1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	New England Conference
1939–40 record	9–7 (6–2 NEC)
Head coach	Don White (4th season);
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

The 1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1939–40 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 9–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Don White.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	St. Lawrence	L 35–39	0–1
*	Brown	L 36–44	0–2
*	Michigan	L 45–62	0–3
	Northeastern	W 61–38	1–3 (1–0)
	Maine	W 56–38	2–3 (2–0)
	New Hampshire	W 66–36	3–3 (3–0)
*	Coast Guard	W 80–27	4–3
	New Hampshire	W 50–46	5–3 (4–0)
	Maine	W 71–68	6–3 (5–0)
	Northeastern	W 67–49	7–3 (6–0)
*	Massachusetts	W 65–35	8–3
*	Wesleyan	W 55–44	9–3
	Rhode Island	L 81–102	9–4 (6–1)
*	Providence	L 51–55	9–5
*	Worcester Polytech	L 60–63	9–6
	Rhode Island	L 48–49	9–7 (6–2)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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v t UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols 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) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1939–40 New England Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	0	1.000	19	–	3	.864
Connecticut	6	–	2	.750	9	–	7	.563
New Hampshire	3	–	5	.375	5	–	10	.333
Northeastern	3	–	5	.375	4	–	13	.235
Maine	0	–	8	.000	3	–	9	.250