1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1980–81 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
1980–81 record	20–9 (8–6 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (4th year)
Assistant coach	Greg Ashford
Assistant coach	Jim O’Brien
Assistant coach	Bill Stuart
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House New Haven Coliseum Hartford Civic Center

1980–81 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	10	–	4	.714	23	–	7	.767
Georgetown	9	–	5	.643	20	–	12	.625
St. John's	8	–	6	.571	17	–	11	.607
Villanova	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	8	–	6	.571	20	–	9	.690
Syracuse†	6	–	8	.429	22	–	12	.647
Seton Hall	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Providence	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1981 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1981^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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 a 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.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
12/6/1980*	at Yale	W 65–53	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
12/9/1980*	Fairfield	W 72–50	2–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/11/1980*	Maine	W 55–51	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/13/1980*	Boston University	W 72–65	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/29/1980*	Army Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 81–60	5–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1980*	Western Kentucky Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–58	6–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1981*	at Rhode Island	W 69–40	7–0	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
1/5/1981	Syracuse Rivalry	W 78–59	8–0 (1–0)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
1/8/1981*	Holy Cross	W 66–57	9–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/10/1981	Seton Hall	W 57–47	10–0 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/12/1981*	at New Hampshire	W 61–58	11–0	Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire
1/14/1981	at Boston College	L 57–58	11–1 (2–1)	Roberts Center Boston
1/17/1981	St. John's	W 69–68	12–1 (3–1)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1981	at Villanova	L 59–63	12–2 (3–2)	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/24/1981	Georgetown Rivalry	W 75–73 ^OT	13–2 (4–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/27/1981*	Massachusetts	W 98–64	14–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/29/1981*	Rhode Island	L 75–78	14–3	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/1981*	at Manhattan	W 75–58	15–3	Draddy Gymnasium New York City
2/4/1981	at Providence	W 79–70	16–3 (5–2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
2/7/1981	Boston College	L 71–76	16–4 (5–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/11/1981	at St. John's	L 65–72	16–5 (5–4)	Carnesecca Arena New York
2/14/1981	at Syracuse Rivalry	W 65–63	17–5 (6–4)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
2/17/1981	at Seton Hall	W 77–70	18–5 (7–4)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey
2/21/1981	Providence	W 71–57	19–5 (8–4)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
2/23/1981	Villanova	L 73–74	19–6 (8–5)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/28/1981	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 58–60	19–7 (8–6)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
3/5/1981	vs. Villanova Quarterfinals	L 65–54	19–8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
NIT
3/12/1981*	at South Florida First Round	W 65–55	20–8	USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
3/16/1981*	Minnesota Second Round	L 66–84	20–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

References

↑ sports-reference.com 1980-81 Big East Conference Season Summary
1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
↑ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
↑ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 9 January 2016.

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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