1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big East Conference
1988–89 record	18–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (3rd year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Georgetown†	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
#11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
#7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1988–89 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 18–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1989 National Invitation Tournament. 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 third-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/26/1988*		Hartford	W 67–55	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,354) Hartford, CT
11/30/1988* , WTNH		at Yale	W 75–44	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (3,100) New Haven, CT
12/5/1988*		Marist	W 93–71	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/8/1988* , ESPN		at Purdue	L 73–88	3–1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
12/10/1988*		at Virginia	W 68–61	4–1	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, VA
12/13/1988*	#18	Fairfield	W 71–48	5–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/23/1988*		Pepperdine	W 76–70	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, CT
12/28/1988*		Harvard Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–43	7–1	Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, CT
12/29/1988*		Air Force Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 68–55	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,255) Hartford, CT
1/4/1989 , NESN		Villanova	W 57–55	9–1 (1–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
1/7/1989 , NESN		#20 Providence	L 78–80	9–2 (1–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
1/10/1989 , WTNH		at St. John's	L 63–71	9–3 (1–2)	Carnesecca Arena (16,008) New York, NY
1/14/1989 , WTNH		at #13 Seton Hall	L 62–76	9–4 (1–3)	Brendan Byrne Arena (11,782) East Rutherford, NJ
1/16/1989 , ESPN		#11 Syracuse Rivalry	W 68–62	10–4 (2–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
1/21/1989 , WTNH		at #3 Georgetown Rivalry	L 55–59	10–5 (2–4)	Capital Centre (12,531) Landover, MD
1/28/1989 , NESN		St. John's	W 80–52	11–5 (3–4)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
1/30/1989*		Massachusetts	W 104–75	12–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
2/4/1989 , WTNH		at Providence	L 61–65	12–6 (3–5)	Providence Civic Center (13,168) Providence, RI
2/8/1989 , ESPN		#2 Georgetown Rivalry	L 58–70	12–7 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
2/11/1989 , NESN		Boston College	W 86–49	13–7 (4–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, CT
2/15/1989 , ESPN		#12 Seton Hall	L 69–72	13–8 (4–7)	Hartford Civic Center (15,122) Hartford, CT
2/18/1989 , WTNH		at Villanova	L 67–76 ^OT	13–9 (4–8)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
2/22/1989 , ESPN		at Boston College	W 77–75	14–9 (5–8)	Conte Forum (6,814) Boston, MA
2/25/1989 , NESN		Pittsburgh	W 64–62	15–9 (6–8)	Hartford Civic Center (15,814) Hartford, CT
2/28/1989 , WTNH		at #6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 72–88	15–10 (6–9)	Carrier Dome (29,124) Syracuse, NY
3/4/1989 , WTNH		at Pittsburgh	L 80–88	15–11 (6–10)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
3/6/1989*		Central Connecticut	W 94–55	16–11	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
Big East Tournament
3/10/1989 , WTNH		vs. #11 Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 66–74	16–12	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
NIT
3/15/1989*		at Charlotte First Round	W 67–62	17–12	Charlotte Coliseum (6,686) Charlotte, NC
3/20/1989*		California Second Round	W 73–72	18–12	Hartford Civic Center (12,031) Hartford, CT
3/22/1989*		UAB Quarterfinals	L 79–85	18–13	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, 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 1988-89 Big East Conference Season Summary
1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 31 January 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. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

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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