1984–85 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1984–85 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1984–85 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	13–15 (6–10 Big East)
Head coach	Dom Perno (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Greg Ashford; Howie Dickenman; Steve Siegrist;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center; New Haven Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 St. John's	15	–	1	.938	31	–	4	.886
No. 1 Georgetown†	14	–	2	.875	35	–	3	.921
No. 15 Syracuse	9	–	7	.563	22	–	9	.710
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	25	–	10	.714
Pittsburgh	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Boston College	7	–	9	.438	20	–	11	.645
Connecticut	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Providence	3	–	13	.188	11	–	20	.355
Seton Hall	1	–	15	.063	10	–	18	.357

† 1985 Big East tournament winner As of April 1, 1985^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984–85 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1984–85 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 13–15 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 6–10 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 eighth-year head coach Dom Perno.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1984*	at Minnesota	L 60–61	0–1	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
12/4/1984*	at Yale	W 95–77	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, Connecticut
12/6/1984*	Massachusetts	W 64–52	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/8/1984*	Ohio State	L 65–72	2–2	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/11/1984*	Fairfield	L 74–81	2–3	New Haven Coliseum New Haven, Connecticut
12/15/1984*	Rhode Island	W 93–63	3–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
12/28/1984*	New Hampshire Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 81–57	4–3	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
12/29/1984*	Iona Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 54–55	4–4	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1985	St. John's	L 51–57	4–5 (0–1)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
1/5/1985	at Villanova	L 59–70 ^OT	4–6 (0–2)	Jake Nevin Field House Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/9/1985	at Providence	L 66–75	4–7 (0–3)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
1/12/1985	Pittsburgh	W 76–74	5–7 (1–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/19/1985	at Syracuse Rivalry	W 70–68	6–7 (2–3)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
1/23/1985	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 66–79	6–8 (2–4)	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
1/26/1985	Boston College	L 77–78 ^OT	6–9 (2–5)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/28/1985*	U.S. International	W 90–65	7–9	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
1/30/1985	Seton Hall	W 81–76	8–9 (3–5)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/2/1985	at St. Johns	L 64–97	8–10 (3–6)	Carnesecca Arena New York City
2/5/1985	Villanova	L 71–79	8–11 (3–7)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/9/1985	Providence	W 84–70	9–11 (4–7)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/13/1985	at Pittsburgh	L 71–78	9–12 (4–8)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh
2/16/1985*	Delaware State	W 74–68	10–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/18/1985*	Holy Cross	W 71–58	11–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, Connecticut
2/20/1985	Syracuse Rivalry	W 71–69	12–12 (5–8)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/23/1985	Georgetown Rivalry	L 47–68	12–13 (5–9)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
2/25/1985	at Boston College	W 74–68	13–13 (6–9)	Roberts Center Boston
3/2/1985	at Seton Hall	L 80–85	13–14 (6–10)	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East tournament
3/6/1985	vs. Georgetown Quarterfinals/Rivalry	L 62–93	13–15	Madison Square Garden New York
*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 1984-85 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 January 20, 2016.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

[1] sports-reference.com 1984-85 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 January 20, 2016.

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

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

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