1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
1986–87 record	9–19 (3–13 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (1st year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center New Haven Coliseum

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Georgetown†	12	–	4	.750	29	–	5	.853
#12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
#10 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Providence	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Villanova	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1987^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1986–87 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 9–19 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, the New Haven Coliseum in New Haven, Connecticut, and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by first-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/29/1986*	Massachusetts	W 58–54	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,446) Storrs, CT
12/2/1986* , WTXX	at Yale	L 75–77	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,079) New Haven, CT
12/4/1986* , WTXX	Central Connecticut	W 62–52	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,676) Storrs, CT
12/6/1986*	#4 Purdue	L 70–88	2–2	Hartford Civic Center (9,155) Hartford, CT
12/9/1986* , NESN	at Boston University	L 71–80	2–3	Case Gym (1,449) Boston, MA
12/11/1986*	Rhode Island	W 96–94 ^OT	3–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,032) Storrs, CT
12/13/1986 , NESN	Villanova	L 51–66	3–4 (0–1)	New Haven Coliseum (7,283) New Haven, CT
12/23/1986*	Fairfield	W 54–51	4–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House (2,587) Storrs, CT
12/29/1986*	Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 48–49	4–5	Hartford Civic Center (12,401) Hartford, CT
12/30/1986*	Lehigh Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 71–57	5–5	Hartford Civic Center (9,829) Hartford, CT
1/3/1987 , WTXX	#7 Syracuse Rivalry	L 71–88	5–6 (0–2)	New Haven Coliseum (8,038) New Haven, CT
1/6/1987 , WTXX	at Seton Hall	W 77–68	6–6 (1–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (5,057) East Rutherford, NJ
1/14/1987 , WTXX	at Providence	L 89–103	6–7 (1–3)	Providence Civic Center (10,029) Providence, RI
1/17/1987	#13 St. John's	L 54–69	6–8 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center (10,039) Hartford, CT
1/21/1987 , ESPN	at #15 Georgetown Rivalry	L 51–65	6–9 (1–5)	Capital Centre (7,353) Landover, MD
1/24/1987	Providence	L 53–61	6–10 (1–6)	Hartford Civic Center (10,479) Hartford, CT
1/27/1987 , ESPN	at Boston College	W 66–60	7–10 (2–6)	Roberts Center (3,357) Boston, MA
1/31/1987 , WTXX	at #17 Pittsburgh	L 52–73	7–11 (2–7)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
2/3/1987*	at St. Peter's	L 50–75	7–12	Yanitelli Center (8,741) Jersey City, NJ
2/5/1987*	Holy Cross	W 64–54	8–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,496) Storrs, CT
2/7/1987 , WTXX	at #11 Syracuse Rivalry	L 53–59	8–13 (2–8)	Carrier Dome (28,357) Syracuse, NY
2/11/1987 , NESN	#13 Georgetown Rivalry	L 50–78	8–14 (2–9)	Hartford Civic Center (11,035) Hartford, CT
2/14/1987 , WTXX	at Villanova	L 58–67	8–15 (2–10)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
2/18/1987 , WTXX	at #20 St. John's	L 55–76	8–16 (2–11)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York, NY
2/21/1987	#8 Pittsburgh	L 66–76	8–17 (2–12)	Hartford Civic Center (8,964) Hartford, CT
2/26/1987	Boston College	L 60–66	8–18 (2–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,340) Hartford, CT
2/28/1987	Seton Hall	W 56–54	9–18 (3–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,130) Hartford, CT
Big East Tournament
3/5/1987	vs. Boston College First Round	L 59–61	9–19	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York, NY
*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 1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary
1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 28 January 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. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	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)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

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 1999–00 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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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