1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1987–88
Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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	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

† AP Poll

The 1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the

Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by second-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	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)	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1/16/1988 WTXX	at No. 9 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 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)	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

^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 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 30, 2016.
ISBN 0794828035
.

^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1987-88 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 30, 2016.

[3] ISBN 0794828035
.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.

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