1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 17–11 (7–7 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House New Haven Coliseum Hartford Civic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Georgetown† | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1982 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1982[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981–82 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 7–7 record. They made it to the first round of the 1982 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 fifth-year head coach Dom Perno.[2][3]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/28/1981* |
at Maine | W 68–53 | 1–0 |
Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME | |||||||
12/2/1981* |
New Hampshire | W 87–68 | 2–0 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/5/1981* |
Boston University | W 73–54 | 3–0 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/8/1981* |
at Fairfield | W 75–71 | 4–0 |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT | |||||||
12/11/1981* |
at Oral Roberts Oil Capital Classic |
L 67–69 | 4–1 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/12/1981* |
vs. TCU Oil Capital Classic |
W 69–67 OT | 5–1 |
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
12/22/1981* |
at Massachusetts | W 66–55 | 6–1 |
Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/29/1981* |
St. Bonaventure Connecticut Mutual Classic |
W 91–73 | 7–1 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
12/30/1981* |
South Florida Connecticut Mutual Classic |
W 57–50 | 8–1 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
1/6/1982 |
at Syracuse Rivalry |
L 69–72 | 8–2 (0–1) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | |||||||
1/9/1982 |
Seton Hall | W 76–66 | 9–2 (1–1) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/13/1982 |
Boston College | W 59–58 OT | 10–2 (2–1) |
New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT | |||||||
1/16/1982 |
at St. John's | L 71–77 | 10–3 (2–2) |
Carnesecca Arena New York, NY | |||||||
1/20/1982 |
at Georgetown Rivalry |
W 63–52 | 11–3 (3–2) |
McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
1/23/1982 |
Villanova | W 53–51 | 12–3 (4–2) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
1/26/1982* |
Yale | W 63–57 | 13–3 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/28/1982* |
Manhattan | W 72–57 | 14–3 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/30/1982* |
at Holy Cross | L 69–76 | 14–4 |
Hart Center Worcester, MA | |||||||
2/1/1982 |
at Providence | W 47–45 OT | 15–4 (5–2) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
2/6/1982 |
at Boston College | W 67–59 | 16–4 (6–2) |
Roberts Center Boston, MA | |||||||
2/10/1982 |
St. John's | L 82–93 OT | 16–5 (6–3) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
2/13/1982 |
Syracuse Rivalry |
L 71–78 | 16–6 (6–4) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
2/16/1982 |
at Seton Hall | L 59–61 | 16–7 (6–5) |
Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ | |||||||
2/20/1982 |
Providence | W 90–61 | 17–7 (7–5) |
New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT | |||||||
2/24/1982 |
at Villanova | L 63–67 OT | 17–8 (7–6) |
Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA | |||||||
2/27/1982 |
Georgetown Rivalry |
L 42–60 | 17–9 (7–7) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
3/4/1982 |
St. John's Quarterfinals |
L 52–54 | 17–10 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
NIT | |||||||||||
3/10/1982* |
at Dayton First Round |
L 75–76 OT | 17–11 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1981-82 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 16, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.