1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1989 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 3, 1989; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big East Conference
1988–89 record	18–13 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (3rd year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center
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The 1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1988–89 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 18–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1989 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by third-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/26/1988*		Hartford	W 67–55	1–0	Hartford Civic Center (15,354) Hartford, Connecticut
11/30/1988* WTNH		at Yale	W 75–44	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (3,100) New Haven, Connecticut
12/5/1988*		Marist	W 93–71	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/1988* ESPN		at Purdue	L 73–88	3–1	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana
12/10/1988*		at Virginia	W 68–61	4–1	University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia
12/13/1988*	#18	Fairfield	W 71–48	5–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/23/1988*		Pepperdine	W 76–70	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1988*		Harvard Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–43	7–1	Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1988*		Air Force Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 68–55	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,255) Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1989 NESN		Villanova	W 57–55	9–1 (1–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/7/1989 NESN		#20 Providence	L 78–80	9–2 (1–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/10/1989 WTNH		at St. John's	L 63–71	9–3 (1–2)	Carnesecca Arena (16,008) New York City
1/14/1989 WTNH		at #13 Seton Hall	L 62–76	9–4 (1–3)	Brendan Byrne Arena (11,782) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/16/1989 ESPN		#11 Syracuse Rivalry	W 68–62	10–4 (2–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1989 WTNH		at #3 Georgetown Rivalry	L 55–59	10–5 (2–4)	Capital Centre (12,531) Landover, Maryland
1/28/1989 NESN		St. John's	W 80–52	11–5 (3–4)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
1/30/1989*		Massachusetts	W 104–75	12–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
2/4/1989 WTNH		at Providence	L 61–65	12–6 (3–5)	Providence Civic Center (13,168) Providence, Rhode Island
2/8/1989 ESPN		#2 Georgetown Rivalry	L 58–70	12–7 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/11/1989 NESN		Boston College	W 86–49	13–7 (4–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/15/1989 ESPN		#12 Seton Hall	L 69–72	13–8 (4–7)	Hartford Civic Center (15,122) Hartford, Connecticut
2/18/1989 WTNH		at Villanova	L 67–76 ^OT	13–9 (4–8)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/22/1989 ESPN		at Boston College	W 77–75	14–9 (5–8)	Conte Forum (6,814) Boston
2/25/1989 NESN		Pittsburgh	W 64–62	15–9 (6–8)	Hartford Civic Center (15,814) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1989 WTNH		at #6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 72–88	15–10 (6–9)	Carrier Dome (29,124) Syracuse, New York
3/4/1989 WTNH		at Pittsburgh	L 80–88	15–11 (6–10)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/6/1989*		Central Connecticut	W 94–55	16–11	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
Big East Tournament
3/10/1989 WTNH		vs. #11 Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 66–74	16–12	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York
NIT
3/15/1989*		at Charlotte First Round	W 67–62	17–12	Charlotte Coliseum (6,686) Charlotte, North Carolina
3/20/1989*		California Second Round	W 73–72	18–12	Hartford Civic Center (12,031) Hartford, Connecticut
3/22/1989*		UAB Quarterfinals	L 79–85	18–13	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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v t e 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
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1988–89 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Georgetown†	13	–	3	.813	29	–	5	.853
#11 Seton Hall	11	–	5	.688	31	–	7	.816
#7 Syracuse	10	–	6	.625	30	–	8	.789
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
Providence	7	–	9	.438	18	–	11	.621
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	18	–	13	.581
St. John's	6	–	10	.375	20	–	13	.606
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	12	–	17	.414

† 1989 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 1989^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll