1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Yankee Conference
1951–52 record 20–7 (6–1 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (6th year)
Home arena Hawley Armory
1951–52 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Connecticut 6 1   .857     20 7   .741
Rhode Island 6 2   .750     10 13   .435
Vermont 3 1   .750     14 6   .700
New Hampshire 4 5   .444     11 9   .550
Maine 2 6   .250     7 12   .368
Massachusetts 0 6   .000     4 17   .190

The 1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1951–52 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 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 sixth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/29/1951*
American International W 75–55  1–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/1/1951*
St. Francis (NY) L 69–77[3]  1–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/5/1951*
Tufts W 78–52  2–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/8/1951*
Buffalo W 72–69  3–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/12/1951*
Brown W 86–65  4–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/15/1951*
Boston College L 53–57  4–2
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/18/1951*
at Yale W 56–47  5–2
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT

12/20/1951*
V.M.I. W 63–47  6–2
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/21/1951*
V.M.I. W 74–55  7–2
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

12/27/1951*
at Buffalo L 58–65  7–3
 
Buffalo, NY

12/29/1951*
Puerto Rico W 88–54  8–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

1/4/1952*
Wayne W 59–58  9–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

1/5/1952
Maine W 71–57  10–3 (1–0)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

1/12/1952
at Rhode Island L 62–64  10–4 (1–1)
Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI

1/16/1952*
at Wesleyan W 69–38  11–4
 
Middletown, CT

1/17/1952
New Hampshire W 75–58  12–4 (2–1)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

1/26/1952*
at Colgate L 54–76  12–5
 
Hamilton, NY

2/2/1952*
at Brown W 63–59  13–5
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI

2/4/1952*
at Boston University W 70–64  14–5
 
Boston, MA

2/8/1952*
Bucknell W 85–59  15–5
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

2/12/1952*
at Holy Cross L 53–72  15–6
 
Worcester, MA

2/15/1952
at New Hampshire W 65–61  16–6 (3–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

2/16/1952
at Maine W 66–53  17–6 (4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME

2/23/1952
Rhode Island W 72–67  18–6 (5–1)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

2/27/1952
at Massachusetts W 68–54  19–6 (6–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
3/1/1952*
at Villanova W 63–58  20–6
 
Philadelphia, PA

3/5/1952*
at St. Francis (NY) L 47–63[4]  20–7
II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 26 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. "C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  4. "Terriers Beat Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
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