1971–72 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1971–72 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	8–17 (5–5 YC)
Head coach	Dee Rowe (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Bill Gaertner Jim Valvano
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

1971–72 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	2		.800			15	–	11		.577
Maine	6	–	4		.600			15	–	10		.600
Massachusetts	6	–	4		.600			14	–	12		.538
New Hampshire	5	–	5		.500			14	–	9		.609
Connecticut	5	–	5		.500			8	–	17		.320
Vermont	0	–	10		.000			5	–	19		.208

The 1971–72 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1971–72 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 8–17 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–5 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1971*		at Dartmouth	L 89–107	0–1	Alumni Gymnasium  Hanover, NH
12/4/1971*		Yale	W 66–44	1–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/8/1971*		Fairfield	L 69–76	1–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/11/1971		Vermont	W 98–61	2–2 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/14/1971		at Massachusetts	L 67–69	2–3 (1–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
12/18/1971*		at Holy Cross	L 77–96	2–4	Worcester, MA
12/21/1971*		Columbia	W 68–62	3–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/29/1971*		at Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Classic	L 88–106	3–5	Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
12/30/1971*		vs. East Carolina Oral Roberts Classic	L 64–74	3–6	Mabee Center  Tulsa, OK
1/5/1972*		Colgate	L 66–80	3–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/8/1972		at Rhode Island	L 52–57	3–8 (1–2)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
1/12/1972*		Hawai'i	L 71–77	3–9	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/15/1972		Maine	W 72–69 ^OT	4–9 (2–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/25/1972*		Boston University	L 67–70	4–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/29/1972		at Vermont	W 63–52	5–10 (3–2)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
2/3/1972*		Georgetown Rivalry	W 89–81	6–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/5/1972		at Maine	L 51–52	6–11 (3–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/8/1972		at New Hampshire	W 77–65	7–11 (4–3)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
2/12/1972		Massachusetts	W 58–56	8–11 (5–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/16/1972		New Hampshire	L 65–73	8–12 (5–4)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/19/1972*		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 69–98	8–13	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
2/22/1972*		at Rutgers	L 86–89	8–14	College Avenue Gymnasium  New Brunswick, NJ
2/26/1972		Rhode Island	L 78–89	8–15 (5–5)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/29/1972*		Boston College	L 39–41 ^OT	8–16	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/4/1972*		Manhattan	L 71–83	8–17	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. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2015.