2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2010–2011 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies were coached by Jim Calhoun and played their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were a member of the Big East Conference.

2010–11 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
Big East tournament champions
Maui Invitational champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 9
Record32–9 (9–9 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
XL Center
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh153 .833286  .824
No. 5 Notre Dame144 .778277  .794
*#12 Syracuse126 .667278  .771
No. 14 Louisville126 .6672510  .714
No. 18 St. John's126 .6672112  .636
Cincinnati117 .611269  .743
No. 22 West Virginia117 .6112112  .636
Georgetown108 .5562111  .656
No. 10 Connecticut99 .500329  .780
Villanova99 .5002112  .636
Marquette99 .5002215  .595
Seton Hall711 .3891318  .419
Rutgers513 .2781517  .469
Providence414 .2221517  .469
South Florida315 .1671023  .303
DePaul117 .056724  .226
2011 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011
*Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6)
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies entered the year unranked and picked to finish tenth in the Big East. In November, they won the Maui Invitational Tournament for the second time. They finished the Big East regular season in a tie for ninth place at 9–9. Led by Kemba Walker who scored a tournament record 130 points, they became the first school to win five conference tournament games in as many days in claiming their seventh Big East tournament title. By winning the tournament, they were awarded an automatic berth into the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. They advanced to their fourth Final Four with a 65–63 victory over Arizona and advanced to their third national championship game with a 56–55 victory over Kentucky and beat Butler 53–41 for their first championship since 2004 and third since 1999.

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