1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
1953–54 record	23–3 (8–0 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (8th season);
Assistant coach	Stan Ward
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1952–53 1954–55 →

The 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1953–54 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1953	at Rhode Island	W 90–81	1–0 (1–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
12/3/1953*	American International	W 77–49	2–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/5/1953*	Yale	W 56–52	3–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/8/1953*	at Colby	W 79–65	4–0	Wadsworth Gymnasium Waterville, ME
12/12/1953*	at Bucknell	W 80–64	5–0	Lewisburg, PA
12/19/1953*	St. Joseph's (PA)	W 85–77	6–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/28/1953*	vs. Brown New England Tournament	W 87–63	7–0	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
12/29/1953*	vs. Springfield New England Tournament	W 80–67	8–0	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
12/30/1953*	at Dartmouth New England Tournament	W 70–58	9–0	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
1/5/1954	Maine	W 108–60	10–0 (2–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/6/1954	New Hampshire	W 104–48	11–0 (3–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/9/1954	Rhode Island	W 78–54	12–0 (4–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/12/1954*	at Boston University	W 62–55	13–0	Boston, MA
1/16/1954*	Boston College	W 106–81	14–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/3/1954*	at Fordham	L 63–70	14–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
2/6/1954*	at Colgate	L 68–74	14–2	Hamilton, NY
2/9/1954*	at Wagner	W 71–61	15–2	New York, NY
2/12/1954	at New Hampshire	W 107–68	16–2 (5–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/13/1954	at Maine	W 102–61	17–2 (6–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/16/1954*	Rutgers	W 91–78	18–2	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/20/1954	Rhode Island	W 79–74	19–2 (7–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/25/1954	at Massachusetts	W 75–66	20–2 (8–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/27/1954*	at Holy Cross	W 78–77	21–2	Worcester, MA
3/1/1954*	Tufts	W 91–69	22–2	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
3/3/1954*	Columbia	W 80–64	23–2	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1954*	vs. Navy First Round	L 80–85	23–3	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
*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 3 November 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 3 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 3 November 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 3 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1953–54 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	7	–	0	1.000	23	–	3	.885
Massachusetts	5	–	1	.833	13	–	9	.591
Rhode Island	4	–	4	.500	7	–	14	.333
New Hampshire	2	–	6	.250	8	–	10	.444
Vermont	1	–	2	.333	13	–	7	.650
Maine	1	–	7	.125	6	–	12	.333