1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
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]
1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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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 season) |
Assistant coach | Burr Carlson |
Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House |
1966–67 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | 9 | – | 15 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
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References
- 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.
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