University of Connecticut Athletics
2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Alex Karaban
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-8
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Southborough, Mass.
- Prev School:
- IMG Academy
- High School:
- IMG Academy (Fl.)
2025-26 (as a redshirt-senior at UConn):ย Concluded one of the great careers in UConn history as the lone Husky to start all 40 contests...compiled 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game along with 33 steals and 33 blocks...shot 46.4 percent from the field, 37.4 percent from three and 85.1 percent from the free throw line...was a First Teamย All BIG-EASTย and NABC All-Districtย pickโฆbecame the programโs all-time leader inย wins (126),ย games played (151),ย startsย (150),ย minutes (4,906), andย 3-pointersย (292)โฆfinished sixth on UConnโs all-time scoring list with 1,880 career points...became the first active player to be inducted into the programโs Huskies of Honor on Feb. 28...recorded a double-double (19p-10r) against New Haven (Nov.ย 3)โฆhad 20 points with six rebounds and four assists vs. Columbia (Nov. 10)ย scored 21 points, draining four three-pointersย on as many attemptsย against BYU (Nov.ย 15)โฆrecorded a 12p-9r-5a line against Illinois (Nov. 28) at MSG...scored 21 points and grabbed six boards at DePaul (Dec. 21)...had a 19p-7r-4a day at Xavier (Dec. 31)...poured in 23 points, making fiveย 3-pointers against Providence (Jan.ย 7)...scored 18 points against Georgetown (Feb.ย 14)โฆscored 17 points with eight rebounds and played 40 minutes in an overtime win over Villanova (Feb. 24)...hadย 23 pointsย and made five triplesย inย his Seniorย Day win over Seton Hall (Feb.ย 28)โฆpumpedย in 22 pointsย against Furman (Marchย 20)ย in the First Round of the NCAA Tournamentโฆscoredย aย career-high 27ย pointsย against UCLA (March 22)ย in the Second Round...posted 17 points and seven rebounds in the Sweet 16 vs. Michigan State (March 27)...hit a clutch late 3-pointer and assisted on the game-winner in the Elite Eight vs. Duke (March 29)...closed his career with a 17-point, 11-rebound double-double in the title game vs. Michigan (April 6) and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team.
2024-25 (as a redshirt-junior at UConn): Captained the Huskies and logged a team-high 35.9 minutes per game, appearing in 33-of-35 contestsโฆwas a Second Team All-BIG EAST pickโฆaveraged 14.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game along with 1.6 blocks and a 2.1 assist/turnover ratioโฆshot 43.8 percent from the field, 34.7 percent from 3-point range and 82.8 percent from the free throw lineโฆscored in double-figures 25 times and had seven 20-point gamesโฆbecome UConnโs 53rd 1,000 point scorer on Dec. 8 at Texas, a game in which he posted his first career double-double with 21 points and 11 reboundsโฆin the opener on Nov. 6 vs. Sacred Heart, recorded 20 points, seven assists and seven blocks โ the first such stat line since 2003โฆadding in his five made 3-pointers makes it the lone such 20p-7a-7b outing in BIG EAST historyโฆcame on strong late and hit game-sealing shots against Marquette on March 5 and vs. Oklahoma in the NCAA Tournament on March 21.
2023-24 (as a sophomore):ย Five-time BIG EAST weekly honor roll selection...started all 39 contests he appeared in...averaged 13.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game...shot 49.5 percent from the floor, 37.9 percent from 3-point range 88.5 percent from the free throw line...scored 20 or more points in eight contests...scored a career-high 26 points on two occasions, coming against UAPB (Dec. 9) and Georgetown (Jan. 14)...pumped in 20 points and hit two clutch late jumpers ย in the Empire Classic title game vs. Texas (Nov. 20)...finished with 25 points and shot 10-of-14 from the floor vs. Georgetown (Feb. 10)...drilled five 3-pointers in a 23-point effort at No. 8 Marquette (March 6).
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2022-23: Appeared in all 39 games, starting the last 38โฆ Led the team in total minutes played (1,128)โฆ ย Averaged 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists per game and shot an impressive .476 overall and .402 from three-point rangeโฆ Had 21 double-figure scoring games, including a season-high 21 points vs. LIUโฆ Scored double-figures vs. Arkansas and Gonzaga in NCAA West Regional semifinal and championship gamesโฆย Made three 3-pointers in eight gamesโฆ Blocked three shots in three gamesโฆ Had season-high 9 rebounds in NCAA national semifinal game vs. Miami. ย ย
Before College: Accelerated his graduation from IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.) 2021-22 to enroll at UConn for the second semesterโฆ Started high school at Algonquin Regional High (Northborough, Mass.), then spent two years at New Hampton (N.H.) School and one semester at IMG Academyโฆ Consensus Top 50 recruitโฆ Named Gatorade New Hampshire Player of the Year for 2020-21 after averaging 25.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.9 blocks and shooting 60.3 percent overallโฆ Led New Hampton, under Coach Andrew Gale, to the New England Prep School Athletic Council Class AAA tournament championship and was named MVP of the championship gameโฆ Also played for Expressions Elite on the AAU circuit under Coach Todd Quarlesโฆ Averaged 18.4 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 blocks to earn selection to the All-Peach Jam Second Team. ย ย ย ย
Personal Information: Alex Karabanโฆ Born Nov. 11, 2002โฆ Son of Olga and Alexi Karaban โฆ Has one younger sister, Ana, and one younger brother, Andrew.
