1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference regular season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record22–4 (6–1 YC)
Head coach
Home arenaHawley Armory
1950–51 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Connecticut 61 .857224  .846
Vermont 41 .800146  .700
Rhode Island 52 .7141315  .464
Maine 25 .286513  .278
Massachusetts 13 .250615  .286
New Hampshire 06 .000412  .250

The 1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950–51 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 22–4 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 and made it to the first round of the 1951 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1950*
American International W 68–46  1–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/2/1950*
Springfield W 46–44  2–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/6/1950*
at Tufts W 68–59  3–0
 
New York, NY
12/9/1950*
at Brown W 64–58  4–0
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
12/13/1950*
Yale W 71–65  5–0
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/15/1950*
at R.P.I. L 67–72  5–1
Houston Field House 
Troy, NY
12/16/1950*
at McGill W 50–41  6–1
 
Montreal, QC
12/21/1950*
Colby W 66–61  7–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/23/1950*
Boston College W 56–52  8–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/26/1950*
at Buffalo W 61–51  9–1
 
Buffalo, NY
1/5/1951
Maine W 68–52  10–1 (1–0)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/6/1951
Vermont W 71–43  11–1 (2–0)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/10/1951*
at Northeastern W 75–55  12–1
Matthews Arena 
Boston, MA
1/13/1951
Rhode Island L 72–77  12–2 (2–1)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/27/1951*
at Muhlenberg W 52–44  13–2
 
Allentown, PA
1/30/1951*
at American International W 66–55  14–2
 
Springfield, MA
2/3/1951*
at Springfield W 54–49  15–2
 
Springfield, MA
2/7/1951*
Brown L 58–60  15–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/10/1951*
Wesleyan W 74–51  16–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/13/1951*
Temple W 76–61  17–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/16/1951*
at New Hampshire W 85–54  18–3 (3–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/17/1951
at Maine W 83–62  19–3 (4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/20/1951*
Boston University W 74–59  20–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/24/1951
at Rhode Island W 75–70  21–3 (5–1)
Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI
2/28/1951
Massachusetts W 92–50  22–3 (6–1)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament
3/20/1951*
vs. St. John's
First Round
L 52–63  22–4
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

  1. 1 2 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 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 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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