The 1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1939–40 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 9–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Don White.[1][2]
| 1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 9–7 (6–2 NEC) |
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| Home arena | Hawley Armory |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 8 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 19 | – | 3 | .864 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 6 | – | 2 | .750 | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
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St. Lawrence | L 35–39 | 0–1 |
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Brown | L 36–44 | 0–2 |
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Michigan | L 45–62 | 0–3 |
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| Northeastern | W 61–38 | 1–3 (1–0) |
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| Maine | W 56–38 | 2–3 (2–0) |
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| New Hampshire | W 66–36 | 3–3 (3–0) |
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Coast Guard | W 80–27 | 4–3 |
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| New Hampshire | W 50–46 | 5–3 (4–0) |
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| Maine | W 71–68 | 6–3 (5–0) |
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| Northeastern | W 67–49 | 7–3 (6–0) |
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Massachusetts | W 65–35 | 8–3 |
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Wesleyan | W 55–44 | 9–3 |
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| Rhode Island | L 81–102 | 9–4 (6–1) |
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Providence | L 51–55 | 9–5 |
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Worcester Polytech | L 60–63 | 9–6 |
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| Rhode Island | L 48–49 | 9–7 (6–2) |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Schedule Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
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