1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–9 (3–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Jim O’Brien; Bill Stuart;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; New Haven Coliseum; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979–80 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by third-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Syracuse	5	–	1	.833	26	–	4	.867
No. 13 St. John's	5	–	1	.833	24	–	5	.828
No. 11 Georgetown†	5	–	1	.833	26	–	6	.813
Connecticut	3	–	3	.500	20	–	9	.690
Boston College	2	–	4	.333	19	–	10	.655
Seton Hall	1	–	5	.167	14	–	13	.519
Providence	0	–	6	.000	11	–	16	.407

† 1980 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1979*	Yale	W 83–75	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/4/1979*	New Hampshire	W 71–62	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/7/1979*	vs. Richmond Utah Classic	W 81–79	3–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/8/1979*	at Utah Utah Classic	L 66–73 Forfeited by Utah because of ineligible player^[4]	4–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/11/1979*	Fairfield	W 66–57	5–0	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
12/14/1979*	at Rhode Island	L 63–74	5–1	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
12/22/1979	Seton Hall	W 89–73	6–1 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/28/1979*	Ohio Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 95–76	7–1	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
12/29/1979*	Pittsburgh Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 72–76	7–2	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
1/3/1980*	at New Hampshire	L 59–67	7–3	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/5/1980	at St. John's	L 73–83	7–4 (1–1)	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
1/10/1980	Boston College	W 83–71	8–4 (2–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/12/1980*	at Massachusetts	W 72–51	9–4	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
1/16/1980*	Fordham	W 66–53	10–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/19/1980*	McNeese State	W 73–69	11–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/23/1980	Providence	W 74–63	12–4 (3–1)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
1/26/1980	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 89–99	12–5 (3–2)	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
1/30/1980*	Manhattan	W 89–66	13–5	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
2/2/1980	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 64–84	13–6 (3–3)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
2/6/1980*	Massachusetts	W 73–55	14–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/9/1980*	Rhode Island	L 65–68	14–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
2/13/1980*	Boston University	W 72–65	15–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/16/1980*	Central Connecticut	W 66–58	16–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/18/1980*	Vermont	W 89–52	17–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/20/1980*	at Holy Cross	W 88–70	18–7	Hart Center Worcester, MA
2/23/1980*	at Maine	W 87–67	19–7	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
Big East tournament
2/28/1980	vs. Boston College Quarterfinals	W 79–68	20–7	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
2/29/1980	vs. Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry	L 61–92	20–8	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
NIT
3/5/1980*	St. Peter's First Round	L 56–61	20–9	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[5]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "2023-24 MBB Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big East Conference Season Summary

[autogenerated1-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] "2023-24 MBB Media Guide (PDF)" (PDF). University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2024.

[5] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

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