1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record17–4 (5–1 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Stan Ward
  • Paul White
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1952–53 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 5 – 1   .833 17 – 4   .810
Rhode Island 6 – 2   .750 13 – 10   .565
Maine 3 – 4   .429 7 – 10   .412
Vermont 1 – 2   .333 11 – 10   .524
New Hampshire 2 – 5   .286 8 – 10   .444
Massachusetts 1 – 4   .200 4 – 15   .211

The 1952–53 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1952–53 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–1 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 seventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1952*
 American International W 73–55  1–0
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/6/1952*
 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute W 78–48  2–0
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/9/1952*
 at Yale W 76–68  3–0
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
12/13/1952*
 Boston College W 70–51  4–0
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/16/1952*
 at Brown W 81–62  5–0
 Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, RI
12/20/1952*
 Villanova W 75–71  6–0
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
12/30/1952*
 at Rutgers W 82–73  7–0
 College Avenue Gymnasium 
Newark, NJ
1/3/1953
 Maine W 87–66  8–0 (1–0)
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/7/1953*
 Holy Cross L 67–71  8–1
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/10/1953
 Rhode Island W 80–74  9–1 (2–0)
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
1/14/1953*
 at Columbia L 59–71  9–2
 University Heights Gymnasium 
New York, NY
1/16/1953*
 Colgate W 65–64  10–2
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/7/1953*
 at St. Joseph's (PA) L 69–78  10–3
 Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
2/9/1953*
 Wagner W 64–61  11–3
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/13/1953
 at New Hampshire W 82–59  12–3 (3–0)
 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/14/1953
 at Maine W 76–66  13–3 (4–0)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/18/1953*
 Brown W 91–59  14–3
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/21/1953
 at Rhode Island L 80–82  14–4 (4–1)
 Rodman Hall 
Kingston, RI
2/26/1953
 Massachusetts W 89–51  15–4 (5–1)
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
2/28/1953*
 Boston University W 105–73  16–4
 Hawley Armory 
Storrs, CT
3/2/1953*
 at Tufts W 115–74  17–4
  
Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 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 October 30, 2015.