1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	18–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman; Dave Leitao; Glen Miller; Ted Woodward;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1987–88 1989–90 →

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Georgetown †	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
No. 11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
No. 7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1] Rankings from AP poll

The 1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1988–89 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1989 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by third-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1988*		Hartford	W 67–55	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,354) Hartford, Connecticut
11/30/1988* WTNH		at Yale	W 75–44	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (3,100) New Haven, Connecticut
12/5/1988*		Marist	W 93–71	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/1988* ESPN	No. 18	at Purdue	L 73–88	3–1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana
12/10/1988*	No. 18	at Virginia	W 68–61	4–1	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
12/13/1988*		Fairfield	W 71–48	5–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/23/1988*		Pepperdine	W 76–70	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1988*		Harvard Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–43	7–1	Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1988*		Air Force Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 68–55	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,255) Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1989 NESN		Villanova	W 57–55	9–1 (1–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/7/1989 NESN		No. 20 Providence	L 78–80	9–2 (1–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/10/1989 WTNH		at St. John's	L 63–71	9–3 (1–2)	Carnesecca Arena (16,008) New York City
1/14/1989 WTNH		at No. 13 Seton Hall	L 62–76	9–4 (1–3)	Brendan Byrne Arena (11,782) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/16/1989 ESPN		No. 11 Syracuse Rivalry	W 68–62	10–4 (2–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1989 WTNH		at No. 3 Georgetown Rivalry	L 55–59	10–5 (2–4)	Capital Centre (12,531) Landover, Maryland
1/28/1989 NESN		St. John's	W 80–52	11–5 (3–4)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/30/1989*		Massachusetts	W 104–75	12–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
2/4/1989 WTNH		at Providence	L 61–65	12–6 (3–5)	Providence Civic Center (13,168) Providence, Rhode Island
2/8/1989 ESPN		No. 2 Georgetown Rivalry	L 58–70	12–7 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/11/1989 NESN		Boston College	W 86–49	13–7 (4–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/15/1989 ESPN		No. 12 Seton Hall	L 69–72	13–8 (4–7)	Hartford Civic Center (15,122) Hartford, Connecticut
2/18/1989 WTNH		at Villanova	L 67–76 ^OT	13–9 (4–8)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/22/1989 ESPN		at Boston College	W 77–75	14–9 (5–8)	Conte Forum (6,814) Boston
2/25/1989 NESN		Pittsburgh	W 64–62	15–9 (6–8)	Hartford Civic Center (15,814) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1989 WTNH		at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 72–88	15–10 (6–9)	Carrier Dome (29,124) Syracuse, New York
3/4/1989 WTNH		at Pittsburgh	L 80–88	15–11 (6–10)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/6/1989*		Central Connecticut	W 94–55	16–11	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/10/1989 WTNH		vs. No. 11 Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 66–74	16–12	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York
NIT
3/15/1989*		at Charlotte First Round	W 67–62	17–12	Charlotte Coliseum (6,686) Charlotte, North Carolina
3/20/1989*		California Second Round	W 73–72	18–12	Hartford Civic Center (12,031) Hartford, Connecticut
3/22/1989*		UAB Quarterfinals	L 79–85	18–13	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
*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 1988-89 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 31, 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. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1988-89 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 31, 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. Retrieved January 31, 2016.

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