1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1978–79 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 21–8 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. They were the ECAC Tournament champions and made it to the second round of the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Dom Perno.[1][2]

1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceIndependent
Record21–8
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Ashford
  • Jim O’Brien
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
New Haven Coliseum
Seasons
1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Syracuse   26 4   .867
Georgetown   24 5   .828
No. 6 DePaul   26 6   .813
No. 4 Notre Dame   24 6   .800
VCU   20 5   .800
Iona   23 6   .793
Detroit   22 6   .786
Tennessee State   20 6   .769
Old Dominion   23 7   .767
No. 10 Marquette   22 7   .759
Wagner   21 7   .750
Connecticut   21 8   .724
UNLV   21 8   .724
UNC Wilmington   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
James Madison   18 8   .692
Rhode Island   20 9   .690
George Mason   17 8   .680
St. Bonaventure   19 9   .679
Illinois State   20 10   .667
St. John's   21 11   .656
Dayton   19 10   .655
Boston University   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Georgia Tech   17 9   .654
Oral Roberts   17 10   .630
Holy Cross   17 11   .607
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Cleveland State   15 10   .600
Maine   14 10   .583
Army   14 11   .560
Denver   15 12   .556
South Carolina   15 12   .556
Stetson   15 12   .556
Siena   14 12   .538
St. Francis (NY)   14 12   .538
Navy   13 12   .520
Xavier   14 13   .519
Northeastern   13 13   .500
Saint Francis (PA)   13 13   .500
Robert Morris   13 14   .481
Southern Miss   13 14   .481
Air Force   12 13   .480
Long Island University   12 13   .480
Canisius   12 14   .462
Colgate   12 14   .462
Evansville   13 16   .448
East Carolina   12 15   .444
Loyola-Chicago   12 15   .444
Butler   11 16   .407
North Texas State   11 16   .407
Saint Peter's   10 15   .400
Campbell   10 16   .385
New Hampshire   10 16   .385
Providence   10 16   .385
Richmond   10 16   .385
Hawaii   10 17   .370
William & Mary   9 17   .346
Georgia Southern   9 18   .333
Fairleigh Dickinson   8 18   .308
Wisconsin-Milwaukee   8 18   .308
Vermont   8 18   .308
Northwestern State   7 19   .269
Fordham   7 22   .241
Catholic   6 20   .231
Arkansas-Little Rock   6 20   .231
Manhattan   6 20   .231
Niagara   6 20   .231
Portland State   6 21   .222
Baltimore   4 20   .167
Valparaiso   4 21   .160
Baptist   2 25   .074
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/24/1978*
vs. Long Island
Charlotte Invitational Tournament
W 84–69  1–0
 
Charlotte, NC
11/25/1978*
vs. Davidson
Charlotte Invitational Tournament
L 81–84  1–1
 
Charlotte, NC
12/2/1978*
at Yale L 78–94  1–2
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
12/6/1978*
Fairfield W 68–67  2–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/9/1978*
Boston University W 92–84  3–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/13/1978*
at Massachusetts W 65–62  4–2
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
12/23/1978*
Maine W 97–79  5–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/29/1978*
Tulsa
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 89–68  6–2
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
12/30/1978*
East Carolina
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 80–68  7–2
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
1/3/1979*
at New Hampshire W 72–66  8–2
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
1/9/1979*
Rutgers W 69–67 OT 9–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/11/1979*
at Boston University W 63–62 OT 10–2
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
1/13/1979*
Syracuse
Rivalry
L 60–74  10–3
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
1/17/1979*
at Boston College L 80–90  10–4
Roberts Center 
Boston, MA
1/20/1979*
at Providence L 63–64  10–5
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
1/26/1979*
vs. Holy Cross
Colonial Classic
W 109–102 OT 11–5
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
1/28/1979*
vs. Boston College
Colonial Classic
L 77–78  11–6
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
1/31/1979*
Manhattan W 77–64  12–6
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
2/3/1979*
New Hampshire W 81–64  13–6
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/6/1979*
Harvard W 84–70  14–6
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/8/1979*
at Fordham W 93–80  15–6
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
New York, NY
2/10/1979*
Massachusetts W 79–59  16–6
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/13/1979*
at Rhode Island L 71–84  16–7
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
2/17/1979*
at Vermont W 79–62  17–7
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
2/21/1979*
St. Peter's W 80–70  18–7
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/24/1979*
Rhode Island W 80–75 OT 19–7
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
ECAC tournament
3/1/1979*
vs. Boston College
Semifinals
W 91–74  20–7
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
3/3/1979*
vs. Rhode Island
Finals
W 58–50  21–7
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
NCAA tournament
3/10/1979*
No. (5) vs. No. (4) Syracuse
Second Round/Rivalry
L 81–89  21–8
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  3. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.