1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
1990–91 record	20–11 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (5th year)
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
#20 St. John's	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Connecticut	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
#13 Seton Hall†	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	11	–	19	.367

† 1991 Big East Tournament winner As of April 1, 1991^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990–91 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 9–7 record. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/24/1990*	#17	College of Charleston	W 68–52	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
11/27/1990*	#15	Hartford	W 90–63	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
11/29/1990* , WTNH	#15	at Yale	W 49–48	3–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (7,873) New Haven, CT
12/6/1990* , ESPN	#14	at #10 North Carolina ACC/BIG EAST Challenge	L 64–79	3–1	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC
12/9/1990*	#14	at Maine	W 85–60	4–1	Bangor Auditorium (4,587) Orono, ME
12/12/1990* , WTNH	#16	New Hampshire	W 85–32	5–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,121) Storrs, CT
12/23/1990*	#15	Fairfield	W 94–70	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
12/28/1990*	#13	Lafayette Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 59–57	7–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,049) Hartford, CT
12/29/1990*	#13	Rhode Island Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 90–69	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,112) Hartford, CT
1/2/1991 , WTNH	#12	at Boston College	W 96–70	9–1 (1–0)	Conte Forum (6,654) Boston, MA
1/5/1991 , NESN	#12	#11 Pittsburgh	W 81–76	10–1 (2–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/8/1991 , WTNH	#9	at Villanova	W 74–71	11–1 (3–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
1/10/1991*	#9	Central Connecticut	W 115–47	12–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/12/1991 , CBS	#9	#10 St. John's	L 59–72	12–2 (3–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/16/1991 , ESPN	#15	at #8 Syracuse Rivalry	L 79–81 ^OT	12–3 (3–2)	Carrier Dome (29,899) Syracuse, NY
1/19/1991 , WTNH	#15	Providence	L 102–108	12–4 (3–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/22/1991 , WTNH	#19	at #10 St. John's	L 62–65	12–5 (3–4)	Madison Square Garden (13,017) New York, NY
1/26/1991 , NESN	#19	at Seton Hall	L 62–76	12–6 (3–5)	Brendan Byrne Arena (14,016) East Rutherford, NJ
1/28/1991 , ESPN	#19	#6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 66–68	12–7 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/2/1991 , WTNH		Villanova	W 67–59	13–7 (4–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/5/1991 , WTNH		Boston College	W 76–59	14–7 (5–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/11/1991 , ESPN		#20 Georgetown Rivalry	W 61–55	15–7 (6–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/16/1991* , CBS		North Carolina State	L 59–60	15–8	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/19/1991 , WTNH		at Providence	W 70–66 ^OT	16–8 (7–6)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, RI
2/23/1991 , CBS		at #25 Georgetown Rivalry	L 57–71	16–9 (7–7)	Capital Centre (17,253) Landover, MD
2/27/1991 , ESPN		#20 Seton Hall	W 62–60 ^OT	17–9 (8–7)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
3/2/1991 , WTNH		at Pittsburgh	W 78–68	18–9 (9–7)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
Big East Tournament
3/8/1991 , WTNH		vs. Georgetown Quarterfinals/Rivalry	L 49–68	18–10	Madison Square Garden (19,081) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/14/1991* , CBS	#(11)	vs. #22 (6) LSU First Round	W 79–62	19–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (25,348) Minneapolis, MN
3/16/1991* , CBS	#(11)	vs. #(14) Xavier Second Round	W 66–50	20–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,114) Minneapolis, MN
3/22/1991* , CBS	#(11)	vs. #6 (2) Duke Sweet Sixteen	L 67–81	20–11	Silverdome (30,461) Pontiac, MI
*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 1990-91 Big East Conference Season Summary
1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 11 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 11 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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