University of Connecticut Men's Basketball

A proven program-builder and one of the great winners in modern college basketball, Dan Hurley was named the 19th head coach in UConn men’s basketball history prior on March 22, 2018. During his first eight years in Storrs he has revitalized the program and cemented its blue blood status with the first back-to-back titles in Husky history, climbing the mountaintop in both 2023 and 2024 with a national runner up finish in 2026. The face of college basketball, Hurley has captivated the nation during UConn’s historic run with his colorful personality and fiery competitiveness. Hurley led the Huskies to a modern era NCAA Tournament-record 13-straight wins from 2023-25 and won all 12 games during the back-to-back title runs by double-figures – an NCAA record. He became the first coach in program history and the first in more than 30 years to reach three title games in four seasons after his run to the '26 title game. His 20-6 start to an NCAA Tournament coaching career is tied with six others (Izzo, Rupp, Fisher, Krzyzewski, Pitino and Knight) for the best in the history of March Madness. Basketball was always Hurley’s destiny, born into basketball royalty on Jan. 16, 1973 in Jersey City, N.J. His father, Bob Hurley Sr., is a Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame member and the architect of one of the great high school dynasties of all-time at St. Anthony’s in Jersey City. Hurley played at St. Anthony’s along with his older brother Bobby – a two-time national champion at Duke widely cons

Andre Berry is in his first season as the Player Development Assistant at UConn. Berry previously spent three seasons as a graduate assistant at Connecticut following his playing career. In his new role he will support the Director of Player Development and coaching staff with a variety of duties including roles in practice, recruiting, video analysis and scouting. Berry was on the support staff for both the 2023 and 2024 national championship teams. As a graduate assistant he assisted the coaching staff with on-court practice and individual skill sessions, handled administrative tasks and played a role in opponent scouting. Prior to his shift into coaching, Berry played for Dan Hurley at Rhode Island from 2015-18, helping the Rams to a pair of NCAA Tournaments, the 2017 A-10 Tournament title and the 2018 A-10 regular season crown. He went on to play professionally for four seasons in Spain, Finland and Ireland. Berry is a native of West Hempstead, N.Y. and graduated from Rhody in 2018 with a degree in communications before earning a masters in sports management from UConn in 2024.

Andrew Hurley moved into a graduate role on the UConn coaching staff ahead of the 2024-25 season. He joined the staff after a four-year playing career as a w...

Cam Turley returned to UConn as the Assistant Director of Basketball Administration prior to the 2025-26 season. Turley will assist in all capacities of the daily operation of the men's basketball program. A UConn graduate ('24), Turley was a three-year student manager for the Huskies from 2021-24 and was on the traveling parties for both the 2023 and 2024 national title teams. Upon graduation, he spent the 2024-25 season as a graduate assistant for men's basketball at Georgetown. Turley originally hails from East Windsor and earned his degree in sport management.

Connor Creech joins the UConn support staff as a graduate assistant for the 2025-26 season. He spent the ’24-25 season as a GA at Texas. Prior to his season ...

Gavin Roberts joined the Connecticut staff as director of sports performance for men’s basketball in May 2021. He was on the bench for both the 2023 and 2024...

Kimani Young joined Dan Hurley’s initial staff at UConn ahead of the 2018-19 season, spent two seasons as an assistant coach and has been the Associate Head Coach of the Huskies since 2020. He completed his eighth season at Connecticut in 2025-26. Young was on staff for the 2023 and 2024 back-to-back champions and has helped guide the Huskies to six-straight NCAA Tournaments – a program record. Both title teams featured First Team All-Conference guards recruited and mentored by Young and boasted top-10 defensive units under his visage. UConn's 2026 Final Four squad was also a top-10 defensive unit. The 2023-24 squad set a program-record with 37 wins and was the dual BIG EAST champions before concluding the most dominant two-year stretch in modern NCAA history. Young has 14 years of collegiate coaching experience, spending a season at FIU and five years at Minnesota under Richard Pitino before joining the UConn staff. His BIG EAST roots go back even further, spending the 2008-09 season as the video coordinator at St. John’s. He began his coaching career as the athletic director at New Heights Youth in New York City – a non-profit sports-based youth development and education organization - from 2006-08 and 2009-12. Young also worked as the program director for the Aim High Foundation in Brooklyn, a coach for Big Apple Basketball, Inc., and as a rec assistant for Kaplan House, a facility for young men in foster homes. Young was the center director for two centers for the Police

Mamadou Diarra is in his seventh year as a member of the UConn support staff, his fourth as the Director of Player Development. He was been in his current roll since the 2022-23 season, helping the Huskies to back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024. Diarra also spent one season as a student assistant coach and two as a graduate assistant. As director of player development, he has close interaction with the student-athletes, initiating, developing and participating in off-court activities that teach life skills. He also assists the team’s academic counselor with the scheduling and monitoring of study halls and organizes the team’s community events. Originally from Queens, N.Y., Diarra came to UConn as a consensus Top 100 recruit after graduating from Putnam (Conn.) Science Academy, leaving that school as a top five all-time career scorer, the second all-time rebounder, and second all-time shot blocker. He played 33 games for the Huskies before chronic knee conditions forced him to give up his playing career and pursue a career in coaching. Diarra graduated from UConn in May, 2020, with a degree in Urban and Community Studies and earned his master’s degree in Sport Management in 2022.

Mike Nardi joined the UConn men's basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2025. He will enter his second season on staff in 2026-27. In Nardi's first...

Rich Kelly will begin his third season as a graduate assistant at UConn in 2025-26. The Shelton, Conn. native was a member of the support staff for the 2024 ...

Samantha Buccheri joined the UConn men's basketball program in December 2023 as the administrative assistant. In her role with the Huskies, Buccheri handles the program's office space in the Werth Champions Center, plays a role in scheduling for the student-athletes and coaches, and assists in travel and operations. She also has a hand in alumni relations, family needs and a variety of other tasks. A UConn graduate, Buccheri returns to Storrs after spending six years at Tallan, an IT services and consulting firm based in Hartford, as both a marketing manager and event manager. In her roles at Tallan she developed a marketing strategy, worked with partners and played a role in social media strategy and development. She also executed events for Tallan, hosting over two events per month. Prior to her time at Tallan, Buccheri spent four years at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. There she assisted in event management, fundraising and content creation. Buccheri graduated from Connecticut in 2009 with a bachelor's degree in Communications and English.

T.J. Gibbs is in his first year as a graduate assistant at UConn for the 2025-26 season. A Scotch Plains, N.J. native, Gibbs was a four-year standout at Notre Dame from 2016-20 before a three-year professional career in Slovenia, Romania, Portugal and Germany. Gibbs finished his career in South Bend as the 16th all-time leading scorer in Fighting Irish history, scoring 1,576 points across 136 games. After his freshman season he became a full-time starter for the Irish and logged over 35 minutes per game in each of his final three seasons. He was a career 11.6 point per game scorer and shot 37.3 percent from 3-point range, including two seasons over 40 percent. Prior to Notre Dame Gibbs was a four-year standout at Seton Hall Prep in West Orange, N.J. He scored 1,987 points for the Pirates, a program record, and was a two-time All-State selection. Gibbs' brother Sterling spent one season at Connecticut after stops at Texas and Seton Hall, while his brother Ashton played at Pitt.

One of the most decorated assistant coaches in the history of college basketball, Tom Moore is a four-time national champion who is completed his 20th overall season at UConn in 2024-25. He was an assistant for Jim Calhoun from 1994-07 before a successful head coaching stint, then returned to Connecticut on Dan Hurley's inaugural staff in 2018-19. Ahead of the 2025-26 season, Moore officially transitioned into the program's General Manager, a role he held in concert with on-court duties since the outset of the NIL/Portal era. Moore recently concluded the seventh season of his second stint as an assistant as Connecticut, 20th overall at UConn and his 38th season in coaching. He has been a part of four national championships (1999, 2004, 2023, 2024) on the UConn bench - most for any assistant coach in the modern era of the NCAA Tournament. A 1987 graduate of Boston University, Moore immediately took to coaching and joined the staff at his hometown Worcester State as an assistant for the ‘87-88 season. After a season as an assistant at Assumption he returned to Worcester State as a 24-year old head coach. Moore spent five seasons at the helm of the Lancers from 1989-94 and compiled a 76-59 record. Moore then joined the UConn staff ahead of the 1994-95 season. In his 13 seasons as an assistant to Jim Calhoun the program recorded its first two national championships while he played a role in developing the likes of Ray Allen, Khalid El-Amin, Rip Hamilton, Caron Butler, Ben Gordon,