1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Yankee Conference
1963–64 record	16–11 (9–2 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (1st season)
Assistant coach	George L. Wigton
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

The 1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1963–64 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions and made it to the Elite Eight in the 1964 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 first-year head coach Fred Shabel.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1963*	American International	W 95–49	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/7/1963*	Yale	L 60–64	1–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/10/1963	at Massachusetts	L 59–60	1–2 (0–1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/14/1963*	Boston College	W 108–81	2–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/18/1963*	at Fordham	W 59–51	3–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
12/21/1963*	at Canisius	L 66–84	3–3	Buffalo, NY
1/4/1964*	Manhattan	W 73–57	4–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/9/1964*	at Boston University	L 53–55	4–4	Boston, MA
1/11/1964	New Hampshire	W 73–60	5–4 (1–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/13/1964	Maine	W 71–58	6–4 (2–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/18/1964	Rhode Island	W 43–41	7–4 (3–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/29/1964*	at Temple	L 45–53	7–5	Philadelphia, PA
2/2/1964	at Vermont	W 79–46	8–5 (4–1)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
2/5/1964*	at Rutgers	L 67–68	8–6	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
2/8/1964	at Maine	W 80–53	9–6 (5–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/11/1964	Massachusetts	W 72–50	10–6 (6–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/14/1964	Vermont	W 90–64	11–6 (7–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/15/1964*	Holy Cross	L 57–62	11–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1964*	at Holy Cross	L 56–60	11–8	Worcester, MA
2/22/1964*	Colgate	W 100–62	12–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1964	at New Hampshire	W 58–55	13–8 (8–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/29/1964	at Rhode Island	L 53–54	13–9 (8–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/4/1964	at Rhode Island Yankee Conference Play-off	W 61–60	14–9 (9–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/6/1964*	Syracuse Rivalry	L 49–58	14–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/9/1964*	vs. Temple First Round	W 53–48	15–10	Philadelphia, PA
3/14/1964*	vs. Princeton Sweet Sixteen	W 52–50	16–10	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
3/16/1964*	vs. Duke Elite Eight	L 54–101	16–11	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
*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 27 November 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 27 November 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 27 November 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 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 27 November 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
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1963–64 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	2	.800	19	–	8	.704
Connecticut	8	–	2	.800	16	–	11	.593
Massachusetts	5	–	5	.500	15	–	9	.625
Vermont	4	–	6	.400	11	–	10	.524
Maine	3	–	7	.300	12	–	11	.522
New Hampshire	2	–	8	.200	8	–	15	.348