1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Yankee Conference
1953–54 record 23–3 (8–0 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (8th year)
Home arena Hawley Armory

The 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1953–54 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1954 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1953
at Rhode Island W 90–81  1–0 (1–0)
Keaney Gymnasium
Kingston, RI
12/3/1953*
American International W 77–49  2–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/5/1953*
Yale W 56–52  3–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/8/1953*
at Colby W 79–65  4–0
Wadsworth Gymnasium
Waterville, ME
12/12/1953*
at Bucknell W 80–64  5–0

Lewisburg, PA
12/19/1953*
St. Joseph's (PA) W 85–77  6–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
12/28/1953*
vs. Brown
New England Tournament
W 87–63  7–0
Alumni Gymnasium
Hanover, NH
12/29/1953*
vs. Springfield
New England Tournament
W 80–67  8–0
Alumni Gymnasium
Hanover, NH
12/30/1953*
at Dartmouth
New England Tournament
W 70–58  9–0
Alumni Gymnasium
Hanover, NH
1/5/1954
Maine W 108–60  10–0 (2–0)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
1/6/1954
New Hampshire W 104–48  11–0 (3–0)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
1/9/1954
Rhode Island W 78–54  12–0 (4–0)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
1/12/1954*
at Boston University W 62–55  13–0

Boston, MA
1/16/1954*
Boston College W 106–81  14–0
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/3/1954*
at Fordham L 63–70  14–1
Rose Hill Gymnasium
New York, NY
2/6/1954*
at Colgate L 68–74  14–2

Hamilton, NY
2/9/1954*
at Wagner W 71–61  15–2

New York, NY
2/12/1954
at New Hampshire W 107–68  16–2 (5–0)
Lundholm Gym
Durham, NH
2/13/1954
at Maine W 102–61  17–2 (6–0)
Memorial Gymnasium
Orono, ME
2/16/1954*
Rutgers W 91–78  18–2
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/20/1954
Rhode Island W 79–74  19–2 (7–0)
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
2/25/1954
at Massachusetts W 75–66  20–2 (8–0)
Curry Hicks Cage
Amherst, MA
2/27/1954*
at Holy Cross W 78–77  21–2

Worcester, MA
3/1/1954*
Tufts W 91–69  22–2
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
3/3/1954*
Columbia W 80–64  23–2
Hawley Armory
Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1954*
vs. Navy
First Round
L 80–85  23–3
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
Buffalo, 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 3 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 3 November 2015.
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