1984–85 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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

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	Rank^#	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

1. sports-reference.com 1984-85 Big East Conference Season Summary
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.