1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–15 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Howie Dickenman; Mike McKay; Steve Siegrist;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	34	–	3	.919
No. 18 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	23	–	9	.719
Villanova	12	–	4	.750	19	–	12	.613
Boston College	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
Connecticut	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Providence	5	–	11	.313	15	–	14	.517
Seton Hall	2	–	14	.125	9	–	19	.321

† 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1983–84 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 13–15 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 5–11 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by seventh-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1983*	Yale	W 76–54	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/3/1983*	at Ohio State	L 67–74	1–1	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
12/6/1983*	at Fairfield	W 77–70	2–1	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
12/8/1983*	U.S. International	W 98–80	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/10/1983*	Boston University	W 79–74	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/13/1983*	Brooklyn	W 75–47	5–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/15/1983*	at Massachusetts	L 65–67 ^OT	5–2	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
12/28/1983*	Columbia Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 80–65	6–2	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1983*	Arizona State Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 66–60	7–2	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1984 8:00 p.m.	No. 4 Georgetown Rivalry	L 69–81	7–3 (0–1)	Hartford Civic Center (15,673) Hartford, Connecticut
1/7/1984	at Pittsburgh	W 79–58	8–3 (1–1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/10/1984	at No. 10 St. John's	L 65–68	8–4 (1–2)	Carnesecca Arena New York City, New York
1/14/1984	Seton Hall	W 76–68	9–4 (2–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/18/1984	Syracuse Rivalry	L 68–95	9–5 (2–3)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1984	at Providence	W 70–67	10–5 (3–3)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
1/25/1984*	New Hampshire	W 67–65	11–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/27/1984	Villanova	L 58–69	11–6 (3–4)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/1984	at Boston College	L 67–82	11–7 (3–5)	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
2/4/1984 12:00 p.m., MetroSports	at No. 4 Georgetown Rivalry	L 62–87	11–8 (3–6)	Capital Centre (11,721) Landover, Maryland
2/6/1984	Pittsburgh	L 72–75 ^OT	11–9 (3–7)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/11/1984	St. John's	L 65–84	11–10 (3–8)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/15/1984	at Seton Hall	W 79–57	12–10 (4–8)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/18/1984	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 85–87 ^3OT	12–11 (4–9)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
2/20/1984	Providence	W 62–59	13–11 (5–9)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/25/1984*	at Holy Cross	L 73–82	13–12	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
2/28/1984	at Villanova	L 70–82	13–13 (5–10)	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
3/3/1984	Boston College	L 60–83	13–14 (5–11)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/8/1984	vs. Syracuse Quarterfinals/Rivalry	L 58–73	13–15	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
*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 1983-84 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 18, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1983-84 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 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 April 19, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.

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