1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4	.750	31	–	6	.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	7	.774
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	24	–	10	.706
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	18	–	15	.545
Providence	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	12	–	16	.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	8	–	20	.286

† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1989–90 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 31–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 12–4 record. They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House and Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut as well as the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1989* WTNH		vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout	L 81–92	0–1	Sullivan Arena (4,620) Anchorage, AK
11/26/1989*		vs. Auburn Great Alaska Shootout	W 95–81	1–1	Sullivan Arena (3,202) Anchorage, AK
11/27/1989* ESPN		vs. Florida State Great Alaska Shootout	W 63–60	2–1	Sullivan Arena (3,179) Anchorage, AK
11/30/1989* WTNH		Yale	W 76–50	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/2/1989*		Howard	W 78–59	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/4/1989* ESPN		Maryland ACC–Big East Challenge	W 87–65	5–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,174) Hartford, CT
12/7/1989*		Hartford	W 79–54	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,102) Hartford, CT
12/9/1989*		Maine	W 95–55	7–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/12/1989 ESPN		Villanova	L 57–64	7–2 (0–1)	Hartford Civic Center (14,947) Hartford, CT
12/23/1989*		Southern Connecticut	W 100–37	8–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
12/29/1989*		St. Joseph's Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 83–58	9–2	Hartford Civic Center (13,682) Hartford, CT
12/30/1989*		Mississippi State Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–68	10–2	Hartford Civic Center (14,115) Hartford, CT
1/2/1990 WTNH		at No. 16 St. John's	L 62–93	10–3 (0–2)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York, NY
1/6/1990		Pittsburgh	W 79–61	11–3 (1–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/9/1990 WTNH		at Villanova	W 71–54	12–3 (2–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
1/13/1990 WTNH		at Seton Hall	W 79–76	13–3 (3–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (13,621) East Rutherford, NJ
1/15/1990 ESPN		No. 5 Syracuse Rivalry	W 70–59	14–3 (4–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/20/1990 WTNH		No. 2 Georgetown Rivalry	W 70–65	15–3 (5–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/24/1990*	No. 20	Central Connecticut	W 99–67	16–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, CT
1/27/1990 WTNH	No. 20	No. 15 St. John's	W 72–58	17–3 (6–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/30/1990*	No. 13	at Massachusetts	W 94–75	18–3	Curry Hicks Cage (4,024) Amherst, MA
2/3/1990 WTNH	No. 13	at Providence	W 92–77	19–3 (7–2)	Providence Civic Center (13,160) Providence, RI
2/6/1990*	No. 8	Fairfield	W 74–39	20–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,148) Storrs, CT
2/10/1990 WTNH	No. 8	at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 86–90	20–4 (7–3)	Carrier Dome (32,820) Syracuse, NY
2/13/1990	No. 10	at Pittsburgh	W 80–77	21–4 (8–3)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
2/17/1990	No. 10	Boston College	W 89–67	22–4 (9–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, CT
2/19/1990 ESPN	No. 10	Providence	W 75–72 ^OT	23–4 (10–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, CT
2/24/1990 WTNH	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 79–57	24–4 (11–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, CT
2/28/1990	No. 4	at No. 7 Georgetown Rivalry	L 64–84	24–5 (11–4)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, MD
3/3/1990 WTNH	No. 4	at Boston College	W 95–74	25–5 (12–4)	Conte Forum (8,604) Boston, MA
Big East Tournament
3/9/1990 WTNH	No. 8	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 76–58	26–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York, NY
3/10/1990 CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 5 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 65–60	27–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York, NY
3/11/1990 CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 4 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry	W 78–75	28–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/15/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	No. (16) Boston University First Round	W 76–52	29–5	Hartford Civic Center (15,937) Hartford, CT
3/17/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	No. (9) California Second Round	W 74–54	30–5	Hartford Civic Center (16,011) Hartford, CT
3/22/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	vs. No. 17 (5) Clemson Sweet Sixteen	W 71–70	31–5	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,502) East Rutherford, NJ
3/24/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	vs. No. 15 (3) Duke Elite Eight	L 78–79	31–6	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,546) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

References

^ "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

[1] "1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 4 February 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] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 4 February 2016.

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