1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
1948–49 record	19–6 (7–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Charles Hovarth
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1948–49 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	American University	L 47–50	0–1
*	Springfield	W 55–45	1–1
*	Tufts	W 75–63	2–1
*	Brown	W 58–41	3–1
*	Yale	L 44–61	3–2
*	Wesleyan	W 42–38	4–2
	Vermont	W 72–48	5–2 (1–0)
*	Wayne	W 44–39	6–2
*	Buffalo	W 52–39	7–2
*	New York University	L 51–70	7–3
*	Colby	W 58–39	8–3
	Maine	W 63–43	9–3 (2–0)
	Rhode Island	W 58–48	10–3 (3–0)
	Massachusetts	W 80–48	11–3 (4–0)
	New Hampshire	W 66–37	12–3 (5–0)
	Maine	W 58–29	13–3 (6–0)
*	Coast Guard	W 60–47	14–3
*	Boston University	W 44–43	15–3
*	Wesleyan	W 62–41	16–3
	New Hampshire	W 52–43	17–3 (7–0)
*	Brown	L 45–57	17–4
*	Brooklyn College	W 64–39	18–4
	Rhode Island	L 64–86	18–5 (7–1)
*	Yale	L 55–71	18–6
*	M.I.T.	W 91–52	19–6
*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 23 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 23 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

1948–49 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	7	–	1	.875	19	–	6	.760
Rhode Island	5	–	1	.833	16	–	6	.727
Vermont	2	–	1	.667	15	–	5	.750
Massachusetts	2	–	2	.500	6	–	12	.333
New Hampshire	2	–	6	.250	7	–	10	.412
Maine	0	–	7	.000	4	–	14	.222