richie Springs	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	The MacDuffie School	Brooklyn, NY
G	20	Andrew Hurley (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	East Catholic	Glastonbury, CT
F	21	Adama Sanogo	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	The Patrick School	Bamako, Mali
G	24	Jordan Hawkins	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	DeMatha Catholic	Gaithersburg, MD
F	30	Yarin Hasson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Gan Yavne, Isreal
C	32	Donovan Clingan	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Fr	Bristol Central	Bristol, CT
G	33	Apostolos Roumoglou	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	P.A.O.K. BC	Xanthi, Greece
F	35	Samson Johnson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	The Patrick School	Lomé, Togo
G	40	Andre Johnson Jr. (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	South Kent School	Bristol, CT
G	41	Emmett Hendry (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	Brooklyn, NY
G	44	Andre Jackson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Albany Academy	Amsterdam, NY

Head coach

Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

Kimani Young (UTEP)
Tom Moore (Boston University)
Luke Murray (Fairfield)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:30 p.m., FS1		Stonehill	W 85–54	1–0	19 – Sanogo	7 – Clingan	7 – Diarra	XL Center (9,116) Hartford, CT
November 11, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS2		Boston University	W 86–57	2–0	27 – Sanogo	15 – Sanogo	6 – Diarra	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (9,156) Storrs, CT
November 15, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 25	Buffalo	W 84–64	3–0	22 – Newton	10 – Newton	11 – Newton	XL Center (10,112) Hartford, CT
November 18, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS2	No. 25	UNC Wilmington	W 86–50	4–0	24 – Sanogo	6 – Clingan	5 – Jackson Jr.	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (7,766) Storrs, CT
November 20, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FS1	No. 25	Delaware State	W 95–60	5–0	26 – Sanogo	9 – Hawkins	6 – Calcaterra	XL Center (9,442) Hartford, CT
November 24, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 20	vs. Oregon Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals	W 83–59	6–0	23 – Newton	8 – Clingan	6 – Newton	Moda Center (5,598) Portland, OR
November 25, 2022* 9:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	vs. No. 18 Alabama Phil Knight Invitational Semifinals	W 82–67	7–0	25 – Sanogo	7 – Jackson Jr.	8 – Newton	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (3,603) Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 20	vs. Iowa State Phil Knight Invitational Championship	W 71-53	8-0	15 – Clingan	13 – Jackson Jr.	5 – Jackson Jr.	Moda Center Portland, OR
December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., FS1		Oklahoma State Big East–Big 12 Battle						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Florida						O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 10, 2022* 12:00 p.m., FS1		LIU						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
Big East regular season
December 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
December 20, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		Georgetown Rivalry						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
December 28, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		Villanova						XL Center Hartford, CT
December 31, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
January 7, 2023 12:30 p.m., FOX		Creighton						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
January 15, 2022 12:00 p.m., FS1		St. John's						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 18, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., FOX		Butler						XL Center Hartford, CT
January 25, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		Xavier						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
January 31, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 4, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown Rivalry						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		Marquette						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m., FOX		at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX		Seton Hall						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 22, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		Providence						Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT
February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., CBS		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
March 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		DePaul						XL Center Hartford, CT
March 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., FOX		at Villanova						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 8–11, 2023 TBA		vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	25	20																	Not released
Coaches	RV	RV	22

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

[1] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". uconnhuskies.com. Retrieved 1 October 2022.

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