1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 12–16 (3–13 Big East) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 St. John's † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Syracuse | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Georgetown | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1986 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 1986[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1985–86 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–13 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by ninth-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 | |||||||||||
11/26/1985* |
Yale | W 80–76 | 1–0 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
11/30/1985* |
Saint Peter's | W 53–40 | 2–0 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
12/4/1985* |
at Massachusetts | W 78–70 | 3–0 |
Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
12/7/1985* |
Boston University | W 89–76 | 4–0 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
12/10/1985* |
at Fairfield | W 74–72 | 5–0 |
Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut | |||||||
12/14/1985* |
at Rhode Island | W 55–42 | 6–0 |
Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island | |||||||
12/21/1985* |
Minnesota | W 70–69 | 7–0 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
12/27/1985* |
St. Francis (NY) Connecticut Mutual Classic |
W 84–61 | 8–0 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
12/28/1985* |
Northeastern Connecticut Mutual Classic |
L 73–90 | 8–1 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
1/4/1986 |
at Boston College | L 60–61 | 8–2 (0–1) |
Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
1/8/1986 |
at Georgetown Rivalry |
L 66–70 | 8–3 (0–2) |
Capital Centre Landover, Maryland | |||||||
1/11/1986 |
Boston College | W 80–69 | 9–3 (1–2) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
1/13/1986 |
Villanova | L 59–68 | 9–4 (1–3) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
1/18/1986 |
St. John's | L 60–61 | 9–5 (1–4) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
1/21/1986 |
Seton Hall | W 82–70 | 10–5 (2–4) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
1/25/1986 |
at Syracuse Rivalry |
L 67–80 | 10–6 (2–5) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
1/29/1986* |
Central Connecticut | W 86–69 | 11–6 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
2/5/1986 |
Georgetown Rivalry |
L 63–80 | 11–7 (2–6) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
2/9/1986 |
at Villanova | L 53–59 | 11–8 (2–7) |
Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania | |||||||
2/11/1986 |
Pittsburgh | W 77–73 | 12–8 (3–7) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
2/13/1986* |
at Holy Cross | L 70–73 | 12–9 |
Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
2/15/1986 |
at St. John's | L 54–74 | 12–10 (3–8) |
Carnesecca Arena New York City, New York | |||||||
2/18/1986 |
at Seton Hall | L 62–65 | 12–11 (3–9) |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
2/22/1986 |
Providence | L 67–74 | 12–12 (3–10) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
2/24/1986 |
at Pittsburgh | L 51–79 | 12–13 (3–11) |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
2/26/1986 |
at Providence | L 66–69 | 12–14 (3–12) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
3/1/1986 |
Syracuse Rivalry |
L 68–75 | 12–15 (3–13) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
3/5/1986 |
vs. Seton Hall First Round |
L 66–76 | 12–16 |
Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 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 23, 2016.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.