1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
Appearance
1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 20–11 (9–7 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Syracuse | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 St. John's | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Seton Hall † | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1991 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1991[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990–91 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 9–7 record. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 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 fifth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]
Schedule
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/24/1990* |
No. 17 | College of Charleston | W 68–52 | 1–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | ||||||
11/27/1990* |
No. 15 | Hartford | W 90–63 | 2–0 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | ||||||
11/29/1990* WTNH |
No. 15 | at Yale | W 49–48 | 3–0 |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (7,873) New Haven, CT | ||||||
12/6/1990* ESPN |
No. 14 | at No. 10 North Carolina ACC/BIG EAST Challenge |
L 64–79 | 3–1 |
Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC | ||||||
12/9/1990* |
No. 14 | at Maine | W 85–60 | 4–1 |
Bangor Auditorium (4,587) Orono, ME | ||||||
12/12/1990* WTNH |
No. 16 | New Hampshire | W 85–32 | 5–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,121) Storrs, CT | ||||||
12/23/1990* |
No. 15 | Fairfield | W 94–70 | 6–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
12/28/1990* |
No. 13 | Lafayette Connecticut Mutual Classic |
W 59–57 | 7–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,049) Hartford, CT | ||||||
12/29/1990* |
No. 13 | Rhode Island Connecticut Mutual Classic |
W 90–69 | 8–1 |
Hartford Civic Center (16,112) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/2/1991 WTNH |
No. 12 | at Boston College | W 96–70 | 9–1 (1–0) |
Conte Forum (6,654) Boston, MA | ||||||
1/5/1991 NESN |
No. 12 | No. 11 Pittsburgh | W 81–76 | 10–1 (2–0) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/8/1991 WTNH |
No. 9 | at Villanova | W 74–71 | 11–1 (3–0) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA | ||||||
1/10/1991* |
No. 9 | Central Connecticut | W 115–47 | 12–1 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | ||||||
1/12/1991 CBS |
No. 9 | No. 10 St. John's | L 59–72 | 12–2 (3–1) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | ||||||
1/16/1991 ESPN |
No. 15 | at No. 8 Syracuse Rivalry |
L 79–81 OT | 12–3 (3–2) |
Carrier Dome (29,899) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
1/19/1991 WTNH |
No. 15 | Providence | L 102–108 | 12–4 (3–3) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
1/22/1991 WTNH |
No. 19 | at No. 10 St. John's | L 62–65 | 12–5 (3–4) |
Madison Square Garden (13,017) New York, NY | ||||||
1/26/1991 NESN |
No. 19 | at Seton Hall | L 62–76 | 12–6 (3–5) |
Brendan Byrne Arena (14,016) East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
1/28/1991 ESPN |
No. 19 | No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry |
L 66–68 | 12–7 (3–6) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
2/2/1991 WTNH |
Villanova | W 67–59 | 13–7 (4–6) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/5/1991 WTNH |
Boston College | W 76–59 | 14–7 (5–6) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/11/1991 ESPN |
No. 20 Georgetown Rivalry |
W 61–55 | 15–7 (6–6) |
Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | |||||||
2/16/1991* CBS |
North Carolina State | L 59–60 | 15–8 |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/19/1991 WTNH |
at Providence | W 70–66 OT | 16–8 (7–6) |
Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, RI | |||||||
2/23/1991 CBS |
at No. 25 Georgetown Rivalry |
L 57–71 | 16–9 (7–7) |
Capital Centre (17,253) Landover, MD | |||||||
2/27/1991 ESPN |
No. 20 Seton Hall | W 62–60 OT | 17–9 (8–7) |
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT | |||||||
3/2/1991 WTNH |
at Pittsburgh | W 78–68 | 18–9 (9–7) |
Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/1991 WTNH |
vs. Georgetown Quarterfinals/Rivalry |
L 49–68 | 18–10 |
Madison Square Garden (19,081) New York, NY | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
3/14/1991* CBS |
No. (11) | vs. No. 22 (6) LSU First Round |
W 79–62 | 19–10 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (25,348) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
3/16/1991* CBS |
No. (11) | vs. No. (14) Xavier Second Round |
W 66–50 | 20–10 |
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,114) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
3/22/1991* CBS |
No. (11) | vs. No. 6 (2) Duke Sweet Sixteen |
L 67–81 | 20–11 |
Silverdome (30,461) Pontiac, MI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 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 February 11, 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. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.