1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	16–8 (9–2 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Burr Carlson
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

1965–66 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	9	–	1		.900			20	–	8		.714
Connecticut	9	–	1		.900			16	–	8		.667
Massachusetts	5	–	5		.500			11	–	13		.458
Maine	4	–	6		.400			9	–	13		.409
Vermont	3	–	7		.300			12	–	8		.600
New Hampshire	0	–	10		.000			3	–	21		.125

The 1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1965–66 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Fred Shabel.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1965*		at American International	W 89–72	1–0	Springfield, MA
12/4/1965*		Yale	W 95–73	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/7/1965*		Manhattan	W 76–55	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/11/1965*		Boston College	L 74–90	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/13/1965		at Maine	W 84–69	4–1 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
12/18/1965*		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 62–87	4–2	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
12/21/1965*		at Fordham	L 62–72	4–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
12/28/1965*		at Baylor	W 96–88	5–3	Extraco Events Center  Waco, TX
12/30/1965*		at Southern Methodist	L 66–80	5–4	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
1/5/1966*		Holy Cross	L 72–73	5–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/12/1966		New Hampshire	W 119–74	6–5 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/15/1966		at Rhode Island	L 68–82	6–6 (2–1)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
1/28/1966*		Colgate	W 97–94	7–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/29/1966		Vermont	W 96–64	8–6 (3–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/2/1966		at Massachusetts	W 90–60	9–6 (4–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
2/5/1966		Maine	W 114–58	10–6 (5–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/8/1966*		at Boston University	W 62–43	11–6	Boston, MA
2/12/1966*		at Holy Cross	L 70–73	11–7	Worcester, MA
2/15/1966		at New Hampshire	W 113–62	12–7 (6–1)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
2/19/1966		Massachusetts	W 91–64	13–7 (7–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/23/1966*		at Rutgers	W 96–84	14–7	College Avenue Gymnasium  Newark, NJ
2/26/1966		at Vermont	W 92–70	15–7 (8–1)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
3/1/1966		Rhode Island	W 96–74	16–7 (9–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/4/1966		Rhode Island Yankee Conference Play-off	L 62–67	16–8 (9–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
*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 December 4, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.