Division I · BIG EAST Conference
University of Connecticut Men's Basketball
Storrs, CT · the Huskies · University of Connecticut overview
13
Roster
room for 2 under the cap of 15
$20M
Team budget
97th percentile in Division I
$1,551,948
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
990
APR
98% of players retained
54%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Connecticut fields a men's basketball team in the BIG EAST Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 13 players, below the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $20,175,328, well above the median of $3M — $1,551,948 per roster spot, top 10% of Division I men's basketball programs. That leaves room for 2 under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26. The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 990, about the median of 967, with 98% of players retained year to year. The school gave $7,415,129 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $23,028 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#12Team budgetof 362 · Division I#4Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#346Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#35APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster13 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 room for 2
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$20,175,328 for the year
- Operating expenses$4,119,104 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$1,551,948 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate990 multi-year; 962 latest
- Players retained98% year to year
- Eligible98% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$7,415,129 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$23,028 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$1,405,652 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hurley head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Dan Hurley | Head Coach | not on file |
| Kimani Young | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Nardi | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Mike Pegues | Assistant Coach | not on file |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →19,388undergraduates · 27,364 students in all
Women 54% Men 46%
- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →54%admitted · of 46,645 applicants
SAT middle 50%1210 – 1420
ACT middle 50%29 – 33
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 84%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →13on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1513
room for 2
Academic Progress Rate990
98% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $20,175,328 $1,551,948 per roster spot · top 10% of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $7,415,129
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $1,405,652
Cost
Full picture →$22,324net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $20,366 in-state · $43,034 out
Campus safety
Full picture →0.64violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 38 burglaries · 34 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 22 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →13%of bachelor's degrees in business · 25 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Connecticut
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program13 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions54% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$22,324 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 13%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusTown · 19,388Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.64 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Connecticut State University Division III · Little East Conference | 6 | 19 | $277k | — | 81% | |
| Nichols College Division III · Conference of New England | 23 | 18 | $169k | — | 88% | |
| Trinity College (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | 17 | $336k | — | 34% | |
| University of Hartford Division III · Conference of New England | 24 | 12 | $330k | 990 | 83% | |
| University of Saint Joseph (Connecticut) Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 25 | 19 | $265k | — | 80% | |
| Western New England University Division III · Conference of New England | 25 | 17 | $148k | — | 83% | |
| Springfield College Division III · New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 26 | 22 | $219k | — | 70% | |
| American International College Division II · Northeast 10 Conference | 26 | 17 | $737k | — | 97% | |
| Wesleyan University (Connecticut) Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | 19 | $434k | — | 17% | |
| Central Connecticut State University Division I · Northeast Conference | 28 | 16 | $1.3M | 945 | 76% | |
| Elms College Division III · Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 29 | 15 | $98k | — | 88% | |
| Connecticut College Division III · New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | 18 | $266k | — | 38% |
Other men's basketball programs in the BIG EAST Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's University (New York) room for 2 | 13 | $32M | $2,461,107 | 954 | vs | |
| University of Connecticut room for 2 | 13 | $20M | $1,551,948 | 990 | vs | |
| Marquette University 5 over cap | 20 | $20M | $1,002,674 | 968 | vs | |
| Georgetown University 1 over cap | 16 | $17M | $1,091,203 | 950 | vs | |
| Villanova University at cap | 15 | $16M | $1,060,673 | 1000 | vs | |
| Creighton University 1 over cap | 16 | $14M | $876,225 | 966 | vs | |
| DePaul University room for 1 | 14 | $13M | $910,466 | 968 | vs | |
| Providence College 1 over cap | 16 | $13M | $782,412 | 984 | vs | |
| Xavier University 5 over cap | 20 | $12M | $587,116 | 967 | vs | |
| Seton Hall University 2 over cap | 17 | $9.8M | $575,819 | 985 | vs | |
| Butler University room for 1 | 14 | $9.6M | $682,877 | 980 | vs |
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