1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceYankee Conference
1949–50 record17–8 (5–2 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • James Connors
  • Charles Muzikevik
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1949–50 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 6 1   .857 18 8   .692
Connecticut 5 2   .714 17 8   .680
Vermont 2 3   .400 9 11   .450
Massachusetts 2 3   .400 8 11   .421
Maine 3 5   .375 13 6   .684
New Hampshire 1 5   .167 4 11   .267

The 1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1949–50 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
American International W 66–51  1–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Springfield W 56–36  2–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Tufts W 56–39  3–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
at Brown L 59–69  3–1
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
*
at Yale L 44–62  3–2
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
*
Manhattan L 56–71  3–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Pittsburgh L 35–52  3–4
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Muhlenberg L 61–73  3–5
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

Maine W 65–56  4–5 (1–0)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

at Rhode Island L 65–83  4–6 (1–1)
Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI
*
Wayne W 65–47  5–6
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

at Massachusetts L 57–61  5–7 (1–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
*
Northeastern W 77–40  6–7
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

New Hampshire W 73–35  7–7 (2–2)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
at Buffalo W 56–40  8–7
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
*
at Dartmouth W 78–71  9–7
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH

at Vermont W 61–44  10–7 (3–2)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
*
at Springfield L 58–59  10–8
 
Springfield, MA
*
Brown W 74–60  11–8
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
at Wesleyan W 82–58  12–8
 
Middletown, CT
*
at Bates W 77–70  13–8
 
Lewiston, ME

at Maine W 67–58  14–8 (4–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
*
Boston University W 107–67  15–8
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

Rhode Island W 74–71  16–8 (5–2)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
M.I.T. W 82–44  17–8
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*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 24 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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