2013–14 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

2013–14 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

NCAA national champions 2K Sports Classic champions
NCAA Tournament champions
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
2013–14 record	32–8 (12–6 AAC)
Head coach	Kevin Ollie
Assistant coach	Glen Miller
Assistant coach	Karl Hobbs
Assistant coach	Ricky Moore
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion XL Center

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Louisville †	15	–	3	.833	31	–	6	.838
#15 Cincinnati	15	–	3	.833	27	–	7	.794
#18 Connecticut	12	–	6	.667	32	–	8	.800
SMU	12	–	6	.667	27	–	10	.730
Memphis	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
Houston	8	–	10	.444	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
UCF	4	–	14	.222	13	–	18	.419
Temple	4	–	14	.222	9	–	22	.290
South Florida	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† AAC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013–14 Connecticut 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.

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

Roster

2013–14 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Nolan, PhillipPhillip Nolan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 212 lb (96 kg)	2.0 !So	Riverside University	Milwaukee, WI
3.5 !F	2	Daniels, DeAndreDeAndre Daniels	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Taft IMG Academy	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	3	Samuel, TerrenceTerrence Samuel	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Victory Collegiate	Brooklyn, NY
2.5 !G/F	5	Giffey, NielsNiels Giffey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Heinrich Schliemann	Berlin, Germany
3.5 !F	10	Olander, TylerTyler Olander	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	E. O. Smith	Mansfield, CT
1.5 !G	11	Boatright, RyanRyan Boatright	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 168 lb (76 kg)	3.0 !Jr	East Aurora	Aurora, IL
3.5 !F	12	Facey, KentanKentan Facey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Long Island (NY) Lutheran	Trelawny, Jamaica
1.5 !G	13	Napier, ShabazzShabazz Napier	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Charlestown Lawrence Academy	Roxbury, MA
1.5 !G	14	Lenehan, PatPat Lenehan (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 181 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Xavier (CT)	Middletown, CT
2.5 !G/F	20	Kromah, LasanLasan Kromah	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 201 lb (91 kg)	5.0 !GS	Eleanor Roosevelt George Washington University	Greenbelt, MD
1.5 !G	21	Calhoun, OmarOmar Calhoun	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Christ the King	Brooklyn, NY
3.5 !F	22	Tolksdorf, LeonLeon Tolksdorf	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 218 lb (99 kg)	2.0 !So	Leibniz-Oberschule	Berlin, Germany
1.5 !G	25	Watts, TorTor Watts (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 202 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	York Prep	Brooklyn, NY
5.0 !C	35	Brimah, AmidaAmida Brimah	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 217 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll	Accra, Ghana
1.5 !G	44	Purvis, RodneyRodney Purvis (I)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 203 lb (92 kg)	2.0 !So	Upper Room Christian Academy	Raleigh, NC

Head coach

Kevin Ollie

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-23

Schedule

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
10/30/2013*		Southern Connecticut State	W 93–65	–	Gampel Pavilion (N/A)
11/04/2013*		Concordia	W 98–38	–	XL Center (5,504)
Regular Season
11/08/2013*	#18	vs. Maryland	W 78–77	1–0	Barclays Center (12,867)
11/11/2013*	#19	Yale	W 80–62	2–0	XL Center (8,848)
11/14/2013*	#19	Detroit (2K Sports Classic)	W 101–55	3–0	Gampel Pavilion (8,140)
11/17/2013*	#19	Boston University (2K Sports Classic)	W 77–60	4–0	Gampel Pavilion (9,195)
11/21/2013*	#18	vs. Boston College (2K Sports Classic Semifinals)	W 72–70	5–0	Madison Square Garden (10,064)
11/22/2013*	#18	vs. Indiana (2K Sports Classic Championship)	W 59–58	6–0	Madison Square Garden (10,051)
11/26/2013*	#13	Loyola (MD)	W 76–66	7–0	XL Center (9,497)
12/02/2013*	#12	#15 Florida	W 65–64	8–0	Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
12/06/2013*	#12	Maine	W 95–68	9–0	XL Center (9,681)
12/18/2013*	#10	Stanford	L 51–53	9–1	XL Center (11,140)
12/22/2013*	#10	at Washington	W 82–70	10–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,059)
12/28/2013*	#15	Eastern Washington	W 82–65	11–1	Webster Bank Arena (9,274)
12/31/2013	#17	at Houston	L 71–75	11–2 (0–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,035)
01/04/2014		at SMU	L 65–74	11–3 (0–2)	Moody Coliseum (7,166)
01/08/2014*		Harvard	W 61–56	12–3	Gampel Pavilion (9,218)
01/11/2014		Central Florida	W 84–61	13–3 (1–2)	Gampel Pavilion (9,561)
01/16/2014		at #17 Memphis	W 83–73	14–3 (2–2)	FedEx Forum (18,039)
01/18/2014		#18 Louisville (ESPN College GameDay)	L 64–76	14–4 (2–3)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
01/21/2014		Temple	W 90–66	15–4 (3–3)	XL Center (4,741)
01/25/2014		at Rutgers	W 82–71	16–4 (4–3)	The RAC (8,006)
01/30/2014		Houston	W 80–43	17–4 (5–3)	Gampel Pavilion (9,312)
02/06/2014	#22	at #7 Cincinnati	L 58–63	17–5 (5–4)	Fifth Third Arena (12,432)
02/09/2014	#22	at Central Florida	W 75–55	18–5 (6–4)	CFE Arena (6,312)
02/12/2014	#24	South Florida	W 83–40	19–5 (7–4)	XL Center (10,553)
02/15/2014	#24	#20 Memphis	W 86–81 ^OT	20–5 (8–4)	XL Center (16,294)
02/20/2014	#21	at Temple	W 68–55	21–5 (9–4)	Liacouras Center (6,053)
02/23/2014	#21	SMU	L 55–64	21–6 (9–5)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
02/26/2014		at South Florida	W 61–56	22–6 (10–5)	USF Sun Dome (5,115)
03/01/2014		#11 Cincinnati	W 51–45	23–6 (11–5)	XL Center (16,294)
03/05/2014	#19	Rutgers	W 69–63	24–6 (12–5)	Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
03/08/2014	#19	at #11 Louisville	L 48–81	24–7 (12–6)	KFC Yum! Center (22,782)
AAC Tournament
03/13/2014	#21	vs. #19 Memphis (Quarterfinals)	W 72–53	25–7	FedEx Forum (13,081)
03/14/2014	#21	vs. #13 Cincinnati (Semifinals)	W 58–56	26–7	FedEx Forum (11,888)
03/15/2014	#21	vs. #5 Louisville (Championship)	L 61–71	26–8	FedEx Forum (13,554)
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014*	#18 (7 E)	vs. (10 E) Saint Joseph's (Second Round)	W 89–81 ^OT	27–8	First Niagara Center (18,706)
03/22/2014*	#18 (7 E)	vs. #6 (2 E) Villanova (Third Round)	W 77–65	28–8	First Niagara Center (19,290)
03/28/2014*	#18 (7 E)	vs. #9 (3 E) Iowa State (Sweet Sixteen)	W 81–76	29–8	Madison Square Garden (19,314)
03/30/2014*	#18 (7 E)	vs. #11 (4 E) Michigan State (Elite Eight)	W 60–54	30–8	Madison Square Garden (19,499)
04/05/2014*	#18 (7 E)	vs. #1 (1 S) Florida (Final Four)	W 63–53	31–8	AT&T Stadium (79,444)
04/07/2014*	#18 (7 E)	vs. (8 MW) Kentucky (National Championship)	W 60–54	32–8	AT&T Stadium (79,238)
*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.

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Rankings

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	18	19	18	13	12	9	10	15	17	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	24	21	RV	19	21	18	N/A
Coaches	19	20	18	14	14	12	10	15	15	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	21	RV	19	21	19	1

References

↑ The Official Website of the University of Connecticut Huskies – Men's Basketball

External links

2013–14 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team at ESPN

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball 2013–14 NCAA Champions

0 Phillip Nolan 2 DeAndre Daniels 3 Terrence Samuel 5 Niels Giffey 11 Ryan Boatright 13 Shabazz Napier (MOP) 20 Lasan Kromah 35 Amida Brimah Head Coach Kevin Ollie Assistant Coaches Karl Hobbs Glen Miller Ricky Moore

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke