2020–21 UConn Huskies men's basketball team

2020–21 UConn Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East
Record15–8 (11–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Villanova 11 4   .733 18 7   .720
No. 19 Creighton 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
UConn 11 6   .647 15 8   .652
St. John's 10 9   .526 16 11   .593
Seton Hall 10 9   .526 14 13   .519
Providence 9 10   .474 13 13   .500
Xavier 6 7   .462 13 8   .619
Georgetown 7 9   .438 13 13   .500
Marquette 8 11   .421 13 14   .481
Butler 8 12   .400 10 15   .400
DePaul 2 13   .133 5 14   .263
2021 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by third-year head coach Dan Hurley in their first season of the Big East Conference. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Huskies played all of their home games this year at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut.

The Huskies returned to the new Big East for the 2020–21 season following seven years in the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–8, 11–6, in Big East play to finish in 3rd place. The Huskies defeated DePaul in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament before losing in the semifinals to Creighton. UConn received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the First Round to Maryland 63–54.