1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1983–84 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 13–15 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 5–11 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by seventh-year head coach Dom Perno.[2][3]

1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record13–15 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Ashford
  • Howie Dickenman
  • Mike McKay
  • Steve Siegrist
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Hartford Civic Center
1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Georgetown142 .875343  .919
No. 18 Syracuse124 .750239  .719
Villanova124 .7501912  .613
Boston College88 .5001812  .600
St. John's88 .5001812  .600
Pittsburgh610 .3751813  .581
Connecticut511 .3131315  .464
Providence511 .3131514  .517
Seton Hall214 .125919  .321
1984 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1984[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1983*
Yale W 76–54  1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/3/1983*
at Ohio State L 67–74  1–1
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
12/6/1983*
at Fairfield W 77–70  2–1
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, Connecticut
12/8/1983*
U.S. International W 98–80  3–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/10/1983*
Boston University W 79–74  4–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/13/1983*
Brooklyn W 75–47  5–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/15/1983*
at Massachusetts L 65–67 OT 5–2
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/28/1983*
Columbia
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 80–65  6–2
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1983*
Arizona State
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 66–60  7–2
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1984
8:00 p.m.
No. 4 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 69–81  7–3 (0–1)
Hartford Civic Center (15,673)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/7/1984
at Pittsburgh W 79–58  8–3 (1–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/10/1984
at No. 10 St. John's L 65–68  8–4 (1–2)
Carnesecca Arena 
New York City, New York
1/14/1984
Seton Hall W 76–68  9–4 (2–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/18/1984
Syracuse
Rivalry
L 68–95  9–5 (2–3)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1984
at Providence W 70–67  10–5 (3–3)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
1/25/1984*
New Hampshire W 67–65  11–5
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/27/1984
Villanova L 58–69  11–6 (3–4)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/31/1984
at Boston College L 67–82  11–7 (3–5)
Roberts Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
2/4/1984
12:00 p.m., MetroSports
at No. 4 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 62–87  11–8 (3–6)
Capital Centre (11,721)
Landover, Maryland
2/6/1984
Pittsburgh L 72–75 OT 11–9 (3–7)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/11/1984
St. John's L 65–84  11–10 (3–8)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
2/15/1984
at Seton Hall W 79–57  12–10 (4–8)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/18/1984
at Syracuse
Rivalry
L 85–87 3OT 12–11 (4–9)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
2/20/1984
Providence W 62–59  13–11 (5–9)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/25/1984*
at Holy Cross L 73–82  13–12
Hart Center 
Worcester, Massachusetts
2/28/1984
at Villanova L 70–82  13–13 (5–10)
Jake Nevin Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
3/3/1984
Boston College L 60–83  13–14 (5–11)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/8/1984
vs. Syracuse
Quarterfinals/Rivalry
L 58–73  13–15
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[2][4]

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1983-84 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  4. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on April 19, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
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