1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1977–78 record11–15
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim O’Brien
  • Arthur A. Perry
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 DePaul   27 3   .900
No. 18 Detroit   25 4   .862
Illinois State   24 4   .857
No. 8 Marquette   24 4   .857
Pan American   22 4   .846
VCU   24 5   .828
Fairfield   22 5   .815
North Texas State   22 6   .786
Syracuse   22 6   .786
Rhode Island   24 7   .774
Providence   24 8   .750
Utah State   21 7   .750
Georgetown   23 8   .742
No. 6 Notre Dame   23 8   .742
Holy Cross   20 7   .741
Northeast Louisiana   20 7   .741
UNC Wilmington   19 7   .731
St. Bonaventure   21 8   .724
UNLV   20 8   .714
Virginia Tech   19 8   .704
James Madison   18 8   .692
Maine   17 8   .680
Army   19 9   .679
Dayton   19 10   .655
St. Francis (NY)   16 9   .640
Iona   17 10   .630
William & Mary   16 10   .615
Air Force   15 10   .600
Loyola (IL)   16 11   .593
Mercer   16 11   .593
Oklahoma City   16 11   .593
Boston College   15 11   .577
Butler   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
South Carolina   16 12   .571
Siena   13 10   .565
Navy   14 11   .560
Milwaukee   15 12   .556
Niagara   14 12   .538
Northeastern   14 12   .538
Southern Mississippi   13 12   .520
Portland State   14 13   .519
Stetson   14 13   .519
Oral Roberts   13 14   .481
Xavier   13 14   .481
Cleveland State   12 13   .480
Tennessee State   11 12   .478
Catholic   12 14   .462
Georgia Southern   12 15   .444
Northwestern State   12 15   .444
Connecticut   11 15   .423
Old Dominion   11 15   .423
Vermont   11 15   .423
Boston University   10 15   .400
Hardin–Simmons   10 16   .385
Campbell   9 15   .375
Centenary (LA)   10 17   .370
Denver   10 17   .370
Colgate   9 17   .346
East Carolina   9 17   .346
Long Island   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Charleston Southern   8 19   .296
Samford   8 19   .296
Canisius   7 19   .269
Houston Baptist   7 19   .269
New Hampshire   7 19   .269
Wagner   7 19   .269
Evansville   1 3   .250
Fairleigh Dickinson   6 18   .250
Valparaiso   6 19   .240
Robert Morris   4 19   .174
Richmond   4 22   .154
Hawaii   1 26   .037
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1977–78 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 11–15 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. 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 first-year head coach Dom Perno.[1][2]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1977*
Fordham W 73–62  1–0
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
11/30/1977*
at Syracuse
Rivalry
L 61–101  1–1
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
12/3/1977*
Yale W 73–57  2–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/6/1977*
New Hampshire W 82–68  3–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/10/1977*
at Boston University L 61–66  3–2
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
12/14/1977*
at Massachusetts L 64–74  3–3
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
12/28/1977*
Niagara
UConn Classic
L 72–96  3–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
12/29/1977*
Manhattan
UConn Classic
W 75–68  4–4
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
1/3/1978*
Colgate W 76–57  5–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/6/1978*
St. Francis (NY) L 81–84  5–5
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/7/1978*
at New Hampshire W 60–50  6–5
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
1/10/1978*
at Rhode Island L 68–78  6–6
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
1/14/1978*
at Harvard W 73–72  7–6
Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, MA
1/17/1978*
Massachusetts W 56–49  8–6
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
1/21/1978*
Providence L 47–57  8–7
New Haven Coliseum 
New Haven, CT
1/25/1978*
Boston University W 80–63  9–7
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/27/1978*
vs. Holy Cross
Colonial Classic
L 63–78  9–8
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
1/28/1978*
vs. Boston College
Colonial Classic
L 72–102  9–9
Boston Garden 
Boston, MA
2/4/1978*
at Rutgers L 70–78  9–10
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
2/9/1978*
at St. Peter's L 71–95  9–11
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
2/11/1978*
Rhode Island L 61–70  9–12
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/15/1978*
at Maine L 73–79  9–13
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/18/1978*
Vermont W 59–48  10–13
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/22/1978*
Boston College L 74–76  10–14
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/25/1978*
Manhattan W 57–54  11–14
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/28/1978*
at Fairfield L 57–63  11–15
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
  3. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.


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