University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Video Services for Women's Basketball
- Email:
- benjamin.kantor@uconn.edu
Ben Kantor is coming off his second season as an assistant coach at UConn, helping lead the Huskies to the 2025 NCAA Championship.
Kantor was elevated to assistant coach ahead of the 2023-24 season. As a member of the coaching staff, Kantor has helped UConn to two Final Fours, four conference titles and a national championship.
Kantor joined UConn as a video coordinator in 2015. In his 10 seasons in Storrs, the Huskies have won two national titles and 18 conference titles, and advanced to eight NCAA Final Fours. Kantor has previously served a temporary assistant coach for UConn during the 2020-21 season because of a COVID-19 blanket waiver when a member of the coaching staff was unavailable.
Prior to his time in Storrs, Kantor was the video coordinator for Memphis women's basketball. He served as an assistant coach at Houston Baptist from 2011-12 and at Colgate from 2010-11. Kantor was also the video coordinator at SMU from 2007-10.
Kantor graduated from Illinois, where he was a practice player for the women's team for three seasons, in 2006 with a degree in finance. He is married to Catherine Awwad-Kantor, and they have a daughter, Emilia.
