1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference regular season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	22–4 (6–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (5th season);
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1949–50 1951–52 →

1950–51 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1	.857	22	–	4	.846
Vermont	4	–	1	.800	14	–	6	.700
Rhode Island State	5	–	2	.714	13	–	15	.464
Maine	2	–	5	.286	5	–	13	.278
Massachusetts	1	–	3	.250	6	–	15	.286
New Hampshire	0	–	6	.000	4	–	12	.250

The 1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950–51 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 22–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1951 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1950*	American International	W 68–46	1–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/2/1950*	Springfield	W 46–44	2–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/6/1950*	at Tufts	W 68–59	3–0	New York, NY
12/9/1950*	at Brown	W 64–58	4–0	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
12/13/1950*	Yale	W 71–65	5–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/15/1950*	at R.P.I.	L 67–72	5–1	Houston Field House Troy, NY
12/16/1950*	at McGill	W 50–41	6–1	Montreal, QC
12/21/1950*	Colby	W 66–61	7–1	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/23/1950*	Boston College	W 56–52	8–1	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
12/26/1950*	at Buffalo	W 61–51	9–1	Buffalo, NY
1/5/1951	Maine	W 68–52	10–1 (1–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/6/1951	Vermont	W 71–43	11–1 (2–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/10/1951*	at Northeastern	W 75–55	12–1	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
1/13/1951	Rhode Island	L 72–77	12–2 (2–1)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
1/27/1951*	at Muhlenberg	W 52–44	13–2	Allentown, PA
1/30/1951*	at American International	W 66–55	14–2	Springfield, MA
2/3/1951*	at Springfield	W 54–49	15–2	Springfield, MA
2/7/1951*	Brown	L 58–60	15–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/10/1951*	Wesleyan	W 74–51	16–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/13/1951*	Temple	W 76–61	17–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/16/1951*	at New Hampshire	W 85–54	18–3 (3–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/17/1951	at Maine	W 83–62	19–3 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/20/1951*	Boston University	W 74–59	20–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
2/24/1951	at Rhode Island	W 75–70	21–3 (5–1)	Rodman Hall Kingston, RI
2/28/1951	Massachusetts	W 92–50	22–3 (6–1)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament
3/20/1951*	vs. St. John's First Round	L 52–63	22–4	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

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 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 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.

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