1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
1966–67 record	17–7 (9–1 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (4th year)
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

The 1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1966–67 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 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 in the 1967 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 fourth-year head coach Fred Shabel.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
12/1/1966*	American International	W 81–58	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/3/1966*	at Yale	L 57–65	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/7/1966	at New Hampshire	W 77–56	2–1 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/10/1966*	at Boston College	L 69–87	2–2	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/14/1966*	St. Francis (NY)	W 85–61	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/17/1966*	East Carolina	W 89–60	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/28/1966*	George Washington Basketball Classic	W 89–69	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/30/1966*	Virginia Basketball Classic	W 100–79	6–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/4/1967*	Holy Cross	L 69–74 ^OT	6–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1967	at Vermont	W 58–49	7–3 (2–0)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
1/14/1967	Rhode Island	W 80–78	8–3 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/16/1967	Vermont	W 99–70	9–3 (4–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/21/1967*	Fordham	W 67–66	10–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/1/1967	Massachusetts	W 66–59	11–3 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/4/1967	Maine	W 109–65	12–3 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/6/1967*	Syracuse Rivalry	L 79–90	12–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1967*	Boston University	W 113–64	13–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/13/1967	at Maine	W 114–88	14–4 (7–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/18/1967	at Massachusetts	W 60–59	15–4 (8–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/21/1967	New Hampshire	W 114–75	16–4 (9–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/23/1967*	Rutgers	W 84–77	17–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1967	at Rhode Island	L 86–87	17–5 (9–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/1/1967*	at Holy Cross	L 61–70	17–6	Worcester, MA
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1967*	vs. Boston College First Round	L 42–48	17–7	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 5 December 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 5 December 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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