| 1989–90Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Big East tournament champions Big East Regular Season Co-Champions | |
NCAA Division I men's tournament, Elite Eight | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| Record | 31–6 (12–4 Big East) |
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| Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Connecticut† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 31 | – | 6 | .838 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6Syracuse | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Georgetown | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990[1] Rankings fromAP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Connecticut in the1989–90 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 31–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of theBig East Conference where they finished with a 12–4 record. UConn made it to the Elite Eight in the1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing toDuke 79–78 in overtime.
Many consider this season the one where UConn broke out and became a national power, consistently being at the top of the conference in the 1990s and winning their first of six National Titles in 1999. The Huskies played their home games atHugh S. Greer Field House andHarry A. Gampel Pavilion inStorrs, Connecticut as well as theHartford Civic Center inHartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourth-year head coachJim Calhoun.[2][3]
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/24/1989* WTNH | vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout | L 81–92 | 0–1 | Sullivan Arena (4,620) Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
| 11/26/1989* | vs. Auburn Great Alaska Shootout | W 95–81 | 1–1 | Sullivan Arena (3,202) Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
| 11/27/1989* ESPN | vs. Florida State Great Alaska Shootout | W 63–60 | 2–1 | Sullivan Arena (3,179) Anchorage, Alaska | |||||||
| 11/30/1989* WTNH | Yale | W 76–50 | 3–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/2/1989* | Howard | W 78–59 | 4–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/4/1989* ESPN | Maryland ACC–Big East Challenge | W 87–65 | 5–1 | Hartford Civic Center (10,174) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/7/1989* | Hartford | W 79–54 | 6–1 | Hartford Civic Center (13,102) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/9/1989* | Maine | W 95–55 | 7–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/12/1989 ESPN | Villanova | L 57–64 | 7–2 (0–1) | Hartford Civic Center (14,947) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/23/1989* | Southern Connecticut | W 100–37 | 8–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/29/1989* | St. Joseph's Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 83–58 | 9–2 | Hartford Civic Center (13,682) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 12/30/1989* | Mississippi State Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 84–68 | 10–2 | Hartford Civic Center (14,115) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/2/1990 WTNH | at No. 16 St. John's | L 62–93 | 10–3 (0–2) | Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York City, New York | |||||||
| 1/6/1990 | Pittsburgh | W 79–61 | 11–3 (1–2) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/9/1990 WTNH | at Villanova | W 71–54 | 12–3 (2–2) | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | |||||||
| 1/13/1990 WTNH | at Seton Hall | W 79–76 | 13–3 (3–2) | Brendan Byrne Arena (13,621) East Rutherford, New Jersey | |||||||
| 1/15/1990 ESPN | No. 5 Syracuse Rivalry | W 70–59 | 14–3 (4–2) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/20/1990 WTNH | No. 2 Georgetown Rivalry | W 70–65 | 15–3 (5–2) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut | |||||||
| 1/24/1990* | No. 20 | Central Connecticut | W 99–67 | 16–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/27/1990 WTNH | No. 20 | No. 15 St. John's | W 72–58 | 17–3 (6–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 1/30/1990* | No. 13 | at Massachusetts | W 94–75 | 18–3 | Curry Hicks Cage (4,024) Amherst, Massachusetts | ||||||
| 2/3/1990 WTNH | No. 13 | at Providence | W 92–77 | 19–3 (7–2) | Providence Civic Center (13,160) Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
| 2/6/1990* | No. 8 | Fairfield | W 74–39 | 20–3 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,148) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/10/1990 WTNH | No. 8 | at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry | L 86–90 | 20–4 (7–3) | Carrier Dome (32,820) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
| 2/13/1990 | No. 10 | at Pittsburgh | W 80–77 | 21–4 (8–3) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| 2/17/1990 | No. 10 | Boston College | W 89–67 | 22–4 (9–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/19/1990 ESPN | No. 10 | Providence | W 75–72 OT | 23–4 (10–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/24/1990 WTNH | No. 6 | Seton Hall | W 79–57 | 24–4 (11–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, Connecticut | ||||||
| 2/28/1990 | No. 4 | at No. 7 Georgetown Rivalry | L 64–84 | 24–5 (11–4) | Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland | ||||||
| 3/3/1990 WTNH | No. 4 | at Boston College | W 95–74 | 25–5 (12–4) | Conte Forum (8,604) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/9/1990 WTNH | No. 8 | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals | W 76–58 | 26–5 | Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York City, New York | ||||||
| 3/10/1990 CBS | No. 8 | vs. No. 5 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry | W 65–60 | 27–5 | Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York City, New York | ||||||
| 3/11/1990 CBS | No. 8 | vs. No. 4 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry | W 78–75 | 28–5 | Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York City, New York | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/15/1990* CBS | No. 4 (1) | No. (16) Boston University First Round | W 76–52 | 29–5 | Hartford Civic Center (15,937) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 3/17/1990* CBS | No. 4 (1) | No. (9) California Second Round | W 74–54 | 30–5 | Hartford Civic Center (16,011) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
| 3/22/1990* CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 17 (5) Clemson Sweet Sixteen | W 71–70 | 31–5 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,502) East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
| 3/24/1990* CBS | No. 4 (1) | vs. No. 15 (3) Duke Elite Eight | L 78–79 | 31–6 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,546) East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game.#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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| 1 | 22 | Tate George | New Jersey Nets |