The Huskies entered the year unranked and picked to finish tenth in the Big East.

As a result of the investigation, assistant coaches Patrick Sellers and Beau Archibald resigned from their positions.

[2] Later that summer, Kevin Ollie was hired to take Sellers' role as assistant coach,[3] and Glen Miller was brought on as Director of Basketball Operations, replacing Archibald.

In addition to the coaching changes, the Huskies also needed to replace three graduating starters: Jerome Dyson, Stanley Robinson and Gavin Edwards.

[5] Prior to the start of the season, the Huskies were picked by both the Big East coaches and writers to finish tenth in the conference.

[10][11] Sources: Roster Last update: January 23, 2010 After a pair of exhibition games, the Huskies began the regular season with non-conference wins over America East teams, Stony Brook and Vermont.

In the win against Vermont, Kemba Walker tied a UConn XL Center record by scoring 42 points.

[14] In the championship game, the Huskies outscored Kentucky 21–2 at the end of the first half, and defeated the Wildcats, 84–67.