1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1980 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 24, 1980; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big East Conference
1979–80 record	20–9 (3–3 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (3rd year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; New Haven Coliseum; Hartford Civic Center
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The 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979–80 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 3–3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 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 third-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1979*	Yale	W 83–75	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/4/1979*	New Hampshire	W 71–62	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/7/1979*	vs. Richmond Utah Classic	W 81–79	3–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/8/1979*	at Utah Utah Classic	W 73–66	4–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
12/11/1979*	Fairfield	W 66–57	5–0	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
12/14/1979*	at Rhode Island	L 63–74	5–1	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
12/22/1979	Seton Hall	W 89–73	6–1 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/28/1979*	Ohio Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 95–76	7–1	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
12/29/1979*	Pittsburgh Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 72–76	7–2	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
1/3/1980*	at New Hampshire	L 59–67	7–3	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/5/1980	at St. John's	L 73–83	7–4 (1–1)	Carnesecca Arena New York, NY
1/10/1980	Boston College	W 83–71	8–4 (2–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/12/1980*	at Massachusetts	W 72–51	9–4	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
1/16/1980*	Fordham	W 66–53	10–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/19/1980*	McNeese State	W 73–69	11–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/23/1980	Providence	W 74–63	12–4 (3–1)	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
1/26/1980	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 89–99	12–5 (3–2)	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
1/30/1980*	Manhattan	W 89–66	13–5	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT
2/2/1980	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 64–84	13–6 (3–3)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
2/6/1980*	Massachusetts	W 73–55	14–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/9/1980*	Rhode Island	L 65–68	14–7	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT
2/13/1980*	Boston University	W 72–65	15–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/16/1980*	Central Connecticut	W 66–58	16–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/18/1980*	Vermont	W 89–52	17–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/20/1980*	at Holy Cross	W 88–70	18–7	Hart Center Worcester, MA
2/23/1980*	at Maine	W 87–67	19–7	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
Big East Tournament
2/28/1980	vs. Boston College Quarterfinals	W 79–68	20–7	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
2/29/1980	vs. Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry	L 61–92	20–8	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
NIT
3/5/1980*	St. Peter's First Round	L 56–61	20–9	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
*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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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Syracuse	5	–	1	.833	26	–	4	.867
#13 St. John's	5	–	1	.833	24	–	5	.828
#11 Georgetown†	5	–	1	.833	26	–	6	.813
Connecticut	3	–	3	.500	20	–	9	.690
Boston College	2	–	4	.333	19	–	10	.655
Seton Hall	1	–	5	.167	14	–	13	.519
Providence	0	–	6	.000	11	–	16	.407

† 1980 Big East Tournament winner As of March 24, 1980^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll