1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies Big East Conference Big East 20–9 3–3 Dom Perno 3rd Greg Ashford Jim O’Brien Bill Stuart Hugh S. Greer Field HouseNew Haven ColiseumHartford Civic Center NIT First Round The 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979–80 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by third-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 1 January 2016 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 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 12/1/1979 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 83–75   1–0 12/4/1979 yes New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 71–62   2–0 12/7/1979 yes yes Richmond Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT Utah Classic 81–79   3–0 12/8/1979 yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT Utah Classic 66–73 Forfeited by Utah because of ineligible player2023-24 MBB Media Guide (PDF) https://uconnhuskies.com/documents/2023/10/28/Media_Guide.pdf 2024-03-24 University of Connecticut Athletics en   4–0 12/11/1979 yes Fairfield New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 66–57   5–0 12/14/1979 yes yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 63–74   5–1 12/22/1979 Seton Hall Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 89–73   6–1 (1–0) 12/28/1979 yes Ohio New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT Connecticut Mutual Classic 95–76   7–1 12/29/1979 yes Pittsburgh New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT Connecticut Mutual Classic 72–76   7–2 1/3/1980 yes yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 59–67   7–3 1/5/1980 yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena New York, NY 73–83   7–4 (1–1) 1/10/1980 Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 83–71   8–4 (2–1) 1/12/1980 yes yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 72–51   9–4 1/16/1980 yes Fordham Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 66–53   10–4 1/19/1980 yes McNeese State Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 73–69   11–4 1/23/1980 Providence New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 74–63   12–4 (3–1) 1/26/1980 yes Syracuse Manley Field House Syracuse, NY Rivalry 89–99   12–5 (3–2) 1/30/1980 yes Manhattan New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 89–66   13–5 2/2/1980 yes Georgetown McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. Rivalry 64–84   13–6 (3–3) 2/6/1980 yes Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 73–55   14–6 2/9/1980 yes Rhode Island Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 65–68   14–7 2/13/1980 yes Boston University Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 72–65   15–7 2/16/1980 yes Central Connecticut Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 66–58   16–7 2/18/1980 yes Vermont Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 89–52   17–7 2/20/1980 yes yes Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 88–70   18–7 2/23/1980 yes yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 87–67   19–7 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 2/28/1980 yes Boston College Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Quarterfinals 79–68   20–7 2/29/1980 yes Syracuse Providence Civic Center Providence, RI Semifinals/Rivalry 61–92   20–8 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NIT 3/5/1980 yes St. Peter's Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT First Round 56–61   20–9 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1979.html UConn Huskies 1 January 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051902/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1979.html dead References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Connect Category:1980 in sports in Connecticut Category:Long stubs with short prose