1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Yankee Conference
1959–60 record 17–9 (8–2 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (14th year)
Home arena Hugh S. Greer Field House

The 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959–60 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1960 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1959*
American International W 82–52  1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
12/5/1959*
Yale W 66–55  2–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
12/9/1959
at New Hampshire W 75–51  3–0 (1–0)
Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
12/12/1959*
Boston College W 84–67  4–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
12/15/1959
at Massachusetts L 60–62  4–1 (1–1)
Curry Hicks Cage
Amherst, MA
12/19/1959*
at Rutgers W 74–62  5–1
College Avenue Gymnasium
Newark, NJ
12/22/1959*
Santa Clara L 47–54  5–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
1/2/1960*
at Fordham W 80–66  6–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium
Bronx, NY
1/5/1960
New Hampshire W 75–52  7–2 (2–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
1/9/1960*
Holy Cross L 49–52  7–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
1/13/1960*
Boston University W 78–60  8–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
1/16/1960*
at Niagara L 72–112  8–4
Gallagher Center
Lewiston, NY
1/30/1960*
Manhattan W 64–56  9–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
2/2/1960*
at Syracuse
Rivalry
L 64–65  9–5
Oncenter War Memorial Arena
Syracuse, NY
2/4/1960
at Vermont W 71–65  10–5 (3–1)

Burlington, VT
2/6/1960
at Maine L 74–75  10–6 (3–2)
Memorial Gymnasium
Orono, ME
2/9/1960
at Rhode Island W 66–62  11–6 (4–2)
Keaney Gymnasium
Kingston, RI
2/12/1960
Maine W 91–79  12–6 (5–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
2/13/1960*
at Temple L 67–69  12–7

Philadelphia, PA
2/16/1960
Massachusetts W 71–49  13–7 (6–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
2/20/1960*
at Holy Cross L 66–98  13–8

Worcester, MA
2/23/1960*
Canisius W 96–66  14–8
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
2/27/1960
Vermont W 84–73  15–8 (7–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
3/3/1960*
Colgate W 93–67  16–8
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
3/5/1960
Rhode Island W 95–79  17–8 (8–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House
Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1960*
vs. NYU
First Round
L 59–78  17–9
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 11 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 11 November 2015.
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