1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–19 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Cardarelli; Howie Dickenman; Dave Leitao; Glen Miller; Ted Woodward;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center; New Haven Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Georgetown†	12	–	4	.750	29	–	5	.853
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 10 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Providence	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Villanova	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986–87 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 9–19 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–13 record. 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 they were led by first-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1986*	Massachusetts	W 58–54	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,446) Storrs, Connecticut
12/2/1986* WTXX	at Yale	L 75–77	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,079) New Haven, Connecticut
12/4/1986* WTXX	Central Connecticut	W 62–52	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,676) Storrs, Connecticut
12/6/1986*	No. 4 Purdue	L 70–88	2–2	Hartford Civic Center (9,155) Hartford, Connecticut
12/9/1986* NESN	at Boston University	L 71–80	2–3	Case Gym (1,449) Boston, Massachusetts
12/11/1986*	Rhode Island	W 96–94 ^OT	3–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,032) Storrs, Connecticut
12/13/1986 NESN	Villanova	L 51–66	3–4 (0–1)	New Haven Coliseum (7,283) New Haven, Connecticut
12/23/1986*	Fairfield	W 54–51	4–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House (2,587) Storrs, Connecticut
12/29/1986*	Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 48–49	4–5	Hartford Civic Center (12,401) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1986*	Lehigh Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 71–57	5–5	Hartford Civic Center (9,829) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1987 WTXX	No. 7 Syracuse Rivalry	L 71–88	5–6 (0–2)	New Haven Coliseum (8,038) New Haven, Connecticut
1/6/1987 WTXX	at Seton Hall	W 77–68	6–6 (1–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (5,057) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/14/1987 WTXX	at Providence	L 89–103	6–7 (1–3)	Providence Civic Center (10,029) Providence, Rhode Island
1/17/1987	No. 13 St. John's	L 54–69	6–8 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center (10,039) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1987 ESPN	at No. 15 Georgetown Rivalry	L 51–65	6–9 (1–5)	Capital Centre (7,353) Landover, Maryland
1/24/1987	Providence	L 53–61	6–10 (1–6)	Hartford Civic Center (10,479) Hartford, Connecticut
1/27/1987 ESPN	at Boston College	W 66–60	7–10 (2–6)	Roberts Center (3,357) Boston, Massachusetts
1/31/1987 WTXX	at No. 17 Pittsburgh	L 52–73	7–11 (2–7)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2/3/1987*	at St. Peter's	L 50–75	7–12	Yanitelli Center (8,741) Jersey City, New Jersey
2/5/1987*	Holy Cross	W 64–54	8–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,496) Storrs, Connecticut
2/7/1987 WTXX	at No. 11 Syracuse Rivalry	L 53–59	8–13 (2–8)	Carrier Dome (28,357) Syracuse, New York
2/11/1987 NESN	No. 13 Georgetown Rivalry	L 50–78	8–14 (2–9)	Hartford Civic Center (11,035) Hartford, Connecticut
2/14/1987 WTXX	at Villanova	L 58–67	8–15 (2–10)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/18/1987 WTXX	at No. 20 St. John's	L 55–76	8–16 (2–11)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York City, New York
2/21/1987	No. 8 Pittsburgh	L 66–76	8–17 (2–12)	Hartford Civic Center (8,964) Hartford, Connecticut
2/26/1987	Boston College	L 60–66	8–18 (2–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,340) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1987	Seton Hall	W 56–54	9–18 (3–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,130) Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/5/1987	vs. Boston College First Round	L 59–61	9–19	Madison Square Garden (19,591) 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

^ "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

[1] "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.

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