1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1983 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 4, 1983; Rankings from AP Poll

1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East Conference
1982–83 record	12–16 (5–11 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Howie Dickenman; Steve Siegrist; Bill Stuart;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; New Haven Coliseum; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1981–82 1983–84 →

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[]

Date time, TV	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[]

^ sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 January 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 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 January 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 5 September 2015. Retrieved 17 January 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)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	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 As of April 4, 1983^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll