1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference Yankee Conference
1948–49 record 19–6 (7–1 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (3rd season)
Assistant coach Charles Hovarth
Home arena Hawley Armory
1948–49 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Connecticut 71 .875  196  .760
Rhode Island 51 .833  166  .727
Vermont 21 .667  155  .750
Massachusetts 22 .500  612  .333
New Hampshire 26 .250  710  .412
Maine 07 .000  414  .222

The 1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1948–49 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
American University L 47–50  0–1
 
 
*
Springfield W 55–45  1–1
 
 
*
Tufts W 75–63  2–1
 
 
*
Brown W 58–41  3–1
 
 
*
Yale L 44–61  3–2
 
 
*
Wesleyan W 42–38  4–2
 
 

Vermont W 72–48  5–2 (1–0)
 
 
*
Wayne W 44–39  6–2
 
 
*
Buffalo W 52–39  7–2
 
 
*
New York University L 51–70  7–3
 
 
*
Colby W 58–39  8–3
 
 

Maine W 63–43  9–3 (2–0)
 
 

Rhode Island W 58–48  10–3 (3–0)
 
 

Massachusetts W 80–48  11–3 (4–0)
 
 

New Hampshire W 66–37  12–3 (5–0)
 
 

Maine W 58–29  13–3 (6–0)
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 60–47  14–3
 
 
*
Boston University W 44–43  15–3
 
 
*
Wesleyan W 62–41  16–3
 
 

New Hampshire W 52–43  17–3 (7–0)
 
 
*
Brown L 45–57  17–4
 
 
*
Brooklyn College W 64–39  18–4
 
 

Rhode Island L 64–86  18–5 (7–1)
 
 
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Yale L 55–71  18–6
 
 
*
M.I.T. W 91–52  19–6
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 23 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.
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