# 1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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.

## 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. ||||||
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