Connecticut Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Connecticut Huskies

Big East (15-7, 11-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/3 USC (61-58), 2/13 at Xavier (80-72), 3/3 at Seton Hall (69-58)
Bad Losses: 1/18 St. John’s (70-74), 2/6 Seton Hall (73-80), 2/10 at Providence (59-70)
Coach:  Dan Hurley
 
Probable Starters:
R.J. Cole, Junior, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 4.4 apg
Tyrese Martin, Junior, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 1.1 apg, 7.3 rpg
James Bouknight, Sophomore, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 1.9 apg, 5.7 rpg
Adama Sanogo, Freshman, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Isaiah Whaley, Senior, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Tyler Polley, Senior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Andre Jackson, Freshman, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 1.6 apg
Jalen Gaffney, Sophomore, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 1.5 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.3 (149th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.2 (52, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.4 (156, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.4 (72, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (215, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (134, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.5 (117, 6)
Rebound Margin: 5.1 (38, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (199, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.00 (193, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Colorado
2016 NCAA Round 0f 32 loss to Kansas
2015 NIT First Round loss to Arizona State
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over Villanova
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Iowa State
2014 NCAA Regional Final win over Michigan State
2014 NCAA National Semifinal win over Florida
2014 NCAA National Final win over Kentucky
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Joseph’s
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Iowa State
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Bucknell
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Cincinnati
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over San Diego State
2011 NCAA Regional Final win over Arizona
2011 NCAA National Semifinal win over Kentucky
2011 NCAA National Final win over Butler
2010 NIT First Round win over Northeastern
2010 NIT Second Round loss to Virginia Tech
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tennessee-Chattanooga
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas A&M
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Purdue
2009 NCAA Regional Final win over Missouri
2009 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Michigan State
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to San Diego
2006 NCAA Round of 64 win over Albany
2006 NCAA Round of 32 win over Kentucky
2006 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Washington
2006 NCAA Regional Final loss to George Mason
 
*all team stats through 3/7