1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
1989–90 record	31–6 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (4th year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
#4 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
#8 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
Providence	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Big East Tournament winner As of April 2, 1990^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1989–90 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 31–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 12–4 record. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House and Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut as well as the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/24/1989* , WTNH		vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout	L 81–92	0–1	Sullivan Arena (4,620) Anchorage, AK
11/26/1989*		vs. Auburn Great Alaska Shootout	W 95–81	1–1	Sullivan Arena (3,202) Anchorage, AK
11/27/1989* , ESPN		vs. Florida State Great Alaska Shootout	W 63–60	2–1	Sullivan Arena (3,179) Anchorage, AK
11/30/1989* , WTNH		Yale	W 76–50	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/2/1989*		Howard	W 78–59	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/4/1989* , ESPN		Maryland ACC–Big East Challenge	W 87–65	5–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,174) Hartford, CT
12/7/1989*		Hartford	W 79–54	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,102) Hartford, CT
12/9/1989*		Maine	W 95–55	7–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/12/1989 , ESPN		Villanova	L 57–64	7–2 (0–1)	Hartford Civic Center (14,947) Hartford, CT
12/23/1989*		Southern Connecticut	W 100–37	8–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/29/1989*		St. Joseph's Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 83–58	9–2	Hartford Civic Center (13,682) Hartford, CT
12/30/1989*		Mississippi State Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–68	10–2	Hartford Civic Center (14,115) Hartford, CT
1/2/1990 , WTNH		at #16 St. John's	L 62–93	10–3 (0–2)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York, NY
1/6/1990		Pittsburgh	W 79–61	11–3 (1–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/9/1990 , WTNH		at Villanova	W 71–54	12–3 (2–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
1/13/1990 , WTNH		at Seton Hall	W 79–76	13–3 (3–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (13,621) East Rutherford, NJ
1/15/1990 , ESPN		#5 Syracuse Rivalry	W 70–59	14–3 (4–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/20/1990 , WTNH		#2 Georgetown Rivalry	W 70–65	15–3 (5–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/24/1990*	#20	Central Connecticut	W 99–67	16–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
1/27/1990 , WTNH	#20	#15 St. John's	W 72–58	17–3 (6–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/30/1990*	#13	at Massachusetts	W 94–75	18–3	Curry Hicks Cage (4,024) Amherst, MA
2/3/1990 , WTNH	#13	at Providence	W 92–77	19–3 (7–2)	Providence Civic Center (13,160) Providence, RI
2/6/1990*	#8	Fairfield	W 74–39	20–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,148) Storrs, CT
2/10/1990 , WTNH	#8	at #6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 86–90	20–4 (7–3)	Carrier Dome (32,820) Syracuse, NY
2/13/1990	#10	at Pittsburgh	W 80–77	21–4 (8–3)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
2/17/1990	#10	Boston College	W 89–67	22–4 (9–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, CT
2/19/1990 , ESPN	#10	Providence	W 75–72 ^OT	23–4 (10–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, CT
2/24/1990 , WTNH	#6	Seton Hall	W 79–57	24–4 (11–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, CT
2/28/1990	#4	at #7 Georgetown Rivalry	L 64–84	24–5 (11–4)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
3/3/1990 , WTNH	#4	at Boston College	W 95–74	25–5 (12–4)	Conte Forum (8,604) Boston, MA
Big East Tournament
3/9/1990 , WTNH	#8	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 76–58	26–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York, NY
3/10/1990 , CBS	#8	vs. #5 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 65–60	27–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York, NY
3/11/1990 , CBS	#8	vs. #4 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry	W 78–75	28–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1990* , CBS	#4 (1)	#(16) Boston University First Round	W 76–52	29–5	Hartford Civic Center (15,937) Hartford, CT
3/17/1990* , CBS	#4 (1)	#(9) California Second Round	W 74–54	30–5	Hartford Civic Center (16,011) Hartford, CT
3/22/1990* , CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #17 (5) Clemson Sweet Sixteen	W 71–70	31–5	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,502) East Rutherford, NJ
3/24/1990* , CBS	#4 (1)	vs. #15 (3) Duke Elite Eight	L 78–79	31–6	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,546) East Rutherford, NJ
*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 1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary
1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 4 February 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 4 February 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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