1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
National Invitation Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	20–5 (8–0 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (9th season);
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1953–54 1955–56 →

1954–55 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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]

Schedule

Date time, TV	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

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

[autogenerated1-1] 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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