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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
Record20–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
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

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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

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  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 December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 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 July 6, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2016.