1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

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	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

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 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 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 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.

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