1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1977–78 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 11–15 overall record. The Huskies were an NCAA Division I Independent school for men's basketball this year. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Dom Perno.[1][2]

1977–78 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1977–78 record	11–15
Head coach	Dom Perno (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jim O’Brien Arthur A. Perry
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center

1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 DePaul		–			–			27	–	3		.900
No. 18 Detroit		–			–			25	–	4		.862
Illinois State		–			–			24	–	4		.857
No. 8 Marquette		–			–			24	–	4		.857
Texas–Pan American		–			–			22	–	4		.846
VCU		–			–			24	–	5		.828
Fairfield		–			–			22	–	5		.815
North Texas State		–			–			22	–	6		.786
Syracuse		–			–			22	–	6		.786
Rhode Island		–			–			24	–	7		.774
Providence		–			–			24	–	8		.750
Utah State		–			–			21	–	7		.750
Georgetown		–			–			23	–	8		.742
No. 6 Notre Dame		–			–			23	–	8		.742
Holy Cross		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Northeast Louisiana		–			–			20	–	7		.741
UNC Wilmington		–			–			19	–	7		.731
St. Bonaventure		–			–			21	–	8		.724
UNLV		–			–			20	–	8		.714
Virginia Tech		–			–			19	–	8		.704
James Madison		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Maine		–			–			17	–	8		.680
Army		–			–			19	–	9		.679
Dayton		–			–			19	–	10		.655
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			16	–	9		.640
Iona		–			–			17	–	10		.630
William & Mary		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Air Force		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Loyola (IL)		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Mercer		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Oklahoma City		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Boston College		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Butler		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–			–			15	–	11		.577
South Carolina		–			–			16	–	12		.571
Siena		–			–			13	–	10		.565
Navy		–			–			14	–	11		.560
Milwaukee		–			–			15	–	12		.556
Niagara		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Northeastern		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Southern Mississippi		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Portland State		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Stetson		–			–			14	–	13		.519
Oral Roberts		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Xavier		–			–			13	–	14		.481
Cleveland State		–			–			12	–	13		.480
Tennessee State		–			–			11	–	12		.478
Catholic		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Georgia Southern		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Northwestern State		–			–			12	–	15		.444
Connecticut		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Old Dominion		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Vermont		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Boston University		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Hardin–Simmons		–			–			10	–	16		.385
Campbell		–			–			9	–	15		.375
Centenary (LA)		–			–			10	–	17		.370
Denver		–			–			10	–	17		.370
Colgate		–			–			9	–	17		.346
East Carolina		–			–			9	–	17		.346
Long Island		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Saint Peter's		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Charleston Southern		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Samford		–			–			8	–	19		.296
Canisius		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Houston Baptist		–			–			7	–	19		.269
New Hampshire		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Wagner		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Evansville		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			6	–	18		.250
Valparaiso		–			–			6	–	19		.240
Robert Morris		–			–			4	–	19		.174
Richmond		–			–			4	–	22		.154
Hawaii		–			–			1	–	26		.037
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/26/1977*		Fordham	W 73–62	1–0	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
11/30/1977*		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 61–101	1–1	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
12/3/1977*		Yale	W 73–57	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/6/1977*		New Hampshire	W 82–68	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/10/1977*		at Boston University	L 61–66	3–2	Case Gym  Boston, MA
12/14/1977*		at Massachusetts	L 64–74	3–3	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
12/28/1977*		Niagara UConn Classic	L 72–96	3–4	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
12/29/1977*		Manhattan UConn Classic	W 75–68	4–4	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
1/3/1978*		Colgate	W 76–57	5–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/6/1978*		St. Francis (NY)	L 81–84	5–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/7/1978*		at New Hampshire	W 60–50	6–5	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
1/10/1978*		at Rhode Island	L 68–78	6–6	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
1/14/1978*		at Harvard	W 73–72	7–6	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, MA
1/17/1978*		Massachusetts	W 56–49	8–6	Hartford Civic Center  Hartford, CT
1/21/1978*		Providence	L 47–57	8–7	New Haven Coliseum  New Haven, CT
1/25/1978*		Boston University	W 80–63	9–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/27/1978*		vs. Holy Cross Colonial Classic	L 63–78	9–8	Boston Garden  Boston, MA
1/28/1978*		vs. Boston College Colonial Classic	L 72–102	9–9	Boston Garden  Boston, MA
2/4/1978*		at Rutgers	L 70–78	9–10	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
2/9/1978*		at St. Peter's	L 71–95	9–11	Yanitelli Center  Jersey City, NJ
2/11/1978*		Rhode Island	L 61–70	9–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/15/1978*		at Maine	L 73–79	9–13	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/18/1978*		Vermont	W 59–48	10–13	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/22/1978*		Boston College	L 74–76	10–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/25/1978*		Manhattan	W 57–54	11–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/28/1978*		at Fairfield	L 57–63	11–15	Alumni Hall  Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

1. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
2. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
3. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 29 December 2015.