1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1987–88 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–14 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 4–12 record. They were the 1988 National Invitation Tournament champions. 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 second-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2][3]

1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–14 (4–12 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman Dave Leitao Glen Miller Ted Woodward
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
No. 9 Syracuse†	11	–	5		.688			26	–	9		.743
Georgetown	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Villanova	9	–	7		.563			24	–	13		.649
St. John's	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Seton Hall	8	–	8		.500			22	–	13		.629
Boston College	6	–	10		.375			18	–	15		.545
Providence	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
Connecticut	4	–	12		.250			20	–	14		.588
† 1988 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1988^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1987*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 102–63	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,805) Storrs, Connecticut
12/2/1987*  WTXX		Yale	W 69–59	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,044) Storrs, Connecticut
12/6/1987*		Virginia	L 59–72	2–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,087) Hartford, Connecticut
12/8/1987  ESPN		at Villanova	L 61–63	2–2 (0–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
12/12/1987*		Morgan State	W 103–80	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,560) Storrs, Connecticut
12/22/1987*		Central Connecticut	W 99–70	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,813) Storrs, Connecticut
12/28/1987*		Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 96–94	5–2	Hartford Civic Center (12,103) Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1987*		Princeton Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 49–46	6–2	Hartford Civic Center (10,839) Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1988*  WTXX		at Pepperdine	W 63–60	7–2	Firestone Fieldhouse (3,204) Malibu, California
1/5/1988  WTXX		at Seton Hall	L 58–71	7–3 (0–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (6,427) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/9/1988  NESN		Providence	W 79–72	8–3 (1–2)	Hartford Civic Center (11,239) Hartford, Connecticut
1/13/1988  WTXX		at No. 6 Pittsburgh	L 58–61	8–4 (1–3)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/16/1988  WTXX		at No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry	W 51–50	9–4 (2–3)	Carrier Dome (29,898) Syracuse, New York
1/20/1988  NESN		Villanova	L 58–69	9–5 (2–4)	Hartford Civic Center (13,077) Hartford, Connecticut
1/23/1988  WTXX		at St. John's	L 72–79 ^OT	9–6 (2–5)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York City, New York
1/30/1988  WTXX		at No. 15 Georgetown Rivalry	L 59–60	9–7 (2–6)	Capital Centre (10,709) Landover, Maryland
2/2/1988  NESN		Seton Hall	L 59–61	9–8 (2–7)	Hartford Civic Center (9,274) Hartford, Connecticut
2/4/1988*		at Holy Cross	W 82–81	10–8	Hart Center (1,338) Worcester, Massachusetts
2/6/1988		No. 14 Georgetown Rivalry	W 66–59	11–8 (3–7)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/8/1988  ESPN		at Providence	L 79–85	11–9 (3–8)	Providence Civic Center (7,218) Providence, Rhode Island
2/15/1988		Boston College	W 53–49	12–9 (4–8)	Hartford Civic Center (10,213) Hartford, Connecticut
2/18/1988*		at Fairfield	W 74–48	13–9	Alumni Hall (3,245) Fairfield, Connecticut
2/20/1988  NESN		No. 12 Syracuse Rivalry	L 71–73	13–10 (4–9)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/23/1988  WTXX		at Boston College	L 56–64	13–11 (4–10)	Roberts Center (3,737) Boston, Massachusetts
2/27/1988  NESN		Pittsburgh	L 69–74	13–12 (4–11)	Hartford Civic Center (16,016) Hartford, Connecticut
2/29/1988  NESN		St. John's	L 62–77	13–13 (4–12)	Hartford Civic Center (10,781) Hartford, Connecticut
3/5/1988*		Brooklyn	W 90–51	14–13	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,163) Storrs, Connecticut
Big East tournament
3/10/1988		vs. Providence First Round	W 75–62	15–13	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York
3/11/1988		vs. Pittsburgh Quarterfinals	L 58–75	15–14	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York
NIT
3/17/1988*		at West Virginia First Round	W 62–57 ^OT	16–14	WVU Coliseum (4,562) Morgantown, West Virginia
3/21/1988*		Louisiana Tech Second Round	W 65–59	17–14	Hartford Civic Center (11,331) Hartford, Connecticut
3/25/1988*		VCU Quarterfinals	W 72–61	18–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,801) Storrs, Connecticut
3/29/1988		vs. Boston College Semifinals	W 73–67	19–14	Madison Square Garden (10,453) New York City, New York
3/30/1988*		vs. Ohio State Finals	W 72–67	20–14	Madison Square Garden (13,779) New York City, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2][4]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
2. (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
3. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
4. . UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.