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 . They made it to the Elite Eight in the 1990 NCAA Division I Men 's Basketball Tournament . 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
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1989–90 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team