1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	19–8 (9–3 YC)
Head coach	Dee Rowe (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Steven F. Bell Dom Perno Bob Staak
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

1973–74 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Massachusetts	11	–	1		.917			21	–	5		.808
Connecticut	9	–	3		.750			19	–	8		.704
New Hampshire	8	–	4		.667			16	–	9		.640
Rhode Island	6	–	5		.545			11	–	14		.440
Vermont	3	–	9		.250			9	–	17		.346
Boston University	2	–	9		.182			9	–	16		.360
Maine	2	–	10		.167			14	–	10		.583

The 1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1973–74 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–3 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1974 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1973*		Yale	W 102–88	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/5/1973*		Holy Cross	L 85–91	1–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/8/1973*		at Harvard	W 80–52	2–1	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, MA
12/11/1973		at Massachusetts	L 72–79	2–2 (0–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
12/15/1973*		Manhattan	W 76–72 ^OT	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/28/1973*		vs. Pittsburgh Razorback Invitational	L 63–83	3–3	Barton Coliseum  Little Rock, AR
12/29/1973*		vs. VMI Razorback Invitational	W 80–78	4–3	Barton Coliseum  Little Rock, AR
1/3/1974		New Hampshire	L 70–76	4–4 (0–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/7/1974*		Colgate	W 66–58	5–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/10/1974*		at Syracuse Rivalry	W 61–60	6–4	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
1/12/1974		Vermont	W 69–56	7–4 (1–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/16/1974*		Columbia	W 63–56	8–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/19/1974		at Maine	W 79–69	9–4 (2–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
1/22/1974		at Boston University	W 91–78	10–4 (3–2)	Case Gym  Boston, MA
1/26/1974		at Vermont	W 70–67	11–4 (4–2)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
1/30/1974*		at Holy Cross	W 71–68	12–4	Worcester, MA
2/2/1974		Maine	W 93–71	13–4 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/5/1974		at Rhode Island	L 70–80 ^3OT	13–5 (5–3)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
2/9/1974		Massachusetts	W 79–76 ^OT	14–5 (6–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/13/1974		at New Hampshire	W 72–62	15–5 (7–3)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
2/16/1974*		at Georgetown Rivalry	L 66–67	15–6	McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
2/19/1974*		at Rutgers	L 82–89	15–7	College Avenue Gymnasium  New Brunswick, NJ
2/23/1974		Rhode Island	W 72–55	16–7 (8–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/26/1974*		Boston College	W 77–69	17–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/2/1974		Boston University	W 94–71	18–7 (9–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
NIT
3/17/1974*		vs. St. John's First Round	W 82–70	19–7	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
3/21/1974*		vs. Boston College Quarterfinals	L 75–76	19–8	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. 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 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 20, 2015.