# 1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1978–79 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 21–8 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. They were the ECAC Tournament champions and made it to the second round of the 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Dom Perno.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/24/1978* | | vs. Long Island Charlotte Invitational Tournament | W 84–69 | 1–0 | Charlotte, NC |
| 11/25/1978* | | vs. Davidson Charlotte Invitational Tournament | L 81–84 | 1–1 | Charlotte, NC |
| 12/2/1978* | | at Yale | L 78–94 | 1–2 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| 12/6/1978* | | Fairfield | W 68–67 | 2–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/9/1978* | | Boston University | W 92–84 | 3–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/13/1978* | | at Massachusetts | W 65–62 | 4–2 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 12/23/1978* | | Maine | W 97–79 | 5–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/29/1978* | | Tulsa Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 89–68 | 6–2 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 12/30/1978* | | East Carolina Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 80–68 | 7–2 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 1/3/1979* | | at New Hampshire | W 72–66 | 8–2 | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 1/9/1979* | | Rutgers | W 69–67 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/11/1979* | | at Boston University | W 63–62 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| 1/13/1979* | | Syracuse Rivalry | L 60–74 | 10–3 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 1/17/1979* | | at Boston College | L 80–90 | 10–4 | Roberts Center Boston, MA |
| 1/20/1979* | | at Providence | L 63–64 | 10–5 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 1/26/1979* | | vs. Holy Cross Colonial Classic | W 109–102 $^{OT}$ | 11–5 | Boston Garden Boston, MA |
| 1/28/1979* | | vs. Boston College Colonial Classic | L 77–78 | 11–6 | Boston Garden Boston, MA |
| 1/31/1979* | | Manhattan | W 77–64 | 12–6 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| 2/3/1979* | | New Hampshire | W 81–64 | 13–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/6/1979* | | Harvard | W 84–70 | 14–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/8/1979* | | at Fordham | W 93–80 | 15–6 | Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 2/10/1979* | | Massachusetts | W 79–59 | 16–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/13/1979* | | at Rhode Island | L 71–84 | 16–7 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 2/17/1979* | | at Vermont | W 79–62 | 17–7 | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| 2/21/1979* | | St. Peter's | W 80–70 | 18–7 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/24/1979* | | Rhode Island | W 80–75 $^{OT}$ | 19–7 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, CT |
| ECAC tournament ||||||
| 3/1/1979* | | vs. Boston College Semifinals | W 91–74 | 20–7 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 3/3/1979* | | vs. Rhode Island Finals | W 58–50 | 21–7 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/10/1979* | No. (5) | vs. No. (4) Syracuse Second Round/Rivalry | L 81–89 | 21–8 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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