# 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979–80 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–3 record. They made it to the first round of the 1980 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 third-year head coach Dom Perno.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1979* | Yale | W 83–75 | 1–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/4/1979* | New Hampshire | W 71–62 | 2–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/7/1979* | vs. Richmond Utah Classic | W 81–79 | 3–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/8/1979* | at Utah Utah Classic | L 66–73 Forfeited by Utah because of ineligible player | 4–0 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 12/11/1979* | Fairfield | W 66–57 | 5–0 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 12/14/1979* | at Rhode Island | L 63–74 | 5–1 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 12/22/1979 | Seton Hall | W 89–73 | 6–1 (1–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/28/1979* | Ohio Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 95–76 | 7–1 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 12/29/1979* | Pittsburgh Connecticut Mutual Classic | L 72–76 | 7–2 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 1/3/1980* | at New Hampshire | L 59–67 | 7–3 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 1/5/1980 | at St. John's | L 73–83 | 7–4 (1–1) | Carnesecca Arena New York, NY |
| 1/10/1980 | Boston College | W 83–71 | 8–4 (2–1) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/12/1980* | at Massachusetts | W 72–51 | 9–4 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 1/16/1980* | Fordham | W 66–53 | 10–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/19/1980* | McNeese State | W 73–69 | 11–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/23/1980 | Providence | W 74–63 | 12–4 (3–1) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 1/26/1980 | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 89–99 | 12–5 (3–2) | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 1/30/1980* | Manhattan | W 89–66 | 13–5 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 2/2/1980 | at Georgetown Rivalry | L 64–84 | 13–6 (3–3) | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 2/6/1980* | Massachusetts | W 73–55 | 14–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/9/1980* | Rhode Island | L 65–68 | 14–7 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 2/13/1980* | Boston University | W 72–65 | 15–7 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/16/1980* | Central Connecticut | W 66–58 | 16–7 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/18/1980* | Vermont | W 89–52 | 17–7 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/20/1980* | at Holy Cross | W 88–70 | 18–7 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| 2/23/1980* | at Maine | W 87–67 | 19–7 | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 2/28/1980 | vs. Boston College Quarterfinals | W 79–68 | 20–7 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 2/29/1980 | vs. Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry | L 61–92 | 20–8 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/5/1980* | St. Peter's First Round | L 56–61 | 20–9 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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