1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
1952–53 record	17–4 (5–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Stan Ward; Paul White;
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1952–53 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–1 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 seventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1952*	American International	W 73–55	1–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/6/1952*	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	W 78–48	2–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/9/1952*	at Yale	W 76–68	3–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/13/1952*	Boston College	W 70–51	4–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/16/1952*	at Brown	W 81–62	5–0	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
12/20/1952*	Villanova	W 75–71	6–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/30/1952*	at Rutgers	W 82–73	7–0	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
1/3/1953	Maine	W 87–66	8–0 (1–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/7/1953*	Holy Cross	L 67–71	8–1	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/10/1953	Rhode Island	W 80–74	9–1 (2–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/14/1953*	at Columbia	L 59–71	9–2	University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY
1/16/1953*	Colgate	W 65–64	10–2	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/7/1953*	at St. Joseph's (PA)	L 69–78	10–3	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
2/9/1953*	Wagner	W 64–61	11–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/13/1953	at New Hampshire	W 82–59	12–3 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/14/1953	at Maine	W 76–66	13–3 (4–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/18/1953*	Brown	W 91–59	14–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/21/1953	at Rhode Island	L 80–82	14–4 (4–1)	Rodman Hall Kingston, RI
2/26/1953	Massachusetts	W 89–51	15–4 (5–1)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/28/1953*	Boston University	W 105–73	16–4	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
3/2/1953*	at Tufts	W 115–74	17–4	Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References[]

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 30 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 30 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.

[3] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 30 October 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1952–53 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	5	–	1	.833	17	–	4	.810
Rhode Island	6	–	2	.750	13	–	10	.565
Maine	3	–	4	.429	7	–	10	.412
Vermont	1	–	2	.333	11	–	10	.524
New Hampshire	2	–	5	.286	8	–	10	.444
Massachusetts	1	–	4	.200	4	–	15	.211