The 2007–08 Connecticut Huskies

Connecticut Huskies

The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...

 men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut

University of Connecticut

The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...

 and the Connecticut Huskies men's basketball program in the 2007–08 college basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun

Jim Calhoun

James A. Calhoun is the head coach of the University of Connecticut's men's basketball team. His teams have won three national championships , played in four Final Fours , won the 1988 NIT championship, and have won seven Big East tournament championships...

, they played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Harry A. Gampel Pavilion is a 10,167-seat multi-purpose arena in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. The arena opened on January 21, 1990, and is the largest on campus arena in New England. It was named after Harry A. Gampel, who donated one million dollars for the construction of the arena...

 in Storrs, Connecticut.

The Huskies finished with an overall record of 24–9, including a Big East Conference

Big East Conference

The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...

 record of 13–5. The team finished the regular season in 4th place in the Big East standings.

Recruiting class

Roster

Listed are the student athletes who are members of the 2008–2009 team.

#	Name	Position	Year
4	Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien is an American professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" forward. Adrien formerly served as captain for the University of Connecticut Huskies.-High school:...	Forward	Jr
24	Craig Austrie Craig Austrie Craig Kevin Austrie is an American basketball player. He played in college for the University of Connecticut and played briefly for the Springfield Armor in the NBA Development League.-High school career:...	Guard	Jr
55	Kyle Bailey	Guard	Fr
2	Donnell Beverly	Guard	Fr
40	Johnnie Bird	Guard	Jr
11	Jerome Dyson	Guard	So
33	Gavin Edwards	Forward	So
35	Alex Hornat	Forward	So
45	John Linder	Forward	Jr
32	Jonathan Mandeldove	Center	So
12	A.J. Price	Guard	Jr
21	Stanley Robinson Stanley Robinson Stanley Robinson is an American basketball player with the Iowa Energy of the NBA Development League. Robinson was drafted by the Orlando Magic with a disappointing 59th overall pick at the 2010 NBA Draft...	Forward	So
34	Hasheem Thabeet Hasheem Thabeet Hasheem Thabeet is a Tanzanian professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Houston Rockets of the NBA. He was drafted as the 2nd pick overall by the Memphis Grizzlies in the 2009 NBA Draft after playing with the Connecticut Huskies...	Center	So
30	Jim Veronick	Forward	Jr

Schedule

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!colspan=10| Regular season
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!colspan=10| Big East Tournament

2008 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2008 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, a part of the 2007-08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 12–March 15, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2008 NCAA Tournament...

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!colspan=10| 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2007–08 basketball season...