1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
1950–51 record	22–4 (6–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (5th season)
Home arena	Hawley Armory

The 1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950–51 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 22–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1951 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1950*	American International	W 68–46	1–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/2/1950*	Springfield	W 46–44	2–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/6/1950*	at Tufts	W 68–59	3–0	New York, NY
12/9/1950*	at Brown	W 64–58	4–0	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
12/13/1950*	Yale	W 71–65	5–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/15/1950*	at R.P.I.	L 67–72	5–1	Houston Field House Troy, NY
12/16/1950*	at McGill	W 50–41	6–1	Montreal, QC
12/21/1950*	Colby	W 66–61	7–1	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/23/1950*	Boston College	W 56–52	8–1	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/26/1950*	at Buffalo	W 61–51	9–1	Buffalo, NY
1/5/1951	Maine	W 68–52	10–1 (1–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/6/1951	Vermont	W 71–43	11–1 (2–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/10/1951*	at Northeastern	W 75–55	12–1	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
1/13/1951	Rhode Island	L 72–77	12–2 (2–1)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/27/1951*	at Muhlenberg	W 52–44	13–2	Allentown, PA
1/30/1951*	at American International	W 66–55	14–2	Springfield, MA
2/3/1951*	at Springfield	W 54–49	15–2	Springfield, MA
2/7/1951*	Brown	L 58–60	15–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/10/1951*	Wesleyan	W 74–51	16–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/13/1951*	Temple	W 76–61	17–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/16/1951*	at New Hampshire	W 85–54	18–3 (3–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/17/1951	at Maine	W 83–62	19–3 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/20/1951*	Boston University	W 74–59	20–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/24/1951	at Rhode Island	W 75–70	21–3 (5–1)	Rodman Hall Kingston, RI
2/28/1951	Massachusetts	W 92–50	22–3 (6–1)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/20/1951*	vs. St. John's First Round	L 52–63	22–4	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 24 October 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 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 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.

[3] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 25 October 2015.

UConn 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) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1950–51 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1	.857	22	–	4	.846
Vermont	4	–	1	.800	14	–	6	.700
Rhode Island	5	–	2	.714	13	–	15	.464
Maine	2	–	5	.286	5	–	13	.278
Massachusetts	1	–	3	.250	6	–	15	.286
New Hampshire	0	–	6	.000	4	–	12	.250