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List of UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons

This is a list of the seasons completed by the UConn Huskies men's basketball team.

UConn has fielded a men's college basketball team since 1900. The team played in the Athletic League of New England State Colleges from 1900 to 1923, in the New England Conference from 1923 to 1946, and then in the Yankee Conference from 1946 to 1976. An independent from 1976 to 1979, UConn became a founding member of the original Big East Conference in 1979. When seven schools left that conference in 2013 to form a new Big East Conference, UConn remained behind in the old conference, which became the American Athletic Conference, marketed as "The American". UConn moved to the new Big East Conference in 2020.

UConn was regular-season champion or co-champion of the New England Conference five times. It was very successful in the Yankee Conference, finishing as regular-season champion or co-champion 16 times; on two other occasions, it played a playoff game to break a first-place tie, winning once for the regular-season championship and losing once to finish the season in second place. From 1975 to 1977 and in 1979, during four of the five seasons immediately preceding the formation of the original Big East Conference, UConn took part in the Eastern College Athletic Conference's regional Division I ECAC Men's Basketball Tournaments for Northeastern universities, winning New England Region championships in 1976 and 1979.

In the original Big East Conference of 1979–2013, UConn won or tied for the regular-season conference title in 1990, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2005, and 2006, and won regular-season division titles in the Big East 6 Division in 1996 and 1998 and in the Big East′s East Division in 2002. It also won the Big East men's basketball tournament seven times, in 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2011, tied only with Georgetown for the most conference tournament titles in the history of the original Big East. The Huskies won their first conference tournament championship in the new Big East in 2024, their eighth conference tournament title in the combined history of the original and new Big East conferences, again tying them with Georgetown for the most tournament championships in the combined history of the two conferences.

During its years in The American, UConn won the American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament once, in 2016.

UConn has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 36 times, winning the national championship six times, in 1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, and 2024. It also reached the Final Four in 2009.

UConn has made 13 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, winning it in 1988.

The team played as the Connecticut Aggies from 1900 to 1935, then as the Connecticut State Huskies from 1935 to 1940, becoming the Connecticut Huskies in 1940. Since 2013, the team has marketed itself as the UConn Huskies.

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During the 1922–23 season, Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the season and before the start of conference play, with Connecticut's record at 0–1. Guyer coached the remainder of the season. Under Guyer, Connecticut went 8–6 overall and 2–1 in conference play.
During the 1930–31 season, Alexander left the team with Connecticut's record at 5–3 and before the start of conference play. Dole returned to coach the team for the remainder of the season. Under Dole, Connecticut went 5–3 overall and 2–1 in conference play.
During the 1935–36 season, Heldman left the team after the first game of the season and before the start of conference play, with Connecticut's record at 0–1. Christian coached the remainder of the season. Under Christian, Connecticut went 3–10 overall and 0–3 in conference play.
During the 1946–47 season, Gullion resigned in mid-season with Connecticut's record at 4–2 overall and 1–1 in the conference. Greer coached the remainder of the season. Under Greer, Connecticut went 12–0 overall and 5–0 in conference play.
Greer died in January 1963 with the 1962–63 season underway and Connecticut's record at 7–3 overall and 4–0 in the conference. Assistant coach George Wigton served as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Under Wigton, Connecticut went 11–4 overall and 5–1 in conference play.
Connecticut finished the 1963–1964 regular season with a record of 8–2 in the Yankee Conference, tied for first with Rhode Island, but defeated Rhode Island in a single-game playoff to finish as the conference champion with a record of 9–2.
Connecticut finished the 1965–1966 regular season with a record of 9–1 in the Yankee Conference, tied for first with Rhode Island, but lost to Rhode Island in a single-game playoff to finish in second place in the conference with a record of 9–2.
Although a member until 1976 of the Yankee Conference (which had no postseason conference tournament and no automatic bid to the NCAA tournament) and then an independent until 1979, Connecticut participated from 1975 to 1977 and in 1979 in the end-of-season ECAC tournaments organized by the Eastern College Athletic Conference (a loosely organized sports federation of colleges and universities in the Northeastern United States) for ECAC members which otherwise had no access to an automatic bid. Each of these regional tournaments gave its winner an automatic bid to that years NCAA tournament in the same manner as conference tournaments of conventional conferences. Connecticut played in the ECAC New England Region Tournament each year from 1975 to 1977 and in 1979, winning it and receiving an automatic NCAA tournament bid in 1976 and 1979. Connecticut did not qualify for the 1978 ECAC Tournament.
From the 1995–1996 through 1997–1998 seasons, the original Big East Conference was divided into the Big East 6 and Big East 7 divisions. Connecticut played in the Big East 6 Division during all three seasons.
In the 1998–1999 season, Connecticut won the Big East regular-season and 1999 Big East tournament championships in addition to the national championship.
From the 2000–2001 through 2002–2003 seasons, the original Big East Conference was divided into the East and West divisions. Connecticut played in the East Division during all three seasons.
In the 2003–2004 season, Connecticut won the 2004 Big East tournament championship in addition to the national championship.
In the 2010–2011 season, Connecticut won the 2011 Big East tournament championship in addition to the national championship.
UConn finished the 2017–2018 season with an overall record of 14–18 and in seventh place in the American Athletic Conference with a conference record of 7–11. Due to recruiting violations, all of its wins for the season later were vacated, leaving it with an official record of 0–18 overall and a 12th-place finish in the conference at 0–11.
The 2020 American Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament, 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, and 2020 National Invitation Tournament all were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the 2023–24 season, UConn won the Big East regular-season and 2024 Big East tournament championships in addition to the national championship.

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