# 1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1985–86 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3–13 record. 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 ninth-year head coach Dom Perno.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/26/1985* | Yale | W 80–76 | 1–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/30/1985* | Saint Peter's | W 53–40 | 2–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/4/1985* | at Massachusetts | W 78–70 | 3–0 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 12/7/1985* | Boston University | W 89–76 | 4–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 12/10/1985* | at Fairfield | W 74–72 | 5–0 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut |
| 12/14/1985* | at Rhode Island | W 55–42 | 6–0 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| 12/21/1985* | Minnesota | W 70–69 | 7–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/27/1985* | St. Francis (NY) Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 84–61 | 8–0 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 12/28/1985* | Northeastern Connecticut Mutual Classic | L 73–90 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/4/1986 | at Boston College | L 60–61 | 8–2 (0–1) | Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts |
| 1/8/1986 | at Georgetown Rivalry | L 66–70 | 8–3 (0–2) | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland |
| 1/11/1986 | Boston College | W 80–69 | 9–3 (1–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/13/1986 | Villanova | L 59–68 | 9–4 (1–3) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/18/1986 | St. John's | L 60–61 | 9–5 (1–4) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 1/21/1986 | Seton Hall | W 82–70 | 10–5 (2–4) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 1/25/1986 | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 67–80 | 10–6 (2–5) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| 1/29/1986* | Central Connecticut | W 86–69 | 11–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/5/1986 | Georgetown Rivalry | L 63–80 | 11–7 (2–6) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/9/1986 | at Villanova | L 53–59 | 11–8 (2–7) | Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 2/11/1986 | Pittsburgh | W 77–73 | 12–8 (3–7) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut |
| 2/13/1986* | at Holy Cross | L 70–73 | 12–9 | Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts |
| 2/15/1986 | at St. John's | L 54–74 | 12–10 (3–8) | Carnesecca Arena New York City, New York |
| 2/18/1986 | at Seton Hall | L 62–65 | 12–11 (3–9) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 2/22/1986 | Providence | L 67–74 | 12–12 (3–10) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| 2/24/1986 | at Pittsburgh | L 51–79 | 12–13 (3–11) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 2/26/1986 | at Providence | L 66–69 | 12–14 (3–12) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| 3/1/1986 | Syracuse Rivalry | L 68–75 | 12–15 (3–13) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/5/1986 | vs. Seton Hall First Round | L 66–76 | 12–16 | Madison Square Garden New York City, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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