The following is a list of UConn Huskies men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Huskies in their 121-season history.
UConn's current head coach is Dan Hurley. He was hired as the Huskies' head coach in 2018, replacing Kevin Ollie, who was fired on March 10, 2018.
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1900–1908[a] 1910–1913[b] 1914–1915 |
no coach | 12 | 42–43 | .494 |
| 1 | 1915–1919 | John F. Donahue | 4 | 11–23 | .324 |
| 2 | 1919–1921 | M. R. Swartz | 2 | 14–14 | .500 |
| 3 | 1921–1923[c] | J. Wilder Tasker | 1 (plus 1 game) |
15–15 | .500 |
| 4 | 1923–1923[d] | Roy J. Guyer | 1 | 8–6 | .571 |
| 5 | 1923–1927[e] 1931–1931 |
Sumner A. Dole | 41⁄2 | 39–25 | .609 |
| 6 | 1927–1931[f] | Louis A. Alexander | 3+1⁄2 | 35–19 | .648 |
| 7 | 1931–1935[g] | John J. Heldman, Jr. | 4 (plus 1 game) |
19–42 | .311 |
| 8 | 1935–1936[h] | J. O. Christian | 1 | 3–10 | .231 |
| 9 | 1936–1945 | Don White | 9 | 94–59 | .614 |
| 10 | 1945–1947[i] | Blair Gullion | 1+1⁄2 | 15–8 | .652 |
| 11 | 1947–1963[j] | Hugh Greer | 16 | 285–112 | .718 |
| 12 | 1963–1963[k] | George Wigton | 1⁄2 | 11–4 | .733 |
| 13 | 1963–1967 | Fred Shabel | 4 | 72–29 | .713 |
| 14 | 1967–1969 | Burr Carlson | 2 | 16–32 | .333 |
| 15 | 1969–1977 | Dee Rowe | 8 | 120–88 | .577 |
| 16 | 1977–1986 | Dom Perno | 9 | 139–91 | .604 |
| 17 | 1986–2012 | Jim Calhoun | 26 | 629–245 | .720 |
| 18 | 2012–2018[l] | Kevin Ollie | 6 | 113–79 | .589 |
| 19 | 2018–present | Dan Hurley | 6 | 141–58 | .709 |
| Totals | 19 coaches | 121 seasons | 1,805–980 | .648 | |
| Records updated through end of 2023–24 season | |||||
- ^ Connecticut did not field a team during the 1908–09 and 1909–10 seasons.
- ^ Connecticut did not field a team during the 1913–14 season.
- ^ J. Wilder Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the 1922–23 season.
- ^ Roy J. Guyer became head coach in January 1923 after J. Wilder Tasker resigned in January 1923 after the first game of the 1922–23 season.
- ^ Sumner A. Dole coached the remainder of the 1930–31 season after Louis A. Alexander left in mid-season.
- ^ Louis A. Alexander left the head coaching position in the middle of the 1930–31 season.
- ^ John J. Heldman, Jr., left the head coaching position after the first game of the 1935–36 season.
- ^ After John J. Heldman, Jr., left the head coaching position after the first game of the 1935–36 season, J. O. Christian coached the team for the rest of the season.
- ^ Blair Gullion resigned halfway through the 1946–47 season.
- ^ Hugh Greer became head coach after Blair Gullion resigned halfway through the 1946–47 season. Greer died in January 1963, halfway through the 1962–63 season. Greer's 16-season total includes 15 full seasons between 1947 and 1962 and two half-seasons, in 1946–47 and 1962–63.
- ^ An assistant coach when Hugh Greer died halfway through the 1962–63 season in January 1963, George Wigton coached the Huskies for the rest of the season.
- ^ All of UConn's wins during the 2017–18 season were vacated due to recruiting violations. Ollie's career won-lost record at UConn includes the official 0–18 record for that season.