1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1991–92 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–8 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by sixth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]

1991–92 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
1991–92 record20–10 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Howie Dickenman
  • Dave Leitao
  • Glen Miller
  • Steve Pikiell
Home arenaHartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
1991–92 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Seton Hall126 .667  239  .719
No. 22 Georgetown126 .667  2210  .688
St. John's126 .667  1911  .633
Villanova117 .611  1415  .483
No. 21 Syracuse108 .556  2210  .688
Connecticut108 .556  2010  .667
Pittsburgh99 .500  1816  .529
Boston College711 .389  1714  .548
Providence612 .333  1417  .452
Miami117 .056  824  .250
1992 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 1992[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/22/1991*
No. 15 Hartford W 76–46  1–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,184)
Hartford, Connecticut
11/29/1991*
No. 15 Yale W 79–55  2–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,184)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/2/1991*
 ESPN
No. 12 No. 23 Wake Forest
ACC/BIG EAST Challenge
W 84–75  3–0
Hartford Civic Center (13,169)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/7/1991*
No. 12 Maine W 85–71  4–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/14/1991*
 ESPN
No. 8 at Texas W 94–77  5–0
Frank Erwin Center (14,309)
Austin, Texas
12/23/1991*
No. 5 Fairfield W 89–59  6–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/27/1991*
No. 5 Central Connecticut
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 112–58  7–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,024)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/28/1991*
 NESN
No. 5 Furman
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 87–68  8–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,174)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1992
 WTNH
No. 5 Miami W 85–62  9–0 (1–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/4/1992*
 CBS
No. 5 at Illinois W 70–66  10–0
Assembly Hall (12,376)
Champaign, Illinois
1/7/1992
 WTNH
No. 5 No. 17 St. John's W 85–76  11–0 (2–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/11/1992
 WTNH
No. 5 at Villanova L 70–79  11–1 (2–1)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/14/1992
 WTNH
No. 8 Pittsburgh W 87–77  12–1 (3–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,254)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/18/1992
 WTNH
No. 8 at Miami W 77–58  13–1 (4–1)
Miami Arena (10,231)
Miami, Florida
1/22/1992
 ESPN
No. 7 at Providence W 97–86 OT 14–1 (5–1)
Providence Civic Center (13,106)
Providence, Rhode Island
1/25/1992
 NESN
No. 7 Boston College W 83–77 OT 15–1 (6–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/27/1992
 ESPN
No. 6 Villanova W 72–58  16–1 (7–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/1/1992
 CBS
No. 6 at St. John's L 57–90  16–2 (7–2)
Madison Square Garden (19,876)
New York City, New York
2/3/1992
 ESPN
No. 10 at No. 13 Syracuse
Rivalry
L 83–84  16–3 (7–3)
Carrier Dome (27,347)
Syracuse, New York
2/8/1992
 WTNH
No. 10 Seton Hall L 69–81  16–4 (7–4)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/12/1992
 WTNH
No. 18 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 63–70  16–5 (7–5)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2/19/1992
 WTNH
No. 21 at No. 25 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 58–60  16–6 (7–6)
Capital Centre (13,108)
Landover, Maryland
2/22/1992
 NESN
No. 21 Providence W 94–73  17–6 (8–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/25/1992
 WTNH
No. 24 at Pittsburgh L 77–86  17–7 (8–7)
Civic Arena (6,511)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
3/1/1992
 CBS
No. 24 at No. 22 Seton Hall L 64–77  17–8 (8–8)
Brendan Byrne Arena (20,029)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
3/4/1992
 ESPN
No. 21 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 85–78  18–8 (9–8)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
3/7/1992
 WTNH
at Boston College W 89–79  19–8 (10–8)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Boston, Massachusetts
Big East Tournament
3/12/1992
 WTNH
vs. St. John's
Quarterfinals
L 59–64 OT 19–9
Madison Square Garden (18,899)
New York City, New York
NCAA Tournament
3/19/1992*
 CBS
No. (9) vs. No. (8) Nebraska
First Round
W 86–65  20–9
Riverfront Coliseum (10,002)
Cincinnati, Ohio
3/21/1992*
 CBS
No. (9) vs. No. 3 (1) Ohio State
Second Round
L 55–78  20–10
Riverfront Coliseum (16,002)
Cincinnati, Ohio
*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 1991-92 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 18 February 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. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
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