1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–9 (8–2 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (14th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

1959–60 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	8	–	2		.800			17	–	9		.654
Maine	6	–	4		.600			19	–	4		.826
Massachusetts	6	–	4		.600			14	–	10		.583
Rhode Island	6	–	4		.600			12	–	14		.462
Vermont	2	–	8		.200			9	–	11		.450
New Hampshire	2	–	8		.200			9	–	14		.391

The 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959–60 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–9 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 1960 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 fourteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1959*		American International	W 82–52	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/5/1959*		Yale	W 66–55	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/9/1959		at New Hampshire	W 75–51	3–0 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
12/12/1959*		Boston College	W 84–67	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/15/1959		at Massachusetts	L 60–62	4–1 (1–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
12/19/1959*		at Rutgers	W 74–62	5–1	College Avenue Gymnasium  Newark, NJ
12/22/1959*		Santa Clara	L 47–54	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/2/1960*		at Fordham	W 80–66	6–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium  Bronx, NY
1/5/1960		New Hampshire	W 75–52	7–2 (2–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/9/1960*		Holy Cross	L 49–52	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/13/1960*		Boston University	W 78–60	8–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/16/1960*		at Niagara	L 72–112	8–4	Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
1/30/1960*		Manhattan	W 64–56	9–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/2/1960*		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 64–65	9–5	Oncenter War Memorial Arena  Syracuse, NY
2/4/1960		at Vermont	W 71–65	10–5 (3–1)	Burlington, VT
2/6/1960		at Maine	L 74–75	10–6 (3–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/9/1960		at Rhode Island	W 66–62	11–6 (4–2)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
2/12/1960		Maine	W 91–79	12–6 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/13/1960*		at Temple	L 67–69	12–7	Philadelphia, PA
2/16/1960		Massachusetts	W 71–49	13–7 (6–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/20/1960*		at Holy Cross	L 66–98	13–8	Worcester, MA
2/23/1960*		Canisius	W 96–66	14–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/27/1960		Vermont	W 84–73	15–8 (7–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/3/1960*		Colgate	W 93–67	16–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/5/1960		Rhode Island	W 95–79	17–8 (8–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1960*		vs. NYU First Round	L 59–78	17–9	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

1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 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 11, 2015.