2025–26 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2025–26 UConn Huskies men's basketball
2025–26 UConn Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	31–5 (17–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dan Hurley (8th season);
Associate head coach	Kimani Young
Assistant coaches	Mike Nardi; Luke Murray;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; PeoplesBank Arena

2025–26 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 10 St. John's †	18	–	2	.900	29	–	6	.829
No. 7 UConn	17	–	3	.850	31	–	5	.861
Villanova	15	–	5	.750	24	–	9	.727
Seton Hall	10	–	10	.500	21	–	12	.636
Creighton	9	–	11	.450	15	–	17	.469
DePaul	8	–	12	.400	16	–	16	.500
Marquette	7	–	13	.350	12	–	20	.375
Butler	7	–	13	.350	16	–	16	.500
Providence	7	–	13	.350	15	–	18	.455
Xavier	6	–	14	.300	15	–	18	.455
Georgetown	6	–	14	.300	16	–	18	.471

† 2026 Big East tournament winner As of March 20, 2026 Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies are led by eighth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's sixth season since their return to the Big East Conference. The Huskies play their home games at the 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.

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

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^[3]
Isaiah Abraham	4	F	6'7"	205	Freshman	Gainesville, VA	Transferred to Georgetown^[4]
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^[5]
Youssouf Singare	24	F	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to High Point^[6]
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^[7]

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Malachi Smith	0	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Bronx, NY	Dayton^[8]
Silas Demary Jr.	2	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Raleigh, NC	Georgia^[9]

Recruiting Classes

2025 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Braylon Mullins SG	Greenfield, IN	Greenfield-Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oct 23, 2024
Braylon Mullins SG	Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (88)
Eric Reibe C	Potomac, MD	The Bullis School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Oct 16, 2024
Eric Reibe C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (89)
Jacob Ross SG	Bristow, VA	Southern California Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 28, 2025
Jacob Ross SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (81)
Jacob Furphy SF	Smithton, Tasmania	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 29, 2024
Jacob Furphy SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 12 247Sports: 9
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 UConn Basketball Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved October 24, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

Roster

2025–26 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Malachi Smith	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Dayton	Bronx, NY
G	1	Solo Ball	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Brewster Academy	Leesburg, VA
G	2	Silas Demary Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Georgia	Raleigh, NC
F	3	Jaylin Stewart	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Garfield	Seattle, WA
F	4	Dwayne Koroma	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	RS Sr	Le Moyne	Berlin, Germany
C	5	Tarris Reed	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Michigan	St. Louis, MO
G	7	Jacob Furphy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Lake Ginninderra College	Smithton, Tasmania
G	9	Alec Millender	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	IU Indy	Glenwood, Illinois
C	10	Rrezon Elezaj	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Besiktas JK	Istanbul, Turkey
F	11	Alex Karaban (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	IMG Academy	Southborough, MA
C	12	Eric Reibe	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	The Bullis School	Hannover, Germany
F	13	Jacob Ross	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	SoCal Academy	Bristow, VA
F	23	Jayden Ross	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Long Island Lutheran	Bristow, VA
G	24	Braylon Mullins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Greenfield-Central	Greenfield, Indiana
G	77	Uros Paunovic	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	KK Zlatibor	Belgrade, Serbia

Head coach

Dan Hurley (Seton Hall)

Assistant coach(es)

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
Exhibition
October 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., NBC Sports Boston	No. 4	vs. Boston College Hall of Fame Exhibition	W 71–52	–	17 – Karaban	11 – Karaban	5 – Smith	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,456) Uncasville, CT
October 28, 2025* 7:30 p.m., WFSB	No. 4	No. 22 Michigan State	W 76–69	–	18 – Tied	7 – Reibe	3 – Tied	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	New Haven UConn MTE	W 79–55	1–0	19 – Karaban	10 – Karaban	4 – Smith	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
November 7, 2025* 7:30 p.m., Peacock	No. 4	UMass Lowell UConn MTE	W 110–47	2–0	20 – Reed Jr.	12 – Reed Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
November 10, 2025* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 3	Columbia UConn MTE	W 89–62	3–0	23 – Ball	8 – Reed Jr.	9 – Demary Jr.	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
November 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FOX	No. 3	vs. No. 7 BYU Hall of Fame Series – Boston	W 86–84	4–0	21 – 3 Tied	8 – Reed Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	TD Garden (16,116) Boston, MA
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FS1	No. 3	No. 4 Arizona	L 67–71	4–1	15 – Reibe	15 – Reibe	8 – Smith	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
November 23, 2025* 6:00 p.m., TruTV	No. 3	Bryant	W 72–49	5–1	16 – Reibe	10 – Demary Jr.	10 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
November 28, 2025* 12:30 p.m., FOX	No. 5	vs. No. 13 Illinois SentinelOne Showdown	W 74–61	6–1	15 – Ball	9 – Karaban	9 – Smith	Madison Square Garden (16,154) New York, NY
December 2, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at No. 21 Kansas	W 61–56	7–1	17 – 2 Tied	8 – Reibe	4 – Demary Jr.	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
December 5, 2025* 7:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 5	East Texas A&M	W 83–59	8–1	14 – Ball	7 – Stewart	5 – Demary Jr.	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
December 9, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	vs. No. 18 Florida Jimmy V. Classic	W 77–73	9–1	19 – Ball	5 – Reed Jr.	9 – Smith	Madison Square Garden (19,694) New York, NY
December 12, 2025* 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 5	Texas	W 71–63	10–1	18 – Karaban	6 – Reed Jr.	9 – Smith	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
Big East regular season
December 16, 2025 8:30 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 5	Butler	W 79–60	11–1 (1–0)	26 – Ball	8 – Jay. Ross	11 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
December 21, 2025 4:30 p.m., FS1	No. 5	at DePaul	W 72–54	12–1 (2–0)	21 – Karaban	11 – Reed Jr.	8 – Demary Jr.	Wintrust Arena (7,297) Chicago, IL
December 31, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 4	at Xavier	W 90–67	13–1 (3–0)	19 – Karaban	8 – Reed Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	Cintas Center (9,825) Cincinnati, OH
January 4, 2026 2:00 p.m., NBC	No. 4	Marquette	W 73–57	14–1 (4–0)	17 – Ball	9 – Reed Jr.	3 – 4 Tied	Gampel Pavilion (10,299) Storrs, CT
January 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 4	at Providence	W 103–98 ^OT	15–1 (5–0)	24 – Mullins	8 – Reed Jr.	15 – Demary Jr.	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,789) Providence, RI
January 10, 2026 12:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	No. 4	DePaul	W 72–60	16–1 (6–0)	16 – Mullins	7 – Mullins	4 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
January 13, 2026 8:00 p.m., TruTV	No. 3	at No. 25 Seton Hall	W 69–64	17–1 (7–0)	21 – Reed Jr.	9 – Reed Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	Prudential Center (9,699) Newark, NJ
January 17, 2026 12:00 p.m., FOX	No. 3	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 64–62	18–1 (8–0)	15 – Reed Jr.	11 – Reed Jr.	5 – Demary Jr.	Capital One Arena (17,861) Washington D.C.
January 24, 2026 12:30 p.m., FOX	No. 2	Villanova	W 75–67 ^OT	19–1 (9–0)	24 – Ball	11 – Reed Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
January 27, 2026 7:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	No. 2	Providence	W 87–81	20–1 (10–0)	19 – Reed Jr.	9 – Karaban	7 – Tied	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
January 31, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 2	at Creighton	W 85–58	21–1 (11–0)	16 – Mullins	6 – Tied	5 – Demary Jr.	CHI Health Center Omaha (18,650) Omaha, NE
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 3	Xavier	W 92–60	22–1 (12–0)	17 – Demary Jr.	8 – Reed Jr.	8 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
February 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., FOX	No. 3	at No. 22 St. John's	L 72–81	22–2 (12–1)	18 – Demary Jr.	7 – Demary Jr.	5 – Demary Jr.	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
February 11, 2026 7:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	No. 6	at Butler	W 80–70	23–2 (13–1)	24 – Ball	10 – Reed Jr.	10 – Demary Jr.	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,644) Indianapolis, IN
February 14, 2026 8:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 6	Georgetown Rivalry	W 79–75	24–2 (14–1)	20 – Ball	12 – Demary Jr.	9 – Demary Jr.	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
February 18, 2026 7:00 p.m., TNT	No. 5	Creighton	L 84–91	24–3 (14–2)	25 – Mullins	12 – Reed Jr.	9 – Demary Jr.	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
February 21, 2026 5:30 p.m., TNT/TruTV	No. 5	at Villanova	W 73–63	25–3 (15–2)	12 – Karaban	6 – Reed Jr.	6 – Demary Jr.	Xfinity Mobile Arena (20,261) Philadelphia, PA
February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN	No. 6	No. 15 St. John's	W 72–40	26–3 (16–2)	20 – Reed Jr.	11 – Reed Jr.	5 – Demary Jr.	PeoplesBank Arena (15,495) Hartford, CT
February 28, 2026 12:00 p.m., FS1	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 71–67	27–3 (17–2)	23 – Karaban	11 – Reed Jr.	9 – Demary Jr.	Gampel Pavilion (10,244) Storrs, CT
March 7, 2026 12:30 p.m., FOX	No. 4	at Marquette	L 62–68	27–4 (17–3)	17 – Demary Jr.	10 – Reed Jr.	8 – Demary Jr.	Fiserv Forum (16,283) Milwaukee, WI
Big East tournament
March 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1	(2) No. 6	vs. (10) Xavier Quarterfinal	W 93–68	28–4	19 – Ball	14 – Reed Jr.	4 – Karaban	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 13, 2026 8:30 p.m., FS1	(2) No. 6	vs. (11) Georgetown Semifinal/Rivalry	W 67–51	29–4	21 – Mullins	9 – Demary Jr.	8 – Reed Jr.	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
March 14, 2026 5:30 p.m., FOX	(2) No. 6	vs. (1) No. 13 St. John's Championship	L 52–72	29–5	17 – Reed Jr.	7 – Reed Jr.	5 – Karaban	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2025* 10:00 p.m., TBS	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (15 E) Furman First round	W 82–71	30–5	31 – Reed Jr.	27 – Reed Jr.	7 – Smith	Xfinity Mobile Arena (19,636) Philadelphia, PA
March 22, 2025* 8:45 p.m., TNT	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (7 E) UCLA Second round	W 73–57	31–5	27 – Karaban	13 – Reed Jr.	6 – Smith	Xfinity Mobile Arena (19,279) Philadelphia, PA
March 27, 2025* 9:45 p.m., CBS	(2 E) No. 7	vs. (3 E) No. 11 Michigan State Sweet Sixteen						Capital One Arena Washington D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East region. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	4 (2)	3 (3)	3 (2)	5	5	5	5	4	4*	4	3	2	2	3	6	5	6	4	6	7
Coaches	4	3	3	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	5	5	6	4	6	7

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

References

^ "Creighton 71-62 UConn (Mar 14, 2025) Final Score". ESPN.
^ "Florida 77-75 UConn (Mar 23, 2025) Final Score". ESPN.
^ Morton, Matt (April 15, 2025). "VCU Lands Four-Star Transfer Ahmad Nowell from UConn". Ram Nation. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Georgetown Builds Momentum with Big Weekend in the Transfer Portal". Hilltop Hoops. April 8, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.
^ "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Four Transfers". ucsbgauchos.com. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. July 11, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ "Panthers Announce 2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". highpointpanthers.com. High Point Panthers. July 3, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ McCreven, Jake (September 8, 2025). "Souleymane Diaby no longer on UConn Basketball roster". On3. Retrieved October 27, 2025.
^ Carter, Zach (April 14, 2025). "UConn men's basketball lands Dayton's Malachi Smith out of transfer portal". The UConn Blog. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
^ "UConn men's basketball lands first portal commitment in star ex-Georgia guard Silas Demary Jr". Hartford Courant. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics.

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[2] "Florida 77-75 UConn (Mar 23, 2025) Final Score". ESPN.

[3] Morton, Matt (April 15, 2025). "VCU Lands Four-Star Transfer Ahmad Nowell from UConn". Ram Nation. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[4] "Georgetown Builds Momentum with Big Weekend in the Transfer Portal". Hilltop Hoops. April 8, 2025. Retrieved July 30, 2025.

[5] "Men's Basketball Announces Addition of Four Transfers". ucsbgauchos.com. UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. July 11, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[6] "Panthers Announce 2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". highpointpanthers.com. High Point Panthers. July 3, 2025. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[7] McCreven, Jake (September 8, 2025). "Souleymane Diaby no longer on UConn Basketball roster". On3. Retrieved October 27, 2025.

[8] Carter, Zach (April 14, 2025). "UConn men's basketball lands Dayton's Malachi Smith out of transfer portal". The UConn Blog. Retrieved April 14, 2025.

[9] "UConn men's basketball lands first portal commitment in star ex-Georgia guard Silas Demary Jr". Hartford Courant. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 3, 2025.

[10] "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Connecticut Athletics.

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