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1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1954–55 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–5 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1955 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by ninth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record20–5 (8–0 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachNick Rodis
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons
1954–55 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 7 – 0   1.000 20 – 5   .800
Vermont 4 – 1   .800 6 – 15   .286
Massachusetts 4 – 2   .667 10 – 14   .417
Rhode Island 5 – 3   .625 17 – 10   .630
Maine 1 – 7   .125 4 – 13   .235
New Hampshire 1 – 9   .100 4 – 14   .222

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1954
 Rhode Island W 116–77  1–0 (1–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/3/1954*
 St. Joseph's (PA) W 79–78  2–0
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/8/1954*
 at Yale W 83–57  3–0
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
12/13/1954*
 at Boston College W 117–74  4–0
  
Boston, MA
12/17/1954*
 American International W 103–78  5–0
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/21/1954*
 at Manhattan W 90–79  6–0
  
Manhattan, NY
12/27/1954*
 Harvard
New England Tournament 		W 98–60  7–0
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/28/1954*
 Brown
New England Tournament 		W 91–68  8–0
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/29/1954*
 Dartmouth
New England Tournament 		L 68–69  8–1
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/5/1955
 New Hampshire W 102–84  9–1 (2–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/6/1955
 Maine W 99–58  10–1 (3–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/8/1955
 Rhode Island W 92–83  11–1 (4–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/11/1955*
 Boston University W 84–75  12–1
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/15/1955*
 Boston College W 95–76  13–1
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/29/1955*
 at Northeastern W 72–44  14–1
 Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
2/2/1955*
 Fordham L 65–70  14–2
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/5/1955*
 Colgate W 93–85  15–2
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/8/1955*
 at Dartmouth L 54–69  15–3
 Alumni Gymnasium 
Hanover, NH
2/11/1955
 at New Hampshire W 103–85  16–3 (5–0)
 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/12/1955
 at Maine W 116–73  17–3 (6–0)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/16/1955*
 at Rutgers W 91–78  18–3
 College Avenue Gymnasium 
Newark, NJ
2/19/1955
 at Rhode Island W 90–72  19–3 (7–0)
 Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
2/22/1955
 Massachusetts W 93–75  20–3 (8–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/26/1955*
 Holy Cross L 58–60  20–4
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
National Invitation Tournament
3/12/1955*
 vs. St. Louis
First Round 		L 103–110  20–5
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 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. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
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