1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	12–16 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Howie Dickenman; Steve Siegrist;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1984–85 1986–87 →

1985–86 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 St. John's †	14	–	2	.875	31	–	5	.861
No. 9 Syracuse	14	–	2	.875	26	–	6	.813
No. 13 Georgetown	11	–	5	.688	24	–	8	.750
Villanova	10	–	6	.625	23	–	14	.622
Providence	7	–	9	.438	17	–	14	.548
Pittsburgh	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	4	–	12	.250	13	–	15	.464
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	12	–	16	.429
Seton Hall	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438

† 1986 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 1986^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1985–86 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 3–13 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 they were led by ninth-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1985*	Yale	W 80–76	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
11/30/1985*	Saint Peter's	W 53–40	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/4/1985*	at Massachusetts	W 78–70	3–0	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts
12/7/1985*	Boston University	W 89–76	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/10/1985*	at Fairfield	W 74–72	5–0	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
12/14/1985*	at Rhode Island	W 55–42	6–0	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
12/21/1985*	Minnesota	W 70–69	7–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/27/1985*	St. Francis (NY) Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–61	8–0	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1985*	Northeastern Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 73–90	8–1	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/4/1986	at Boston College	L 60–61	8–2 (0–1)	Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts
1/8/1986	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 66–70	8–3 (0–2)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
1/11/1986	Boston College	W 80–69	9–3 (1–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/13/1986	Villanova	L 59–68	9–4 (1–3)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/18/1986	St. John's	L 60–61	9–5 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1986	Seton Hall	W 82–70	10–5 (2–4)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/25/1986	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 67–80	10–6 (2–5)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
1/29/1986*	Central Connecticut	W 86–69	11–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/5/1986	Georgetown Rivalry	L 63–80	11–7 (2–6)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/9/1986	at Villanova	L 53–59	11–8 (2–7)	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/11/1986	Pittsburgh	W 77–73	12–8 (3–7)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/13/1986*	at Holy Cross	L 70–73	12–9	Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts
2/15/1986	at St. John's	L 54–74	12–10 (3–8)	Carnesecca Arena New York City, New York
2/18/1986	at Seton Hall	L 62–65	12–11 (3–9)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/22/1986	Providence	L 67–74	12–12 (3–10)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/24/1986	at Pittsburgh	L 51–79	12–13 (3–11)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2/26/1986	at Providence	L 66–69	12–14 (3–12)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
3/1/1986	Syracuse Rivalry	L 68–75	12–15 (3–13)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/5/1986	vs. Seton Hall First Round	L 66–76	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

^ sports-reference.com 1985-86 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 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. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1985-86 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 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 23, 2016.

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Venues	Willis Nichols 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) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
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