1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference
Record20–11 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Howie Dickenman
  • Dave Leitao
  • Glen Miller
  • Scott Wissell
Home arena Hartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons
  1989–90
1991–92  
1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Syracuse 124 .750266  .813
No. 20 St. John's 106 .625239  .719
Connecticut 97 .5632011  .645
No. 13 Seton Hall97 .563259  .735
Pittsburgh 97 .5632112  .636
Georgetown 88 .5001913  .594
Providence 79 .4381913  .594
Villanova 79 .4381715  .531
Boston College 115 .0631119  .367
1991 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1991 [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990–91 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 9–7 record. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 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 fifth-year head coach Jim Calhoun. [2] [3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1990*
No. 17 College of Charleston W 68–52 1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  (8,241)
Storrs, CT
11/27/1990*
No. 15 Hartford W 90–63 2–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
11/29/1990*
  WTNH
No. 15 at  Yale W 49–48 3–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium  (7,873)
New Haven, CT
12/6/1990*
  ESPN
No. 14 at No. 10  North Carolina
ACC/BIG EAST Challenge
L 64–79 3–1
Dean Smith Center  (21,572)
Chapel Hill, NC
12/9/1990*
No. 14 at  Maine W 85–60 4–1
Bangor Auditorium  (4,587)
Orono, ME
12/12/1990*
 WTNH
No. 16 New Hampshire W 85–32 5–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,121)
Storrs, CT
12/23/1990*
No. 15 Fairfield W 94–70 6–1
Hartford Civic Center  (16,294)
Hartford, CT
12/28/1990*
No. 13 Lafayette
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 59–57 7–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,049)
Hartford, CT
12/29/1990*
No. 13 Rhode Island
Connecticut Mutual Classic
W 90–69 8–1
Hartford Civic Center (16,112)
Hartford, CT
1/2/1991
 WTNH
No. 12 at  Boston College W 96–70 9–1 (1–0)
Conte Forum  (6,654)
Boston, MA
1/5/1991
  NESN
No. 12 No. 11  Pittsburgh W 81–76 10–1 (2–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/8/1991
 WTNH
No. 9 at  Villanova W 74–71 11–1 (3–0)
The Pavilion  (6,500)
Villanova, PA
1/10/1991*
No. 9 Central Connecticut W 115–47 12–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
1/12/1991
  CBS
No. 9 No. 10  St. John's L 59–72 12–2 (3–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
1/16/1991
 ESPN
No. 15 at No. 8  Syracuse
Rivalry
L 79–81 OT12–3 (3–2)
Carrier Dome  (29,899)
Syracuse, NY
1/19/1991
 WTNH
No. 15 Providence L 102–108 12–4 (3–3)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
1/22/1991
 WTNH
No. 19 at No. 10 St. John'sL 62–65 12–5 (3–4)
Madison Square Garden  (13,017)
New York, NY
1/26/1991
 NESN
No. 19 at  Seton Hall L 62–76 12–6 (3–5)
Brendan Byrne Arena  (14,016)
East Rutherford, NJ
1/28/1991
 ESPN
No. 19 No. 6 Syracuse
Rivalry
L 66–68 12–7 (3–6)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
2/2/1991
 WTNH
VillanovaW 67–59 13–7 (4–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/5/1991
 WTNH
Boston CollegeW 76–59 14–7 (5–6)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/11/1991
 ESPN
No. 20  Georgetown
Rivalry
W 61–55 15–7 (6–6)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
2/16/1991*
 CBS
North Carolina State L 59–60 15–8
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
2/19/1991
 WTNH
at ProvidenceW 70–66 OT16–8 (7–6)
Providence Civic Center  (13,106)
Providence, RI
2/23/1991
 CBS
at No. 25 Georgetown
Rivalry
L 57–71 16–9 (7–7)
Capital Centre  (17,253)
Landover, MD
2/27/1991
 ESPN
No. 20 Seton HallW 62–60 OT17–9 (8–7)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241)
Storrs, CT
3/2/1991
 WTNH
at PittsburghW 78–68 18–9 (9–7)
Civic Arena  (6,798)
Pittsburgh, PA
Big East tournament
3/8/1991
 WTNH
vs. Georgetown
Quarterfinals/Rivalry
L 49–68 18–10
Madison Square Garden (19,081)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
3/14/1991*
 CBS
No. (11) vs. No. 22 (6)  LSU
First Round
W 79–62 19–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome  (25,348)
Minneapolis, MN
3/16/1991*
 CBS
No. (11) vs. No. (14)  Xavier
Second Round
W 66–50 20–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,114)
Minneapolis, MN
3/22/1991*
 CBS
No. (11) vs. No. 6 (2)  Duke
Sweet Sixteen
L 67–81 20–11
Silverdome  (30,461)
Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source: [2] [4]

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