# 1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1988–89 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1989 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by third-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/26/1988* | | Hartford | W 67–55 | 1–0 | Hartford Civic Center (15,354) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 11/30/1988* WTNH | | at Yale | W 75–44 | 2–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (3,100) New Haven, Connecticut |
| 12/5/1988* | | Marist | W 93–71 | 3–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/8/1988* ESPN | No. 18 | at Purdue | L 73–88 | 3–1 | Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 12/10/1988* | No. 18 | at Virginia | W 68–61 | 4–1 | University Hall (8,864) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 12/13/1988* | | Fairfield | W 71–48 | 5–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/23/1988* | | Pepperdine | W 76–70 | 6–1 | Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/28/1988* | | Harvard Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 84–43 | 7–1 | Hartford Civic Center (12,217) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/29/1988* | | Air Force Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 68–55 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center (13,255) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/4/1989 NESN | | Villanova | W 57–55 | 9–1 (1–0) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/7/1989 NESN | | No. 20 Providence | L 78–80 | 9–2 (1–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/10/1989 WTNH | | at St. John's | L 63–71 | 9–3 (1–2) | Carnesecca Arena (16,008) New York City |
| 1/14/1989 WTNH | | at No. 13 Seton Hall | L 62–76 | 9–4 (1–3) | Brendan Byrne Arena (11,782) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 1/16/1989 ESPN | | No. 11 Syracuse Rivalry | W 68–62 | 10–4 (2–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/21/1989 WTNH | | at No. 3 Georgetown Rivalry | L 55–59 | 10–5 (2–4) | Capital Centre (12,531) Landover, Maryland |
| 1/28/1989 NESN | | St. John's | W 80–52 | 11–5 (3–4) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/30/1989* | | Massachusetts | W 104–75 | 12–5 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/4/1989 WTNH | | at Providence | L 61–65 | 12–6 (3–5) | Providence Civic Center (13,168) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 2/8/1989 ESPN | | No. 2 Georgetown Rivalry | L 58–70 | 12–7 (3–6) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/11/1989 NESN | | Boston College | W 86–49 | 13–7 (4–6) | Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/15/1989 ESPN | | No. 12 Seton Hall | L 69–72 | 13–8 (4–7) | Hartford Civic Center (15,122) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/18/1989 WTNH | | at Villanova | L 67–76 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (4–8) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 2/22/1989 ESPN | | at Boston College | W 77–75 | 14–9 (5–8) | Conte Forum (6,814) Boston |
| 2/25/1989 NESN | | Pittsburgh | W 64–62 | 15–9 (6–8) | Hartford Civic Center (15,814) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/28/1989 WTNH | | at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry | L 72–88 | 15–10 (6–9) | Carrier Dome (29,124) Syracuse, New York |
| 3/4/1989 WTNH | | at Pittsburgh | L 80–88 | 15–11 (6–10) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 3/6/1989* | | Central Connecticut | W 94–55 | 16–11 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/10/1989 WTNH | | vs. No. 11 Seton Hall Quarterfinals | L 66–74 | 16–12 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/15/1989* | | at Charlotte First Round | W 67–62 | 17–12 | Charlotte Coliseum (6,686) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 3/20/1989* | | California Second Round | W 73–72 | 18–12 | Hartford Civic Center (12,031) Hartford, Connecticut |
| 3/22/1989* | | UAB Quarterfinals | L 79–85 | 18–13 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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