1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1980–81 Connecticut Huskies Big East Conference Big East 20–9 8–6 Dom Perno 4th Greg Ashford Jim O’Brien Bill Stuart Hugh S. Greer Field HouseNew Haven ColiseumHartford Civic Center NIT Second Round The 1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1980–81 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 an 8–6 record. They made it to the second round of the 1981 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 fourth-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 9 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 0-7948-2803-5 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 12/6/1980 yes yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 65–53   1–0 12/9/1980 yes Fairfield Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 72–50   2–0 12/11/1980 yes Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 55–51   3–0 12/13/1980 yes Boston University Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 72–65   4–0 12/29/1980 yes Army Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Connecticut Mutual Classic 81–60   5–0 12/30/1980 yes Western Kentucky Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Connecticut Mutual Classic 84–58   6–0 1/3/1981 yes yes Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 69–40   7–0 1/5/1981 Syracuse New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT Rivalry 78–59   8–0 (1–0) 1/8/1981 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 66–57   9–0 1/10/1981 Seton Hall Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 57–47   10–0 (2–0) 1/12/1981 yes yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 61–58   11–0 1/14/1981 yes Boston College Roberts Center Boston, MA 57–58   11–1 (2–1) 1/17/1981 St. John's Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 69–68   12–1 (3–1) 1/21/1981 yes Villanova Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA 59–63   12–2 (3–2) 1/24/1981 Georgetown Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT Rivalry 75–73 OT   13–2 (4–2) 1/27/1981 yes Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 98–64   14–2 1/29/1981 yes Rhode Island Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT 75–78   14–3 1/31/1981 yes yes Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium New York, NY 75–58   15–3 2/4/1981 yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 79–70   16–3 (5–2) 2/7/1981 Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 71–76   16–4 (5–3) 2/11/1981 yes St. John's Carnesecca Arena New York, NY 65–72   16–5 (5–4) 2/14/1981 yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Rivalry 65–63   17–5 (6–4) 2/17/1981 yes Seton Hall Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ 77–70   18–5 (7–4) 2/21/1981 Providence New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT 71–57   19–5 (8–4) 2/23/1981 Villanova Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 73–74   19–6 (8–5) 2/28/1981 yes Georgetown McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. Rivalry 58–60   19–7 (8–6) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Big East tournament 3/5/1981 yes Villanova Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY Quarterfinals 54-65   19–8 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NIT 3/12/1981 yes yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL First Round 65–55   20–8 3/16/1981 yes Minnesota Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT Second Round 66–84   20–9 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1980.html UConn Huskies 9 January 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050243/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1980.html dead References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Huskies