2016 – 17 UConn Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Huskies were led by fifth-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 . The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference . They finished the season 16 – 17 , 9 – 9 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place . They defeated South Florida and Houston to advance to the semifinals of the AAC Tournament where they lost to Cincinnati
AAC Tournament
2017 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UConn Huskies men's basketball team