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1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record12–16 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Ashford
  • Howie Dickenman
  • Steve Siegrist
  • Bill Stuart
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
New Haven Coliseum
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Boston College 12 4   .750 25 7   .781
No. 13 Villanova 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
No. 3 St. John's 12 4   .750 28 5   .848
No. 20 Georgetown 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Syracuse 9 7   .563 21 10   .677
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Connecticut 5 11   .313 12 16   .429
Providence 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Seton Hall 1 15   .063 6 23   .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1982–83 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 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, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut and were led by sixth-year head coach Dom Perno.[2][3]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1982*
at Yale W 93–73  1–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
12/3/1982*
at Arizona State
Fiesta Basketball Classic
L 64–79  1–1
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
12/4/1982*
vs. Utah
Fiesta Basketball Classic
W 73–63  2–1
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
12/7/1982*
Fairfield L 81–98  2–2
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, Connecticut
12/9/1982*
Massachusetts W 86–74  3–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
12/11/1982*
at Boston University W 51–50  4–2
Case Gym 
Boston, Massachusetts
12/28/1982*
Air Force
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 66–50  5–2
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1982*
Texas A&M
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 69–63  6–2
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1983
at Pittsburgh W 71–67  7–2 (1–0)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/6/1983*
at Manhattan L 51–52  7–3
Draddy Gymnasium 
New York City, New York
1/9/1983*
at New Hampshire L 72–76  7–4
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, New Hampshire
1/11/1983
St. John's L 73–85  7–5 (1–1)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/15/1983
at Georgetown
Rivalry
L 53–74  7–6 (1–2)
Capital Centre 
Landover, Maryland
1/19/1983*
Holy Cross W 72–64  8–6
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
1/22/1983
Boston College L 79–88  8–7 (1–3)
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, Connecticut
1/26/1983
Providence L 62–65  8–8 (1–4)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
1/29/1983
Seton Hall W 78–47  9–8 (2–4)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/2/1983
at Syracuse
Rivalry
L 69–89  9–9 (2–5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
2/5/1983
Pittsburgh L 71–72 OT 9–10 (2–6)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, Connecticut
2/8/1983
at Villanova L 79–86  9–11 (2–7)
Jake Nevin Field House 
Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/12/1983
Georgetown
Rivalry
L 66–77  9–12 (2–8)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
2/14/1983
at St. John's L 78–98  9–13 (2–9)
Carnesecca Arena 
New York City, New York
2/19/1983
Villanova L 68–75  9–14 (2–10)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
2/21/1983
at Boston College L 80–86  9–15 (2–11)
Roberts Center 
Boston, Massachusetts
2/26/1983
at Providence W 72–62  10–15 (3–11)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
3/1/1983
at Seton Hall W 78–67  11–15 (4–11)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
3/5/1983
Syracuse
Rivalry
W 55–54  12–15 (5–11)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/10/1983
vs. Villanova
Quarterfinals
L 68–69  12–16
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

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2016.