UConn Basketball: Analyzing the Huskies’ 2018-19 rotation

UConn Basketball finished under .500 with largely the same roster that’ll be in place for the 2018-19 season. With Dan Hurley as the new coach, can the Huskies improve?

Despite winning an NCAA Tournament championship in 2014, Kevin Ollie wasn’t able to hold on to his job with UConn Basketball. After three straight seasons with 15+ losses, including back-to-back years not going to the Big Dance.

For a program with three national titles this century, that simply wasn’t good enough. The Huskies made the difficult move to fire Ollie and went with Dan Hurley, who helped give Rhode Island the best seasons in program history.

When it comes to talent, last season’s Rams arguably were better from top to bottom on the roster. Of course, injuries played a big role for UConn as well. For the second straight year, talented guard Alterique Gilbert once again had his season cut short due to injuries.

That was a hit UConn couldn’t afford to take, as issues along the frontcourt caused the team to fall to under .500 and closer to the bottom of the AAC than the top, which is unacceptable for the program. The level of talent has also replenished in the last couple of years, which needed to be addressed this offseason.

To a large degree, Coach Hurley was able to do that, bringing in a pair of grad transfers to upgrade the roster. With the rest of the group coming back with the exception of Terry Larrier and Antwoine Anderson, there’s some hope for the Huskies heading into 2018-19.

How will the minutes and rotations look like for UConn? And will it be good enough to go back to contending in the AAC? Let’s see the starters and key players for the Huskies.