▁Championship ▁game . ▁Connecticut ▁earned ▁an ▁at - large ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁with ▁a ▁# 7 ▁seed , ▁and ▁defeated ▁# 1 0 - se eded ▁Saint ▁Joseph ' s , ▁# 2 - se eded ▁Vill an ova , ▁# 3 - se eded ▁Iowa ▁State , ▁and ▁# 4 - se eded ▁Michigan ▁State ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁# 7 ▁seed ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁since ▁the ▁tournament ▁expanded ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁H usk ies ▁defeated ▁top - rank ed ▁Florida ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Final ▁Four ▁national ▁semif inal ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁ 6 3 – 5 3 . ▁The ▁H usk ies ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Wild c ats ▁ 6 0 – 5 4 ▁in ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 ▁for ▁Connecticut ' s ▁fourth ▁NCAA ▁men ' s ▁championship ▁in ▁fifteen ▁years . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁O ll ie ▁signed ▁a ▁new ▁five - year ▁contract ▁with ▁U Con n , ▁worth ▁$ 2 . 8 ▁million ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁fired ▁with ▁just ▁cause ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁three - year ▁show ▁cause ▁order ▁from ▁the ▁NCAA ▁for ▁viol ations ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁over ▁a ▁four - year ▁period ▁ending ▁in ▁ 2 0