1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–19 (3–7 YC)
Head coach	Burr Carlson (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Jack Coniam
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1968–69 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 5–19 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 3–7 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Burr Carlson.^[1]^[2]

1968–69 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Massachusetts	9	–	1	.900	17	–	7	.708
Rhode Island	7	–	3	.700	10	–	15	.400
Maine	5	–	5	.500	10	–	13	.435
Vermont	3	–	7	.300	14	–	11	.560
New Hampshire	3	–	7	.300	9	–	15	.375
Connecticut	3	–	7	.300	5	–	19	.208

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1968*	at Yale	L 70–89	0–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/7/1968*	at Boston College	L 75–105	0–2	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/13/1968	at New Hampshire	L 78–97	0–3 (0–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/14/1968*	Fordham	L 55–66	0–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/17/1968	Massachusetts	L 66–80	0–5 (0–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/21/1968*	Holy Cross	L 63–67	0–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/28/1968*	at San Jose State	L 83–96	0–7	City National Civic San Jose, CA
12/30/1968*	at UC Santa Barbara	L 70–84	0–8	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA
1/1/1969*	at Utah	L 85–105	0–9	Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, UT
1/4/1969*	Dartmouth	L 62–74	0–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/8/1969*	Syracuse Rivalry	W 103–84	1–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/11/1969	Rhode Island	W 102–92	2–10 (1–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/23/1969	at Vermont	L 87–99	2–11 (1–3)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
1/25/1969*	Manhattan	L 78–93	2–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/1/1969	Vermont	W 96–78	3–12 (2–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/4/1969*	at Seton Hall	L 79–81	3–13	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
2/8/1969	at Maine	L 88–116	3–14 (2–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/11/1969*	Boston University	W 74–72	4–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/15/1969	at Massachusetts	L 70–85	4–15 (2–5)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/17/1969	Maine	L 70–84	4–16 (2–6)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1969	New Hampshire	W 88–84	5–16 (3–6)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/22/1969*	at Long Island	L 46–86	5–17	Paramount Theatre Brooklyn, NY
2/25/1969*	Rutgers	L 79–81	5–18	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/1/1969	at Rhode Island	L 72–92	5–19 (3–7)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 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 December 12, 2015.

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