1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–15 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford Howie Dickenman Mike McKay Steve Siegrist
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center

1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Georgetown†	14	–	2		.875			34	–	3		.919
No. 18 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
Villanova	12	–	4		.750			19	–	12		.613
Boston College	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
St. John's	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Pittsburgh	6	–	10		.375			18	–	13		.581
Connecticut	5	–	11		.313			13	–	15		.464
Providence	5	–	11		.313			15	–	14		.517
Seton Hall	2	–	14		.125			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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.