1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
1947–48 record17–6 (6–1 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachCharles Hovarth
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1947–48 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 6 1   .857 17 6   .739
Rhode Island 5 1   .833 17 6   .739
Vermont 2 1   .667 14 6   .700
Maine 2 5   .286 11 7   .611
New Hampshire 2 5   .286 5 12   .294
Massachusetts 0 4   .000 2 14   .125

The 1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1947–48 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
American University W 48–37  1–0
 
 
*
St. Anselm's W 69–55  2–0
 
 
*
Arnold W 45–35  3–0
 
 
*
Brown W 59–38  4–0
 
 
*
New York University L 55–68  4–1
 
 
*
Wesleyan W 54–37  5–1
 
 
*
Northeastern W 64–41  6–1
 
 
*
Akron L 48–60  6–2
 
 
*
Western Reserve L 49–63  6–3
 
 

Maine W 63–29  7–3 (1–0)
 
 

Rhode Island L 63–65  7–4 (1–1)
 
 

Massachusetts W 58–20  8–4 (2–1)
 
 
*
American University W 52–48  9–4
 
 
*
Yale L 50–57  9–5
 
 

Maine W 46–39  10–5 (3–1)
 
 
*
Champlain W 49–38  11–5
 
 

Vermont W 54–39  12–5 (4–1)
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 52–40  13–5
 
 
*
Army W 50–49  14–5
 
 
*
Brown W 57–41  15–5
 
 

New Hampshire W 70–47  16–5 (5–1)
 
 

Rhode Island W 89–80  17–5 (6–1)
 
 
*
Yale L 53–57  17–6
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 22 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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