1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1946–47 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Blair Gullion and first-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceYankee Conference
1946–47 record16–2 (6–1 YC)
Head coachBlair Gullion (2nd year)
Hugh Greer (1st season)
Assistant coachHugh Greer
Home arenaHawley Armory
1946–47 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont 10 1.000  193  .864
Connecticut 61 .857  162  .889
Rhode Island 41 .800  173  .850
Maine 24 .333  98  .529
Massachusetts 02 .000  412  .250
New Hampshire 05 .000  611  .353

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
New York University L 41–67  0–1
 
 
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Brown W 65–44  1–1
 
 
*
Wesleyan W 53–34  2–1
 
 
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Northeastern W 81–42  3–1
 
 

Maine W 51–38  4–1 (1–0)
 
 

Rhode Island L 57–75  4–2 (1–1)
 
 

Massachusetts W 73–37  5–2 (2–1)
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 61–29  6–2
 
 

New Hampshire W 68–38  7–2 (3–1)
 
 

Maine W 88–39  8–2 (4–1)
 
 
*
Northeastern W 77–31  9–2
 
 
*
Army W 41–39  10–2
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 74–39  11–2
 
 
*
Yale W 47–39  12–2
 
 
*
Brown W 72–41  13–2
 
 

New Hampshire W 94–45  14–2 (5–1)
 
 

Rhode Island W 83–75  15–2 (6–1)
 
 
*
Providence W 88–46  16–2
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

  1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 21 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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