1981 – 82 Connecticut Huskies men 's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1981 – 82 collegiate men 's basketball season . The Huskies completed the season with a 17 – 11 overall record . The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 7 – 7 record . They made it to the first round of the 1982 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 fifth-year head coach Dom Perno
Big East Conference
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
1981–82 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team