1986–87 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1987 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 30, 1987; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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
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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, Connecticut
12/2/1986* WTXX	at Yale	L 75–77	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,079) New Haven, Connecticut
12/4/1986* WTXX	Central Connecticut	W 62–52	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,676) Storrs, Connecticut
12/6/1986*	#4 Purdue	L 70–88	2–2	Hartford Civic Center (9,155) Hartford, Connecticut
12/9/1986* NESN	at Boston University	L 71–80	2–3	Case Gym (1,449) Boston
12/11/1986*	Rhode Island	W 96–94 ^OT	3–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,032) Storrs, Connecticut
12/13/1986 NESN	Villanova	L 51–66	3–4 (0–1)	New Haven Coliseum (7,283) New Haven, Connecticut
12/23/1986*	Fairfield	W 54–51	4–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House (2,587) Storrs, Connecticut
12/29/1986*	Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic	L 48–49	4–5	Hartford Civic Center (12,401) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1986*	Lehigh Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 71–57	5–5	Hartford Civic Center (9,829) Hartford, Connecticut
1/3/1987 WTXX	#7 Syracuse Rivalry	L 71–88	5–6 (0–2)	New Haven Coliseum (8,038) New Haven, Connecticut
1/6/1987 WTXX	at Seton Hall	W 77–68	6–6 (1–2)	Brendan Byrne Arena (5,057) East Rutherford, New Jersey
1/14/1987 WTXX	at Providence	L 89–103	6–7 (1–3)	Providence Civic Center (10,029) Providence, Rhode Island
1/17/1987	#13 St. John's	L 54–69	6–8 (1–4)	Hartford Civic Center (10,039) Hartford, Connecticut
1/21/1987 ESPN	at #15 Georgetown Rivalry	L 51–65	6–9 (1–5)	Capital Centre (7,353) Landover, Maryland
1/24/1987	Providence	L 53–61	6–10 (1–6)	Hartford Civic Center (10,479) Hartford, Connecticut
1/27/1987 ESPN	at Boston College	W 66–60	7–10 (2–6)	Roberts Center (3,357) Boston, Massachusetts
1/31/1987 WTXX	at #17 Pittsburgh	L 52–73	7–11 (2–7)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh
2/3/1987*	at St. Peter's	L 50–75	7–12	Yanitelli Center (8,741) Jersey City, New Jersey
2/5/1987*	Holy Cross	W 64–54	8–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House (3,496) Storrs, Connecticut
2/7/1987 WTXX	at #11 Syracuse Rivalry	L 53–59	8–13 (2–8)	Carrier Dome (28,357) Syracuse, New York
2/11/1987 NESN	#13 Georgetown Rivalry	L 50–78	8–14 (2–9)	Hartford Civic Center (11,035) Hartford, Connecticut
2/14/1987 WTXX	at Villanova	L 58–67	8–15 (2–10)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
2/18/1987 WTXX	at #20 St. John's	L 55–76	8–16 (2–11)	Carnesecca Arena (6,008) New York City
2/21/1987	#8 Pittsburgh	L 66–76	8–17 (2–12)	Hartford Civic Center (8,964) Hartford, Connecticut
2/26/1987	Boston College	L 60–66	8–18 (2–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,340) Hartford, Connecticut
2/28/1987	Seton Hall	W 56–54	9–18 (3–13)	Hartford Civic Center (8,130) Hartford, Connecticut
Big East Tournament
3/5/1987	vs. Boston College First Round	L 59–61	9–19	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary
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v t e 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 2016–17
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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