1962–63 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1962–63 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Yankee Conference
1962–63 record 18–7 (9–1 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (17th year)
George Wigton (1st year)
Assistant coach George L. Wigton
Home arena Hugh S. Greer Field House
1962–63 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Connecticut 9 1   .900     18 7   .720
Rhode Island 8 2   .800     15 11   .577
Massachusetts 6 4   .600     12 12   .500
Maine 3 7   .300     8 15   .348
Vermont 2 8   .200     10 13   .435
New Hampshire 2 8   .200     7 17   .292

The 1962–63 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1962–63 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the first round of the 1963 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 seventeenth-year head coach Hugh Greer and first-year head coach George Wigton.[1][2]

Schedule

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

12/1/1962*
at Yale W 61–49  1–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT

12/8/1962*
at Boston College W 63–53  2–0
Roberts Center 
Boston, MA

12/12/1962
Massachusetts W 85–61  3–0 (1–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

12/15/1962*
Fordham L 66–75  3–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

12/17/1962*
American International W 64–58  4–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

12/18/1962*
at Loyola (New Orleans) L 49–51  4–2
The Den 
New Orleans, LA

1/5/1963*
at Holy Cross L 50–74  4–3
 
Worcester, MA

1/8/1963
at New Hampshire W 86–58  5–3 (2–0)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH

1/11/1963
Vermont W 88–67  6–3 (3–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

1/12/1963
Maine W 92–64  7–3 (4–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

1/24/1963*
Canisius L 65–74  7–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

1/29/1963*
Boston University W 90–76  8–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

2/2/1963
at Vermont W 95–62  9–4 (5–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT

2/6/1963*
American International W 93–67  10–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

2/9/1963
at Maine W 89–61  11–4 (6–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME

2/12/1963
at Massachusetts W 79–66  12–4 (7–0)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA

2/16/1963*
Holy Cross W 85–75  13–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

2/19/1963
at Rhode Island L 62–65  13–5 (7–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI

2/21/1963*
at Manhattan W 68–64  14–5
 
New York, NY

2/23/1963*
Rutgers W 88–63  15–5
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

2/26/1963
New Hampshire W 102–72  16–5 (8–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

3/2/1963
Rhode Island W 88–73  17–5 (9–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT

3/7/1963*
at Syracuse
Rivalry
W 92–74  18–5
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY

3/9/1963*
at Colgate L 67–69  18–6
Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
NCAA Tournament

3/11/1963*
vs. West Virginia
First Round
L 71–77  18–7
 
Philadelphia, PA
*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 22 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 22 November 2015.
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