The Huskies were led by sixth-year head coach Dan Hurley in the team's fourth season since their return to the Big East Conference.

The UConn Huskies men's basketball team drew an average home attendance of 12,733 in 16 games in 2023-24.

[3] They set additional records in the NCAA tournament for largest combined margin of victory in all their games with 140 points; and by extension, the largest average margin of victory of 23.3 points per game.

4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Providence in the quarterfinals before losing to Marquette in the semifinals.

They defeated Iona, Saint Mary's, Arkansas, and Gonzaga to advance to the school's sixth Final Four and first since 2014.