1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	17–11 (7–7 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Jim O’Brien; Bill Stuart;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; New Haven Coliseum; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

1981–82 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

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.

[1] sports-reference.com 1981-82 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 16, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 16, 2016.

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