1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
1961–62 record	16–8 (7–3 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (16th season);
Assistant coaches	Nick Rodis; George L. Wigton;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1961–62 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–3 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by sixteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1961*	Yale	W 82–64	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/6/1961*	at Harvard	W 79–68	2–0	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA
12/9/1961*	Boston College	W 78–71	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/12/1961	at Massachusetts	W 76–65	4–0 (1–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/16/1961*	at Fordham	L 68–85	4–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
12/18/1961*	Brown	W 67–61	5–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/1/1962	Maine	L 68–73	5–2 (1–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/6/1962*	Holy Cross	L 70–79	5–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/9/1962	at Rhode Island	L 63–70	5–4 (1–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
1/11/1962	New Hampshire	W 104–56	6–4 (2–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/13/1962*	Manhattan	W 69–68	7–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/27/1962	at Vermont	W 67–63	8–4 (3–2)	Burlington, VT
1/29/1962*	Loyola (New Orleans)	W 84–74	9–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/3/1962*	at Boston University	W 82–63	10–4	Boston, MA
2/6/1962*	American International	W 78–51	11–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/10/1962	Vermont	W 91–57	12–4 (4–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/13/1962	Massachusetts	W 72–56	13–4 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/17/1962*	at Holy Cross	L 64–103	13–5	Worcester, MA
2/20/1962	at Maine	L 68–70	13–6 (5–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/23/1962*	at Rutgers	L 62–93	13–7	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
2/27/1962	New Hampshire	W 85–72	14–7 (6–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/3/1962	Rhode Island	W 89–83	15–7 (7–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/5/1962*	Syracuse Rivalry	L 67–72	15–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/9/1962*	Colgate	W 94–78	16–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
*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 14 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 14 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 14 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 14 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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

1961–62 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Massachusetts	8	–	2	.800	15	–	9	.625
Connecticut	7	–	3	.700	16	–	8	.667
Rhode Island	7	–	3	.700	14	–	12	.538
Maine	4	–	6	.400	11	–	13	.458
Vermont	3	–	7	.300	12	–	12	.500
New Hampshire	1	–	9	.100	3	–	20	.130