1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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]

1951–52 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record20–7 (6–1 YC)
Head coach
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1951–52 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Connecticut61 .857207 .741
Rhode Island62 .7501013 .435
Vermont31 .750146 .700
New Hampshire45 .444119 .550
Maine26 .250712 .368
Massachusetts06 .000417 .190

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1951*
American InternationalW 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*
TuftsW 78–52 2–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/8/1951*
BuffaloW 72–69 3–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/12/1951*
BrownW 86–65 4–1
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/15/1951*
Boston CollegeL 53–57 4–2
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/18/1951*
at YaleW 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 BuffaloL 58–65 7–3
 
Buffalo, NY
12/29/1951*
Puerto RicoW 88–54 8–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/4/1952*
WayneW 59–58 9–3
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/5/1952
MaineW 71–57 10–3 (1–0)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/12/1952
at Rhode IslandL 62–64 10–4 (1–1)
Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI
1/16/1952*
at WesleyanW 69–38 11–4
 
Middletown, CT
1/17/1952
New HampshireW 75–58 12–4 (2–1)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/26/1952*
at ColgateL 54–76 12–5
 
Hamilton, NY
2/2/1952*
at BrownW 63–59 13–5
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
2/4/1952*
at Boston UniversityW 70–64 14–5
 
Boston, MA
2/8/1952*
BucknellW 85–59 15–5
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/12/1952*
at Holy CrossL 53–72 15–6
 
Worcester, MA
2/15/1952
at New HampshireW 65–61 16–6 (3–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/16/1952
at MaineW 66–53 17–6 (4–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/23/1952
Rhode IslandW 72–67 18–6 (5–1)
Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/27/1952
at MassachusettsW 68–54 19–6 (6–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
3/1/1952*
at VillanovaW 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