The 2019–20 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by second-year head coach Dan Hurley in their final season of the American Athletic Conference. 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. They finished the season 19–12, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. Their season ended when the AAC Tournament and all other postseason tournaments were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This was the final season in the American Athletic Conference for the Huskies, as they returned to the Big East for the 2020–21 season.
Previous season The Huskies finished the 2018–19 season 16–17, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the Quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to Houston.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Eric Cobb 0 F 6'9" 249lbs Jacksonville, FL Graduated Tarin Smith 2 G 6'2" 185lbs Ocean Township, NJ Graduated Jalen Adams 4 G 6'3" 195lbs Roxbury, MA Graduated Kassoum Yakwe 14 F 6'7" 212lbs Bamako, Mali Graduated Mamadou Diarra 21 F 6'8" 225lbs Queens, NY Left the team, became a student assistant Kwintin Williams 22 F 6'7" 221lbs Anchorage, AK Graduated (early) Daniel Brocke 55 F 6'7" 235lbs West Hartford, CT Left the team
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes R. J. Cole 4 G 6'1" 185 Junior Union, NJ Transfer from Howard. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cole will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Feb 28, 2020 - Sidney Wilson was suspended for the rest of the season for a violation of team policy.
Schedule and results
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Rankings
Awards and honors American Athletic Conference honors All-AAC First Team Christian Vital
All-AAC Third Team James Bouknight
All Freshman Team James Bouknight
Player of the Week Week 14: James Bouknight Week 17: Christian Vital Week 18: Christian Vital
Rookie of the Week Week 3: James Bouknight Week 15: James Bouknight
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