1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	20–7 (6–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (6th season);
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

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]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

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.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

[3] "C.C.N.Y. FIVE NIPS ROANOKE, 63 TO 62". New York Times. Retrieved June 6, 2016.

[4] "Terriers Beat Connecticut". New York Times. Retrieved June 8, 2016.

[5] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

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