The 2025–26 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by eighth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's sixth season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on-campus in Storrs, Connecticut, and the PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut. This marked the first season that Tom Moore was not on the coaching staff since his second stint started during the 2018–19 season, moving to a general manager role. The Huskies finished the season as the NCAA tournament runners-up after losing to Michigan 69–63 in the National championship game.
Previous season The Huskies finished the season 24–11, 14–6 in Big East play, to finish 3rd in the regular season conference standings. They defeated Villanova 73–56 in the Big East tournament Quarterfinals before losing to Creighton in the semifinals, 71–62. UConn received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were awarded a #8 seed. The Huskies sought to become the first team to win three straight national championships since UCLA won seven straight championships from 1966–67 to 1972–73. However, the team narrowly lost to the eventual national champion Florida in the second round, 77–75, ending their three-peat bid.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Ahmad Nowell 0 G 6'0" 195 Freshman Philadelphia, PA Transferred to VCU Isaiah Abraham 4 F 6'7" 205 Freshman Gainesville, VA Transferred to Georgetown Hassan Diarra 10 G 6'2" 195 Graduate Student Queens, NY Graduated Aidan Mahaney 20 G 6'3" 185 Junior Lafayette, CA Transferred to UC Santa Barbara Youssouf Singare 24 F 6'10" 230 Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to High Point Liam McNeeley 30 F 6'7" 210 Freshman Richardson, TX Declared for 2025 NBA draft; Selected 29th overall by the Charlotte Hornets Samson Johnson 35 F 6'10" 225 Senior Lomé, Togo Graduated Souleymane Diaby 43 F 6'5" 225 Junior Springfield, MA Walk-on; Not retained
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Malachi Smith 0 G 6'1" 180 Senior Bronx, NY Dayton Silas Demary Jr. 2 G 6'4" 195 Junior Raleigh, NC Georgia
Recruiting Classes 2025 Recruiting Class
2026 Recruiting Class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*AP did not release a week 8 poll.
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