1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1989–90 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 31–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 12–4 record. UConn made it to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Duke 79–78 in overtime.

1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East tournament champions Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Division I men's tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 4
Record	31–6 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Howie Dickenman Dave Leitao Glen Miller Scott Wissell
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Connecticut†	12	–	4		.750			31	–	6		.838
No. 6 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 8 Georgetown	11	–	5		.688			24	–	7		.774
St. John's	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Providence	8	–	8		.500			17	–	12		.586
Seton Hall	5	–	11		.313			12	–	16		.429
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
Boston College	1	–	15		.063			8	–	20		.286
† 1990 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1990[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Many consider this season the one where UConn broke out and became a national power, consistently being at the top of the conference in the 1990s and winning their first of six National Titles in 1999. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House and Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut as well as the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.^[2][3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/24/1989* WTNH		vs. Texas A&M Great Alaska Shootout	L 81–92	0–1	Sullivan Arena (4,620) Anchorage, Alaska
11/26/1989*		vs. Auburn Great Alaska Shootout	W 95–81	1–1	Sullivan Arena (3,202) Anchorage, Alaska
11/27/1989* ESPN		vs. Florida State Great Alaska Shootout	W 63–60	2–1	Sullivan Arena (3,179) Anchorage, Alaska
11/30/1989* WTNH		Yale	W 76–50	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/2/1989*		Howard	W 78–59	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/4/1989* ESPN		Maryland ACC–Big East Challenge	W 87–65	5–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,174) Hartford, Connecticut
12/7/1989*		Hartford	W 79–54	6–1	Hartford Civic Center (13,102) Hartford, Connecticut
12/9/1989*		Maine	W 95–55	7–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/12/1989 ESPN		Villanova	L 57–64	7–2 (0–1)	Hartford Civic Center (14,947) Hartford, Connecticut
12/23/1989*		Southern Connecticut	W 100–37	8–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
12/29/1989*		St. Joseph's Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 83–58	9–2	Hartford Civic Center (13,682) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1989*		Mississippi State Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 84–68	10–2	Hartford Civic Center (14,115) Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1990 WTNH		at No. 16 St. John's	L 62–93	10–3 (0–2)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York City, New York
1/6/1990		Pittsburgh	W 79–61	11–3 (1–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/9/1990 WTNH		at Villanova	W 71–54	12–3 (2–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
1/13/1990 WTNH		at Seton Hall	W 79–76	13–3 (3–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (13,621) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/15/1990 ESPN		No. 5 Syracuse Rivalry	W 70–59	14–3 (4–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/20/1990 WTNH		No. 2 Georgetown Rivalry	W 70–65	15–3 (5–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/24/1990*	No. 20	Central Connecticut	W 99–67	16–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,604) Storrs, Connecticut
1/27/1990 WTNH	No. 20	No. 15 St. John's	W 72–58	17–3 (6–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,241) Storrs, Connecticut
1/30/1990*	No. 13	at Massachusetts	W 94–75	18–3	Curry Hicks Cage (4,024) Amherst, Massachusetts
2/3/1990 WTNH	No. 13	at Providence	W 92–77	19–3 (7–2)	Providence Civic Center (13,160) Providence, Rhode Island
2/6/1990*	No. 8	Fairfield	W 74–39	20–3	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,148) Storrs, Connecticut
2/10/1990 WTNH	No. 8	at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry	L 86–90	20–4 (7–3)	Carrier Dome (32,820) Syracuse, New York
2/13/1990	No. 10	at Pittsburgh	W 80–77	21–4 (8–3)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2/17/1990	No. 10	Boston College	W 89–67	22–4 (9–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, Connecticut
2/19/1990 ESPN	No. 10	Providence	W 75–72 OT	23–4 (10–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, Connecticut
2/24/1990 WTNH	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 79–57	24–4 (11–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,302) Storrs, Connecticut
2/28/1990	No. 4	at No. 7 Georgetown Rivalry	L 64–84	24–5 (11–4)	Capital Centre (19,035) Landover, Maryland
3/3/1990 WTNH	No. 4	at Boston College	W 95–74	25–5 (12–4)	Conte Forum (8,604) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Big East tournament
3/9/1990 WTNH	No. 8	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 76–58	26–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York City, New York
3/10/1990 CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 5 Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 65–60	27–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York City, New York
3/11/1990 CBS	No. 8	vs. No. 4 Syracuse Championship/Rivalry	W 78–75	28–5	Madison Square Garden (18,212) New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
3/15/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	No. (16) Boston University First Round	W 76–52	29–5	Hartford Civic Center (15,937) Hartford, Connecticut
3/17/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	No. (9) California Second Round	W 74–54	30–5	Hartford Civic Center (16,011) Hartford, Connecticut
3/22/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	vs. No. 17 (5) Clemson Sweet Sixteen	W 71–70	31–5	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,502) East Rutherford, New Jersey
3/24/1990* CBS	No. 4 (1)	vs. No. 15 (3) Duke Elite Eight	L 78–79	31–6	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,546) East Rutherford, New Jersey
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2][4]

NBA draft

Main article: 1990 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	22	Tate George	New Jersey Nets

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