| 1982–83Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 12–16 (5–11 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House New Haven Coliseum Hartford Civic Center |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Boston College | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13Villanova | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3St. John's† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20Georgetown | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †1983 Big East tournament winner Rankings fromAP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1982–83 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut in the 1982–83 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–16 overall record. The Huskies were members of theBig East Conference where they finished with a 5–11 record. The Huskies played their home games atHugh S. Greer Field House inStorrs, Connecticut, theNew Haven Coliseum inNew Haven, Connecticut, and theHartford Civic Center inHartford, Connecticut and were led by sixth-year head coachDom Perno.[2][3]
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/30/1982* | at Yale | W 93–73 | 1–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/3/1982* | at Arizona State Fiesta Basketball Classic | L 64–79 | 1–1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona | |||||||
| 12/4/1982* | vs. Utah Fiesta Basketball Classic | W 73–63 | 2–1 | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona | |||||||
| 12/7/1982* | Fairfield | L 81–98 | 2–2 | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/9/1982* | Massachusetts | W 86–74 | 3–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/11/1982* | at Boston University | W 51–50 | 4–2 | Case Gym Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
| 12/28/1982* | Air Force Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 66–50 | 5–2 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/29/1982* | Texas A&M Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 69–63 | 6–2 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/4/1983 | at Pittsburgh | W 71–67 | 7–2 (1–0) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 1/6/1983* | at Manhattan | L 51–52 | 7–3 | Draddy Gymnasium New York City, New York | |||||||
| 1/9/1983* | at New Hampshire | L 72–76 | 7–4 | Lundholm Gym Durham, New Hampshire | |||||||
| 1/11/1983 | St. John's | L 73–85 | 7–5 (1–1) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/15/1983 | at Georgetown Rivalry | L 53–74 | 7–6 (1–2) | Capital Centre Landover, Maryland | |||||||
| 1/19/1983* | Holy Cross | W 72–64 | 8–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/22/1983 | Boston College | L 79–88 | 8–7 (1–3) | New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/26/1983 | Providence | L 62–65 | 8–8 (1–4) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/29/1983 | Seton Hall | W 78–47 | 9–8 (2–4) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 2/2/1983 | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 69–89 | 9–9 (2–5) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | |||||||
| 2/5/1983 | Pittsburgh | L 71–72 OT | 9–10 (2–6) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 2/8/1983 | at Villanova | L 79–86 | 9–11 (2–7) | Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 2/12/1983 | Georgetown Rivalry | L 66–77 | 9–12 (2–8) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 2/14/1983 | at St. John's | L 78–98 | 9–13 (2–9) | Carnesecca Arena New York City, New York | |||||||
| 2/19/1983 | Villanova | L 68–75 | 9–14 (2–10) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 2/21/1983 | at Boston College | L 80–86 | 9–15 (2–11) | Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
| 2/26/1983 | at Providence | W 72–62 | 10–15 (3–11) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
| 3/1/1983 | at Seton Hall | W 78–67 | 11–15 (4–11) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
| 3/5/1983 | Syracuse Rivalry | W 55–54 | 12–15 (5–11) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/10/1983 | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals | L 68–69 | 12–16 | Madison Square Garden New York City, New York | |||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||