1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	19–6 (7–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Charles Hovarth
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1947–48 1949–50 →

1948–49 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	7	–	1	.875	19	–	6	.760
Rhode Island State	5	–	1	.833	16	–	6	.727
Vermont	2	–	1	.667	15	–	5	.750
Massachusetts	2	–	2	.500	6	–	12	.333
New Hampshire	2	–	6	.250	7	–	10	.412
Maine	0	–	7	.000	4	–	14	.222

The 1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1948–49 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 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 third-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	American University	L 47–50	0–1
*	Springfield	W 55–45	1–1
*	Tufts	W 75–63	2–1
*	Brown	W 58–41	3–1
*	Yale	L 44–61	3–2
*	Wesleyan	W 42–38	4–2
	Vermont	W 72–48	5–2 (1–0)
*	Wayne	W 44–39	6–2
*	Buffalo	W 52–39	7–2
*	New York University	L 51–70	7–3
*	Colby	W 58–39	8–3
	Maine	W 63–43	9–3 (2–0)
	Rhode Island	W 58–48	10–3 (3–0)
	Massachusetts	W 80–48	11–3 (4–0)
	New Hampshire	W 66–37	12–3 (5–0)
	Maine	W 58–29	13–3 (6–0)
*	Coast Guard	W 60–47	14–3
*	Boston University	W 44–43	15–3
*	Wesleyan	W 62–41	16–3
	New Hampshire	W 52–43	17–3 (7–0)
*	Brown	L 45–57	17–4
*	Brooklyn College	W 64–39	18–4
	Rhode Island	L 64–86	18–5 (7–1)
*	Yale	L 55–71	18–6
*	M.I.T.	W 91–52	19–6
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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v t e UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics