The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Dan Hurley in their first season of the Big East Conference.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Huskies played all of their home games this year at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut.

[1][2][3] The Huskies returned to the new Big East for the 2020–21 season following seven years in the American Athletic Conference.

They defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Creighton.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the First Round to Maryland.