1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–9 (8–6 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Jim O’Brien; Bill Stuart;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; New Haven Coliseum; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	10	–	4	.714	23	–	7	.767
Georgetown	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
St. John's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
Villanova	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Syracuse †	6	–	8	.429	22	–	12	.647
Seton Hall	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Providence	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1981 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980–81 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with an 8–6 record. They made it to the second round of the 1981 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by fourth-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/6/1980*	at Yale	W 65–53	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/9/1980*	Fairfield	W 72–50	2–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
12/11/1980*	Maine	W 55–51	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/13/1980*	Boston University	W 72–65	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/29/1980*	Army Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 81–60	5–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
12/30/1980*	Western Kentucky Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–58	6–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/3/1981*	at Rhode Island	W 69–40	7–0	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
1/5/1981	Syracuse Rivalry	W 78–59	8–0 (1–0)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
1/8/1981*	Holy Cross	W 66–57	9–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/10/1981	Seton Hall	W 57–47	10–0 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/12/1981*	at New Hampshire	W 61–58	11–0	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/14/1981	at Boston College	L 57–58	11–1 (2–1)	Roberts Center Boston, MA
1/17/1981	St. John's	W 69–68	12–1 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/21/1981	at Villanova	L 59–63	12–2 (3–2)	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA
1/24/1981	Georgetown Rivalry	W 75–73 ^OT	13–2 (4–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/27/1981*	Massachusetts	W 98–64	14–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/29/1981*	Rhode Island	L 75–78	14–3	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/31/1981*	at Manhattan	W 75–58	15–3	Draddy Gymnasium New York, NY
2/4/1981	at Providence	W 79–70	16–3 (5–2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
2/7/1981	Boston College	L 71–76	16–4 (5–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1981	at St. John's	L 65–72	16–5 (5–4)	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
2/14/1981	at Syracuse Rivalry	W 65–63	17–5 (6–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
2/17/1981	at Seton Hall	W 77–70	18–5 (7–4)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
2/21/1981	Providence	W 71–57	19–5 (8–4)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
2/23/1981	Villanova	L 73–74	19–6 (8–5)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/28/1981	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 58–60	19–7 (8–6)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
3/5/1981	vs. Villanova Quarterfinals	L 54-65	19–8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
NIT
3/12/1981*	at South Florida First Round	W 65–55	20–8	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
3/16/1981*	Minnesota Second Round	L 66–84	20–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0-7948-2803-5.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary

[autogenerated1-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0-7948-2803-5.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2016.

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UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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