1979 – 80 Connecticut Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1979 – 80 collegiate men 's basketball season . The Huskies completed the season with a 20 – 9 overall record . The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 3 – 3 record . They made it to the first round of the 1980 National Invitation Tournament . 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 were led by third-year head coach Dom Perno
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1979–80 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team