1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1949–50 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceYankee Conference
1949–50 record17–8 (5–2 YC)
Head coachHugh Greer (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • James Connors
  • Charles Muzikevik
Home arenaHawley Armory
1949–50 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rhode Island 61 .857  188  .692
Connecticut 52 .714  178  .680
Vermont 23 .400  911  .450
Massachusetts 23 .400  811  .421
Maine 35 .375  136  .684
New Hampshire 15 .167  411  .267

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
American International W 66–51  1–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Springfield W 56–36  2–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Tufts W 56–39  3–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
at Brown L 59–69  3–1
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
*
at Yale L 44–62  3–2
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
*
Manhattan L 56–71  3–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Pittsburgh L 35–52  3–4
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
Muhlenberg L 61–73  3–5
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

Maine W 65–56  4–5 (1–0)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

at Rhode Island L 65–83  4–6 (1–1)
Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI
*
Wayne W 65–47  5–6
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

at Massachusetts L 57–61  5–7 (1–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
*
Northeastern W 77–40  6–7
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

New Hampshire W 73–35  7–7 (2–2)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
at Buffalo W 56–40  8–7
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
*
at Dartmouth W 78–71  9–7
Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH

at Vermont W 61–44  10–7 (3–2)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
*
at Springfield L 58–59  10–8
 
Springfield, MA
*
Brown W 74–60  11–8
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
at Wesleyan W 82–58  12–8
 
Middletown, CT
*
at Bates W 77–70  13–8
 
Lewiston, ME

at Maine W 67–58  14–8 (4–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
*
Boston University W 107–67  15–8
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT

Rhode Island W 74–71  16–8 (5–2)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*
M.I.T. W 82–44  17–8
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 24 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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