# 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (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 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (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's | L 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 | | Villanova | W 67–59 | 13–7 (4–6) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 2/5/1991 WTNH | | Boston College | W 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 Providence | W 70–66 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (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 Hall | W 62–60 $^{OT}$ | 17–9 (8–7) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT |
| 3/2/1991 WTNH | | at Pittsburgh | W 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. ||||||
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