1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
1960–61 record	11–13 (6–4 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (15th year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

The 1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1960–61 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 11–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–4 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1960*	American International	W 78–56	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/3/1960*	at Yale	L 55–63	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/9/1960*	at Boston College	L 96–110	1–2	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/13/1960	Massachusetts	W 72–70	2–2 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/15/1960	at Vermont	W 84–73	3–2 (2–0)	Burlington, VT
12/17/1960*	Fordham	W 74–71	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/20/1960*	Brown	W 85–71	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/31/1960*	vs. Drake Queen City Invitational	L 81–90	5–3	Buffalo, NY
1/2/1961*	vs. Princeton Queen City Invitational	L 68–76	5–4	Buffalo, NY
1/4/1961*	Rutgers	W 95–74	6–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1961*	at Holy Cross	L 85–103	6–5	Worcester, MA
1/10/1961*	at Boston University	L 73–77	6–6	Boston, MA
1/12/1961	at New Hampshire	W 79–77	7–6 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/14/1961	Rhode Island	W 74–68	8–6 (4–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/28/1961	Vermont	W 81–61	9–6 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/31/1961	at Maine	L 55–74	9–7 (5–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/2/1961*	at Manhattan	W 73–71	10–7	New York, NY
2/8/1961	New Hampshire	L 84–91	10–8 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1961	Maine	W 73–60	11–8 (6–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/14/1961	at Massachusetts	L 54–74	11–9 (6–3)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/18/1961*	Holy Cross	L 89–98	11–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1961*	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 80–99	11–11	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
3/3/1961*	at Colgate	L 30–71	11–12	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
3/4/1961	at Rhode Island	L 61–73	11–13 (6–4)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
*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

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

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