UConn basketball 2024-25 roster breakdown: Predicting starters, bench rotation, depth outlook for Huskies

The back-to-back national champions have some big holes to fill as they aim for a three-peat this season

By David Cobb Aug 20, 2024 at 1:42 pm ET• 4 min read

UConn somehow managed to improve after losing three starters from its 2022-23 national title team. The Huskies repeated in dominant fashion, finishing 37-3 with a convincing victory over fellow heavyweight Purdue in the national championship game. Now comes an even greater challenge as UConn bids farewell to four starters from its 2023-24 roster.

While UConn nabbed a couple of key transfers and saw a strong recruiting class arrive on campus during the offseason, it was a period defined by who returned. Veteran forward Alex Karaban considered leaving for the NBA before pulling out of the draft. Coach Dan Hurley also flirted with the Los Angeles Lakers before spurning the opportunity to coach LeBron James in favor of returning to Connecticut to return to a program that he's built into a powerhouse.

The returns of Hurley and Karaban give UConn a fighting chance to do what no program has done since John Wooden's heyday at UCLA and three-peat as the national champion. The last program to win back-to-back titles was Florida, but the Gators then missed consecutive NCAA Tournaments as they went through a rebuilding process. While the Huskies have questions to answer, there's no reason to believe a rebuild is coming.

UConn has a chance to keep on chugging as a mix of returners, transfers and freshmen combine to pursue history. As the 2024-25 season approaches, it's time to start breaking down the rosters of the sport's top programs. For this installment, we're taking a look at UConn and trying to decipher what the Huskies' lineup could look like when the season begins.