1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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-Mansfield, Connecticut , and were led by sixth-year head coach Hugh Greer .[ 1] [ 2]
Schedule
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-Mansfield, CT
12/1/1951 *
St. Francis (NY)
L 69–77[ 3]
1–1
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, CT
12/5/1951 *
Tufts
W 78–52
2–1
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, CT
12/8/1951 *
Buffalo
W 72–69
3–1
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, CT
12/12/1951 *
Brown
W 86–65
4–1
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, CT
12/15/1951 *
Boston College
L 53–57
4–2
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, CT
12/21/1951 *
V.M.I.
W 74–55
7–2
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, CT
1/4/1952 *
Wayne
W 59–58
9–3
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, CT
1/5/1952
Maine
W 71–57
10–3 (1–0)
Hawley Armory Storrs-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, 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-Mansfield, 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
^ 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 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics