1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	9–19 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Cardarelli Howie Dickenman Dave Leitao Glen Miller Ted Woodward
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center New Haven Coliseum
Seasons ←  1985–86 1987–88  →

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Georgetown†	12	–	4		.750			29	–	5		.853
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 10 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			31	–	7		.816
Providence	10	–	6		.625			25	–	9		.735
St. John's	10	–	6		.625			21	–	9		.700
Villanova	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			15	–	14		.517
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			11	–	18		.379
Connecticut	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
† 1987 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1987 [1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986–87 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 9–19 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-Mansfield, Connecticut, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by first-year head coach Jim Calhoun. ^{[2] [3]}

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1986*		Massachusetts	W 58–54	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  (3,446) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut
12/2/1986*   WTXX		at  Yale	L 75–77	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  (1,079) New Haven, Connecticut
12/4/1986*  WTXX		Central Connecticut	W 62–52	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,676) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut
12/6/1986*		No. 4  Purdue	L 70–88	2–2	Hartford Civic Center  (9,155) Hartford, Connecticut
12/9/1986*   NESN		at  Boston University	L 71–80	2–3	Case Gym  (1,449) Boston, Massachusetts
12/11/1986*		Rhode Island	W 96–94 OT	3–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,032) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut
12/13/1986  NESN		Villanova	L 51–66	3–4 (0–1)	New Haven Coliseum  (7,283) New Haven, Connecticut
12/23/1986*		Fairfield	W 54–51	4–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House (2,587) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut
12/29/1986*		Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 48–49	4–5	Hartford Civic Center (12,401) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1986*		Lehigh Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 71–57	5–5	Hartford Civic Center (9,829) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1987  WTXX		No. 7  Syracuse Rivalry	L 71–88	5–6 (0–2)	New Haven Coliseum (8,038) New Haven, Connecticut
1/6/1987  WTXX		at  Seton Hall	W 77–68	6–6 (1–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena  (5,057) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/14/1987  WTXX		at  Providence	L 89–103	6–7 (1–3)	Providence Civic Center  (10,029) Providence, Rhode Island
1/17/1987		No. 13  St. John's	L 54–69	6–8 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center (10,039) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1987   ESPN		at No. 15  Georgetown Rivalry	L 51–65	6–9 (1–5)	Capital Centre  (7,353) Landover, Maryland
1/24/1987		Providence	L 53–61	6–10 (1–6)	Hartford Civic Center (10,479) Hartford, Connecticut
1/27/1987  ESPN		at  Boston College	W 66–60	7–10 (2–6)	Roberts Center  (3,357) Boston, Massachusetts
1/31/1987  WTXX		at No. 17  Pittsburgh	L 52–73	7–11 (2–7)	Civic Arena  (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2/3/1987*		at  St. Peter's	L 50–75	7–12	Yanitelli Center  (8,741) Jersey City, New Jersey
2/5/1987*		Holy Cross	W 64–54	8–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,496) Storrs-Mansfield, Connecticut
2/7/1987  WTXX		at No. 11 Syracuse Rivalry	L 53–59	8–13 (2–8)	Carrier Dome  (28,357) Syracuse, New York
2/11/1987  NESN		No. 13 Georgetown Rivalry	L 50–78	8–14 (2–9)	Hartford Civic Center (11,035) Hartford, Connecticut
2/14/1987  WTXX		at Villanova	L 58–67	8–15 (2–10)	The Pavilion  (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/18/1987  WTXX		at No. 20 St. John's	L 55–76	8–16 (2–11)	Carnesecca Arena  (6,008) New York City, New York
2/21/1987		No. 8 Pittsburgh	L 66–76	8–17 (2–12)	Hartford Civic Center (8,964) Hartford, Connecticut
2/26/1987		Boston College	L 60–66	8–18 (2–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,340) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1987		Seton Hall	W 56–54	9–18 (3–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,130) Hartford, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/5/1987		vs. Boston College First Round	L 59–61	9–19	Madison Square Garden  (19,591) 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. "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
2. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 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 28, 2016.