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1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1951–52 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–7 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. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by sixth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record20–7 (6–1 YC)
Head coach
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1951–52 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 6 – 1   .857 20 – 7   .741
Rhode Island 6 – 2   .750 10 – 13   .435
Vermont 3 – 1   .750 14 – 6   .700
New Hampshire 4 – 5   .444 11 – 9   .550
Maine 2 – 6   .250 7 – 12   .368
Massachusetts 0 – 6   .000 4 – 17   .190

Schedule edit

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1951*
 American International W 75–55  1–0
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/1/1951*
 St. Francis (NY) L 69–77[3]  1–1
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/5/1951*
 Tufts W 78–52  2–1
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/8/1951*
 Buffalo W 72–69  3–1
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/12/1951*
 Brown W 86–65  4–1
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/15/1951*
 Boston College L 53–57  4–2
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/18/1951*
 at Yale W 56–47  5–2
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
12/20/1951*
 V.M.I. W 63–47  6–2
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/21/1951*
 V.M.I. W 74–55  7–2
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/27/1951*
 at Buffalo L 58–65  7–3
  
Buffalo, NY
12/29/1951*
 Puerto Rico W 88–54  8–3
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/4/1952*
 Wayne W 59–58  9–3
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/5/1952
 Maine W 71–57  10–3 (1–0)
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/12/1952
 at Rhode Island L 62–64  10–4 (1–1)
 Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI
1/16/1952*
 at Wesleyan W 69–38  11–4
  
Middletown, CT
1/17/1952
 New Hampshire W 75–58  12–4 (2–1)
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/26/1952*
 at Colgate L 54–76  12–5
  
Hamilton, NY
2/2/1952*
 at Brown W 63–59  13–5
 Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
2/4/1952*
 at Boston University W 70–64  14–5
  
Boston, MA
2/8/1952*
 Bucknell W 85–59  15–5
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/12/1952*
 at Holy Cross L 53–72  15–6
  
Worcester, MA
2/15/1952
 at New Hampshire W 65–61  16–6 (3–1)
 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/16/1952
 at Maine W 66–53  17–6 (4–1)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/23/1952
 Rhode Island W 72–67  18–6 (5–1)
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/27/1952
 at Massachusetts W 68–54  19–6 (6–1)
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
3/1/1952*
 at Villanova W 63–58  20–6
  
Philadelphia, PA
3/5/1952*
 at St. Francis (NY) L 47–63[4]  20–7
 II Corps Artillery Armory 
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
  3. ^ "C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Terriers Beat Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
  5. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
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