1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
1961–62 record	16–8 (7–3 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (16th year)
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Assistant coach	George L. Wigton
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

1961–62 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	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

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

1 2 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.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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

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