# 1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981–82 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 7–7 record. They made it to the first round of the 1982 National Invitation Tournament. 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 fifth-year head coach Dom Perno.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/28/1981* | at Maine | W 68–53 | 1–0 | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| 12/2/1981* | New Hampshire | W 87–68 | 2–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/5/1981* | Boston University | W 73–54 | 3–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/8/1981* | at Fairfield | W 75–71 | 4–0 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| 12/11/1981* | at Oral Roberts Oil Capital Classic | L 67–69 | 4–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| 12/12/1981* | vs. TCU Oil Capital Classic | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 5–1 | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK |
| 12/22/1981* | at Massachusetts | W 66–55 | 6–1 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 12/29/1981* | St. Bonaventure Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 91–73 | 7–1 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 12/30/1981* | South Florida Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 57–50 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 1/6/1982 | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 69–72 | 8–2 (0–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 1/9/1982 | Seton Hall | W 76–66 | 9–2 (1–1) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/13/1982 | Boston College | W 59–58 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (2–1) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 1/16/1982 | at St. John's | L 71–77 | 10–3 (2–2) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 1/20/1982 | at Georgetown Rivalry | W 63–52 | 11–3 (3–2) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 1/23/1982 | Villanova | W 53–51 | 12–3 (4–2) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 1/26/1982* | Yale | W 63–57 | 13–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/28/1982* | Manhattan | W 72–57 | 14–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/30/1982* | at Holy Cross | L 69–76 | 14–4 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| 2/1/1982 | at Providence | W 47–45 $^{OT}$ | 15–4 (5–2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 2/6/1982 | at Boston College | W 67–59 | 16–4 (6–2) | Roberts Center Boston, MA |
| 2/10/1982 | St. John's | L 82–93 $^{OT}$ | 16–5 (6–3) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 2/13/1982 | Syracuse Rivalry | L 71–78 | 16–6 (6–4) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 2/16/1982 | at Seton Hall | L 59–61 | 16–7 (6–5) | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| 2/20/1982 | Providence | W 90–61 | 17–7 (7–5) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 2/24/1982 | at Villanova | L 63–67 $^{OT}$ | 17–8 (7–6) | Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, PA |
| 2/27/1982 | Georgetown Rivalry | L 42–60 | 17–9 (7–7) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/4/1982 | St. John's Quarterfinals | L 52–54 | 17–10 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/10/1982* | at Dayton First Round | L 75–76 $^{OT}$ | 17–11 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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