1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1977–78 record	11–15
Head coach	Dom Perno (1st year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center

The 1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1977–78 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 11–15 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Dom Perno.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/26/1977*	Fordham	W 73–62	1–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
11/30/1977*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 61–101	1–1	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
12/3/1977*	Yale	W 73–57	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/6/1977*	New Hampshire	W 82–68	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/10/1977*	at Boston University	L 61–66	3–2	Case Gym Boston, MA
12/14/1977*	at Massachusetts	L 64–74	3–3	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/28/1977*	Niagara UConn Classic	L 72–96	3–4	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
12/29/1977*	Manhattan UConn Classic	W 75–68	4–4	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/3/1978*	Colgate	W 76–57	5–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/6/1978*	St. Francis (NY)	L 81–84	5–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1978*	at New Hampshire	W 60–50	6–5	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/10/1978*	at Rhode Island	L 68–78	6–6	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
1/14/1978*	at Harvard	W 73–72	7–6	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA
1/17/1978*	Massachusetts	W 56–49	8–6	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
1/21/1978*	Providence	L 47–57	8–7	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
1/25/1978*	Boston University	W 80–63	9–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/27/1978*	vs. Holy Cross Colonial Classic	L 63–78	9–8	Boston Garden Boston, MA
1/28/1978*	vs. Boston College Colonial Classic	L 72–102	9–9	Boston Garden Boston, MA
2/4/1978*	at Rutgers	L 70–78	9–10	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
2/9/1978*	at St. Peter's	L 71–95	9–11	Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
2/11/1978*	Rhode Island	L 61–70	9–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/15/1978*	at Maine	L 73–79	9–13	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/18/1978*	Vermont	W 59–48	10–13	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/22/1978*	Boston College	L 74–76	10–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1978*	Manhattan	W 57–54	11–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/28/1978*	at Fairfield	L 57–63	11–15	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
↑ 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. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	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)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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