1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–7 (8–2 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (13th season);
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1958–59 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1959 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by thirteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

1958–59 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	8	–	2	.800	17	–	7	.708
Maine	7	–	3	.700	15	–	7	.682
Massachusetts	5	–	5	.500	11	–	13	.458
Rhode Island	5	–	5	.500	8	–	12	.400
Vermont	4	–	6	.400	12	–	10	.545
New Hampshire	1	–	9	.100	9	–	14	.391

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1958*	American International	W 76–63	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/6/1958*	at Yale	W 60–52	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/9/1958	New Hampshire	W 77–46	3–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/13/1958*	at Boston College	L 55–81	3–1	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/15/1958	Massachusetts	W 71–67	4–1 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/17/1958*	at Colgate	W 72–57	5–1	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
12/20/1958*	vs. Manhattan	W 59–57	6–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/22/1958*	Georgetown Rivalry	W 76–68	7–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/27/1958*	Temple	W 64–46	8–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/3/1959*	Fordham	W 74–63	9–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/6/1959	Maine	W 73–58	10–1 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/10/1959*	Holy Cross	L 50–74	10–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/13/1959	at New Hampshire	W 65–51	11–2 (4–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/17/1959	at Vermont	W 82–69	12–2 (5–0)	Burlington, VT
1/31/1959	Maine	W 72–61	13–2 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/7/1959	Vermont	L 60–61	13–3 (6–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/10/1959*	at Boston University	L 55–67	13–4	Boston, MA
2/14/1959	Rhode Island	W 70–64	14–4 (7–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/16/1959	at Massachusetts	L 79–80 ^OT	14–5 (7–2)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/18/1959*	Syracuse Rivalry	L 64–72	14–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/21/1959*	at Holy Cross	W 71–69	15–6	Worcester, MA
3/4/1959	at Rhode Island	W 87–63	16–6 (8–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/7/1959*	at Rutgers	W 80–55	17–6	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
NCAA Tournament
3/10/1959*	vs. Boston University First Round	L 58–60	17–7	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]

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