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 | |
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Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 20–7 (6–1 YC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Hawley Armory |
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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
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
References
edit- ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
- ^ "C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ "Terriers Beat Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.