1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 Connecticut Huskies Independent 11–15 Dom Perno 1st Jim O’Brien Arthur A. Perry Hugh S. Greer Field HouseHartford Civic Center The 1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1977–78 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 11–15 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Dom Perno.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf UConn Huskies 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History 29 December 2015 22 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta, GA Whitman LLC 0794828035 In the early morning hours of January 18, 1978 the Hartford Civic Center roof collapsed under the weight of snow just hours after the UConn game vs UMass. This forced UConn to play the remainder of their season solely in Storrs. https://connecticuthistory.org/almost-a-tragedy-the-collapse-of-the-hartford-civic-center/ Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular season 11/26/1977 yes Fordham Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 73–62   1–0 11/30/1977 yes yes Syracuse Manley Field House Syracuse, NY Rivalry 61–101   1–1 12/3/1977 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 73–57   2–1 12/6/1977 yes New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 82–68   3–1 12/10/1977 yes yes Boston University Case Gym Boston, MA 61–66   3–2 12/14/1977 yes yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 64–74   3–3 12/28/1977 yes Niagara Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT UConn Classic 72–96   3–4 12/29/1977 yes Manhattan Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT UConn Classic 75–68   4–4 1/3/1978 yes Colgate Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 76–57   5–4 1/6/1978 yes St. Francis (NY) Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 81–84   5–5 1/7/1978 yes yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 60–50   6–5 1/10/1978 yes yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 68–78   6–6 1/14/1978 yes yes Harvard Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA 73–72   7–6 1/17/1978 yes Massachusetts Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 56–49   8–6 1/21/1978 yes Providence New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 47–57   8–7 1/25/1978 yes Boston University Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 80–63   9–7 1/27/1978 yes yes Holy Cross Boston Garden Boston, MA Colonial Classic 63–78   9–8 1/28/1978 yes yes Boston College Boston Garden Boston, MA Colonial Classic 72–102   9–9 2/4/1978 yes yes Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 70–78   9–10 2/9/1978 yes yes St. Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ 71–95   9–11 2/11/1978 yes Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 61–70   9–12 2/15/1978 yes yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 73–79   9–13 2/18/1978 yes Vermont Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 59–48   10–13 2/22/1978 yes Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 74–76   10–14 2/25/1978 yes Manhattan Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 57–54   11–14 2/28/1978 yes yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT 57–63   11–15 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1977.html UConn Huskies 29 December 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111454/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1977.html dead References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Category:1977 in sports in Connecticut Category:1978 in sports in Connecticut Category:Long stubs with short prose