2010 – 11 Connecticut Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2010 – 2011 NCAA Division I basketball season . The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford , Connecticut , and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs , Connecticut . The Huskies are a member of the Big East Conference . The Huskies entered the year unranked and picked to finish tenth in the Big East . In November , they won the Maui Invitational Tournament for the second time . They finished the Big East regular season in a tie for ninth place at 9 – 9 . Led by Kemba Walker who scored a tournament record 130 points , they became the first school to win five conference tournament games in as many days in claiming their seventh Big East Tournament title . By winning the tournament , they were awarded an automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament . They advanced to their fourth Final Four with a 65 – 63 victory over Arizona and advanced to their third National Championship game with a 56 – 55 victory over Kentucky and beat Butler 53 – 41 for their first championship since 2004 and third since 1999
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team