1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference Yankee Conference
1949–50 record 17–8 (5–2 YC)
Head coach Hugh Greer (4th year)
Assistant coach James Connors
Assistant coach Charles Muzikevik
Home arena Hawley Armory
1949–50 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 6 1   .857     18 8   .692
Connecticut 5 2   .714     17 8   .680
Vermont 2 3   .400     9 11   .450
Massachusetts 2 3   .400     8 11   .421
Maine 3 5   .375     13 6   .684
New Hampshire 1 5   .167     4 11   .267

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]

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. 1 2 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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