1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ECAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Independent
1978–79 record	21–8
Head coach	Dom Perno (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Greg Ashford
Assistant coach	Jim O’Brien
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House New Haven Coliseum

The 1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1978–79 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 21–8 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. They were the ECAC Tournament Champions and made it to the second round of the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Dom Perno.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/24/1978*		vs. Long Island Charlotte Invitational Tournament	W 84–69	1–0	Charlotte, North Carolina
11/25/1978*		vs. Davidson Charlotte Invitational Tournament	L 81–84	1–1	Charlotte, North Carolina
12/2/1978*		at Yale	L 78–94	1–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
12/6/1978*		Fairfield	W 68–67	2–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/1978*		Boston University	W 92–84	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/13/1978*		at Massachusetts	W 65–62	4–2	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
12/23/1978*		Maine	W 97–79	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/29/1978*		Tulsa Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 89–68	6–2	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
12/30/1978*		East Carolina Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 80–68	7–2	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
1/3/1979*		at New Hampshire	W 72–66	8–2	Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire
1/9/1979*		Rutgers	W 69–67 ^OT	9–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/11/1979*		at Boston University	W 63–62 ^OT	10–2	Case Gym Boston
1/13/1979*		Syracuse Rivalry	L 60–74	10–3	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
1/17/1979*		at Boston College	L 80–90	10–4	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
1/20/1979*		at Providence	L 63–64	10–5	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
1/26/1979*		vs. Holy Cross Colonial Classic	W 109–102 ^OT	11–5	Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts
1/28/1979*		vs. Boston College Colonial Classic	L 77–78	11–6	Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts
1/31/1979*		Manhattan	W 77–64	12–6	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
2/3/1979*		New Hampshire	W 81–64	13–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/6/1979*		Harvard	W 84–70	14–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/8/1979*		at Fordham	W 93–80	15–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York City
2/10/1979*		Massachusetts	W 79–59	16–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/13/1979*		at Rhode Island	L 71–84	16–7	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
2/17/1979*		at Vermont	W 79–62	17–7	Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont
2/21/1979*		St. Peter's	W 80–70	18–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/24/1979*		Rhode Island	W 80–75 ^OT	19–7	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
ECAC Tournament
3/1/1979*		vs. Boston College Semifinals	W 91–74	20–7	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
3/3/1979*		vs. Rhode Island Finals	W 58–50	21–7	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA Tournament
3/10/1979*	No. (5)	vs. No. (4) Syracuse Second Round/Rivalry	L 81–89	21–8	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
↑ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, Georgia: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
↑ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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