1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	20–11 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman; Dave Leitao; Glen Miller; Scott Wissell;
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center; Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1989–90 1991–92 →

1990–91 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	26	–	6	.813
No. 20 St. John's	10	–	6	.625	23	–	9	.719
Connecticut	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
No. 13 Seton Hall †	9	–	7	.563	25	–	9	.735
Pittsburgh	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Georgetown	8	–	8	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	7	–	9	.438	19	–	13	.594
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	17	–	15	.531
Boston College	1	–	15	.063	11	–	19	.367

† 1991 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1991^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990–91 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1990–91 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 9–7 record. They made it to the Sweet Sixteen in the 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1990*	No. 17	College of Charleston	W 68–52	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
11/27/1990*	No. 15	Hartford	W 90–63	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
11/29/1990* WTNH	No. 15	at Yale	W 49–48	3–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (7,873) New Haven, CT
12/6/1990* ESPN	No. 14	at No. 10 North Carolina ACC/BIG EAST Challenge	L 64–79	3–1	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, NC
12/9/1990*	No. 14	at Maine	W 85–60	4–1	Bangor Auditorium (4,587) Orono, ME
12/12/1990* WTNH	No. 16	New Hampshire	W 85–32	5–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,121) Storrs, CT
12/23/1990*	No. 15	Fairfield	W 94–70	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
12/28/1990*	No. 13	Lafayette Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 59–57	7–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,049) Hartford, CT
12/29/1990*	No. 13	Rhode Island Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 90–69	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,112) Hartford, CT
1/2/1991 WTNH	No. 12	at Boston College	W 96–70	9–1 (1–0)	Conte Forum (6,654) Boston, MA
1/5/1991 NESN	No. 12	No. 11 Pittsburgh	W 81–76	10–1 (2–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/8/1991 WTNH	No. 9	at Villanova	W 74–71	11–1 (3–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
1/10/1991*	No. 9	Central Connecticut	W 115–47	12–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/12/1991 CBS	No. 9	No. 10 St. John's	L 59–72	12–2 (3–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
1/16/1991 ESPN	No. 15	at No. 8 Syracuse Rivalry	L 79–81 ^OT	12–3 (3–2)	Carrier Dome (29,899) Syracuse, NY
1/19/1991 WTNH	No. 15	Providence	L 102–108	12–4 (3–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/22/1991 WTNH	No. 19	at No. 10 St. John's	L 62–65	12–5 (3–4)	Madison Square Garden (13,017) New York, NY
1/26/1991 NESN	No. 19	at Seton Hall	L 62–76	12–6 (3–5)	Brendan Byrne Arena (14,016) East Rutherford, NJ
1/28/1991 ESPN	No. 19	No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 66–68	12–7 (3–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/2/1991 WTNH		Villanova	W 67–59	13–7 (4–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/5/1991 WTNH		Boston College	W 76–59	14–7 (5–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/11/1991 ESPN		No. 20 Georgetown Rivalry	W 61–55	15–7 (6–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/16/1991* CBS		North Carolina State	L 59–60	15–8	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
2/19/1991 WTNH		at Providence	W 70–66 ^OT	16–8 (7–6)	Providence Civic Center (13,106) Providence, RI
2/23/1991 CBS		at No. 25 Georgetown Rivalry	L 57–71	16–9 (7–7)	Capital Centre (17,253) Landover, MD
2/27/1991 ESPN		No. 20 Seton Hall	W 62–60 ^OT	17–9 (8–7)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, CT
3/2/1991 WTNH		at Pittsburgh	W 78–68	18–9 (9–7)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
Big East tournament
3/8/1991 WTNH		vs. Georgetown Quarterfinals/Rivalry	L 49–68	18–10	Madison Square Garden (19,081) New York, NY
NCAA tournament
3/14/1991* CBS	No. (11)	vs. No. 22 (6) LSU First Round	W 79–62	19–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (25,348) Minneapolis, MN
3/16/1991* CBS	No. (11)	vs. No. (14) Xavier Second Round	W 66–50	20–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (28,114) Minneapolis, MN
3/22/1991* CBS	No. (11)	vs. No. 6 (2) Duke Sweet Sixteen	L 67–81	20–11	Silverdome (30,461) Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1990-91 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1990-91 Big East Conference Season Summary

[cstv-2] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

[3] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

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v t e UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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