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1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference
Record20–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Howie Dickenman
  • Dave Leitao
  • Glen Miller
  • Steve Pikiell
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Seton Hall 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
St. John's 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Villanova 11 7   .611 14 15   .483
No. 21 Syracuse 10 8   .556 22 10   .688
Connecticut 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Pittsburgh 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Boston College 7 11   .389 17 14   .548
Providence 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Miami 1 17   .056 8 24   .250
1992 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1991–92 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–8 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 1992 NCAA Division I men's 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 sixth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1991*
No. 15 Hartford W 76–46  1–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,184)
Hartford, Connecticut
11/29/1991*
No. 15 Yale W 79–55  2–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,184)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/2/1991*
 ESPN
No. 12 No. 23 Wake Forest
ACC/BIG EAST Challenge
W 84–75  3–0
Hartford Civic Center (13,169)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/7/1991*
No. 12 Maine W 85–71  4–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/14/1991*
 ESPN
No. 8 at Texas W 94–77  5–0
Frank Erwin Center (14,309)
Austin, Texas
12/23/1991*
No. 5 Fairfield W 89–59  6–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/27/1991*
No. 5 Central Connecticut
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 112–58  7–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,024)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1991*
 NESN
No. 5 Furman
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 87–68  8–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,174)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1992
 WTNH
No. 5 Miami W 85–62  9–0 (1–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/4/1992*
 CBS
No. 5 at Illinois W 70–66  10–0
Assembly Hall (12,376)
Champaign, Illinois
1/7/1992
 WTNH
No. 5 No. 17 St. John's W 85–76  11–0 (2–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/11/1992
 WTNH
No. 5 at Villanova L 70–79  11–1 (2–1)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/14/1992
 WTNH
No. 8 Pittsburgh W 87–77  12–1 (3–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,254)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/18/1992
 WTNH
No. 8 at Miami W 77–58  13–1 (4–1)
Miami Arena (10,231)
Miami, Florida
1/22/1992
 ESPN
No. 7 at Providence W 97–86 OT 14–1 (5–1)
Providence Civic Center (13,106)
Providence, Rhode Island
1/25/1992
 NESN
No. 7 Boston College W 83–77 OT 15–1 (6–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/27/1992
 ESPN
No. 6 Villanova W 72–58  16–1 (7–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/1/1992
 CBS
No. 6 at St. John's L 57–90  16–2 (7–2)
Madison Square Garden (19,876)
New York City, New York
2/3/1992
 ESPN
No. 10 at No. 13 Syracuse
Rivalry
L 83–84  16–3 (7–3)
Carrier Dome (27,347)
Syracuse, New York
2/8/1992
 WTNH
No. 10 Seton Hall L 69–81  16–4 (7–4)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/12/1992
 WTNH
No. 18 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 63–70  16–5 (7–5)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2/19/1992
 WTNH
No. 21 at No. 25 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 58–60  16–6 (7–6)
Capital Centre (13,108)
Landover, Maryland
2/22/1992
 NESN
No. 21 Providence W 94–73  17–6 (8–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/25/1992
 WTNH
No. 24 at Pittsburgh L 77–86  17–7 (8–7)
Civic Arena (6,511)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/1/1992
 CBS
No. 24 at No. 22 Seton Hall L 64–77  17–8 (8–8)
Brendan Byrne Arena (20,029)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
3/4/1992
 ESPN
No. 21 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 85–78  18–8 (9–8)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
3/7/1992
 WTNH
at Boston College W 89–79  19–8 (10–8)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Boston, Massachusetts
Big East tournament
3/12/1992
 WTNH
vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals
L 59–64 OT 19–9
Madison Square Garden (18,899)
New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
3/19/1992*
 CBS
No. (9) vs. No. (8) Nebraska
First Round
W 86–65  20–9
Riverfront Coliseum (10,002)
Cincinnati, Ohio
3/21/1992*
 CBS
No. (9) vs. No. 3 (1) Ohio State
Second Round
L 55–78  20–10
Riverfront Coliseum (16,002)
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[2][4]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1991-92 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  3. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  4. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on 6 July 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.