2017 – 18 UConn Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Ollie . The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford , Connecticut , and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs , Connecticut as members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 14 – 18 , 7 – 11 in AAC play to finish in eighth place . They lost in the first round of the AAC Tournament to SMU
AAC Tournament
2018 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UConn Huskies men's basketball team