The UConn men’s basketball team has won a sixth national title.
The team defeated Purdue, 75-60, on Monday night to become back-to-back national champions. The Huskies are 6-0 in national championship games and the first team to win consecutive national titles since Florida won in 2006 and 2007.
Here’s a look at UConn's six national titles and how they got there.
1: 1999: UConn Defeats Duke, 77-74
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UConn won its first national title in 1999 by defeating Duke.
The team was led by legendary coach Jim Calhoun at the time.
Richard "Rip" Hamilton was honored at Most Outstanding Player.
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Kevin Freeman, UConn’s associate director of athletics and executive director of the national C club, was part of the team that won that first championship.
Ricky Moore went on to play basketball professionally and coached at Dartmouth and UConn before becoming a high school basketball coach.
2: 2004: UConn Defeats Georgia Tech, 82-73
UConn won its second national tournament in 2004, again under the leadership of Calhoun.
The Huskies again faced Duke to make it to the Final Four, then defeated Georgia Tech to win the national title.
The 2003-2004 roster included:
- Emeka Okafor
- Ryan Swaller
- Charlie Villanueva
- Ben Gordon
- Marcus Williams
- Hilton Armstrong
- Taliek Brown
- Ryan Thompson
- Josh Boone
- Marcus White
- Jason Baisch
- Shamon Tooles
- Rashad Anderson
- Ed Nelson
- Denham Brown
- Justin Evanovich
Emeka Okafor was honored as most outstanding player.
Several of the players went on to have careers in the NBA.
Hilton Armstrong is now on the coaching staff of the Golden State Warriors.
Taliek Brown, who was captain of UConn's 2004 NCAA National Championship team, went on to join the coaching staff at Iona, which UConn defeated in the first round of the NCAA tournament in 2023.
3: 2011: UConn Defeats Butler, 53-41
The next national title came in 2011 when UConn defeated Butler.
The 2010-2011 roster included:
- Enosch Wolf
- Donnell Beverly
- Jeremy Lamb
- Jamal Coombs-Mcdaniel
- Niels Giffey
- Tyler Olander
- Shabazz Napier
- Kemba Walker
- Kyle Bailey
- Roscoe Smith
- Benjamin Stewart
- Michael Bradley
- Alex Oriakhi
- Charles Okwandu
Kemba Walker was honored as most outstanding player.
UConn took on San Diego State University that year, in the regional semifinals and won, 74-67.
4: 2014: UConn Defeats Kentucky, 60-54
UConn won its second national title in four years in 2014 and the is the last time the Huskies won.
UConn defeated Kentucky.
Shabazz Napier was named most outstanding player.
The 2013-2014 roster included:
- Phillip Nolan
- DeAndre Daniels
- Terrence Samuel
- Niels Giffey
- Tyler Olander
- Ryan Boatright
- Kentan Facey
- Shabazz Napier
- Pat Lenehan
- Lasan Kromah
- Omar Calhoun
- Leon Tolksdorf
- Tor Watts
- Amida Brimah
- Rodney Purvis
5: 2023: UConn Defeats San Diego State, 76-59
UConn defeated San Diego State University to win a fifth national championship.
Adama Sanogo was named the Most Outstanding Player.
Here's a look at the championship team:
- Tristen Newton
- Joey Calcaterra
- Nahiem Alleyne
- Hassan Diarra
- Alex Karaban
- Richie Springs
- Andrew Hurley
- Adama Sanogo
- Jordan Hawkins
- Yarin Hasson
- Donovan Clingan
- Apostolos Roumoglou
- Samson Johnson
- Andre Johnson Jr.
- Emmett Hendry
- Andre Jackson Jr.
6: 2024: UConn Defeats Purdue, 75-60
UConn defeated Purdue to win a sixth national championship.
Tristan Newton was named the Most Outstanding Player. He scored 20 points and made five rebounds and seven assists in the championship.
2023-24 UConn men’s basketball roster
- Solomon Ball, Leesburg, Virginia
- Tristen Newton, El Paso, Texas
- Jaylin Stewart, Seattle, Washington
- Stephon Castle, Covington, Georgia
- Hassan Diarra, Queens, New York
- Alex Karaban, Southborough, Massachusetts
- Cam Spencer, Davidsonville, Maryland
- Andrew Hurley, Glastonbury, Connecticut
- Jayden Ross, Bristow, Virginia
- Youssouf Singare, Bamako, Mali
- Donovan Clingan, Bristol, Connecticut
- Apostolos Roumoglou, Xanthi, Greece
- Samson Johnson, Lome, Togo
- 40 Andre Johnson Jr., Bristol, Connecticut
