1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1981–82 Connecticut Huskies Big East Conference Big East 17–11 7–7 Dom Perno 5th Greg Ashford Jim O’Brien Bill Stuart Hugh S. Greer Field HouseNew Haven ColiseumHartford Civic Center NIT First Round The 1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981–82 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 7–7 record. They made it to the first round of the 1982 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 fifth-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 16 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 11/28/1981 yes yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 68–53   1–0 12/2/1981 yes New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 87–68   2–0 12/5/1981 yes Boston University Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 73–54   3–0 12/8/1981 yes yes Fairfield Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT 75–71   4–0 12/11/1981 yes yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK Oil Capital Classic 67–69   4–1 12/12/1981 yes yes TCU Mabee Center Tulsa, OK Oil Capital Classic 69–67 OT   5–1 12/22/1981 yes yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 66–55   6–1 12/29/1981 yes St. Bonaventure Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Connecticut Mutual Classic 91–73   7–1 12/30/1981 yes South Florida Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Connecticut Mutual Classic 57–50   8–1 1/6/1982 yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry 69–72   8–2 (0–1) 1/9/1982 Seton Hall Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 76–66   9–2 (1–1) 1/13/1982 Boston College New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 59–58 OT   10–2 (2–1) 1/16/1982 yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena New York, NY 71–77   10–3 (2–2) 1/20/1982 yes Georgetown McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. Rivalry 63–52   11–3 (3–2) 1/23/1982 Villanova Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 53–51   12–3 (4–2) 1/26/1982 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 63–57   13–3 1/28/1982 yes Manhattan Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 72–57   14–3 1/30/1982 yes yes Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 69–76   14–4 2/1/1982 yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 47–45 OT   15–4 (5–2) 2/6/1982 yes Boston College Roberts Center Boston, MA 67–59   16–4 (6–2) 2/10/1982 St. John's Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 82–93 OT   16–5 (6–3) 2/13/1982 Syracuse Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Rivalry 71–78   16–6 (6–4) 2/16/1982 yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 59–61   16–7 (6–5) 2/20/1982 Providence New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 90–61   17–7 (7–5) 2/24/1982 yes Villanova Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA 63–67 OT   17–8 (7–6) 2/27/1982 Georgetown Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Rivalry 42–60   17–9 (7–7) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/4/1982 St. John's Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Quarterfinals 52–54   17–10 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NIT 3/10/1982 yes yes Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH First Round 75–76 OT   17–11 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1981.html UConn Huskies 16 January 2016 5 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202736/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1981.html dead References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Category:1981 in sports in Connecticut Category:1982 in sports in Connecticut