1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Yankee Conference
1950–51 record 22–4 (6–1 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (5th year)
Home arena Hawley Armory

The 1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950–51 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 22–4 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 and made it to the first round of the 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/30/1950*
American International W 68–46  1–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/2/1950*
Springfield W 46–44  2–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/6/1950*
at Tufts W 68–59  3–0

New York, NY
12/9/1950*
at Brown W 64–58  4–0
Marvel Gymnasium
Providence, RI
12/13/1950*
Yale W 71–65  5–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/15/1950*
at R.P.I. L 67–72  5–1
Houston Field House
Troy, NY
12/16/1950*
at McGill W 50–41  6–1

Montreal, QC
12/21/1950*
Colby W 66–61  7–1
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/23/1950*
Boston College W 56–52  8–1
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/26/1950*
at Buffalo W 61–51  9–1

Buffalo, NY
1/5/1951
Maine W 68–52  10–1 (1–0)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
1/6/1951
Vermont W 71–43  11–1 (2–0)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
1/10/1951*
at Northeastern W 75–55  12–1
Matthews Arena
Boston, MA
1/13/1951
Rhode Island L 72–77  12–2 (2–1)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
1/27/1951*
at Muhlenberg W 52–44  13–2

Allentown, PA
1/30/1951*
at American International W 66–55  14–2

Springfield, MA
2/3/1951*
at Springfield W 54–49  15–2

Springfield, MA
2/7/1951*
Brown L 58–60  15–3
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/10/1951*
Wesleyan W 74–51  16–3
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/13/1951*
Temple W 76–61  17–3
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/16/1951*
at New Hampshire W 85–54  18–3 (3–1)
Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
2/17/1951
at Maine W 83–62  19–3 (4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium
Orono, ME
2/20/1951*
Boston University W 74–59  20–3
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/24/1951
at Rhode Island W 75–70  21–3 (5–1)
Rodman Hall
Kingston, RI
2/28/1951
Massachusetts W 92–50  22–3 (6–1)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/20/1951*
vs. St. John's
First Round
L 52–63  22–4
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 24 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. "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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