1974–75 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1974–75 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1974–75 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	18–10 (9–3 YC)
Head coach	Dee Rowe (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Steven F. Bell; Dom Perno; Dan Switchenko;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1973–74 1975–76 →

1974–75 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Massachusetts	10	–	2	.833	18	–	8	.692
Connecticut	9	–	3	.750	18	–	10	.643
Vermont	8	–	4	.667	16	–	10	.615
Boston University	7	–	4	.636	12	–	13	.480
Rhode Island	3	–	7	.300	5	–	20	.200
New Hampshire	2	–	10	.167	6	–	18	.250
Maine	1	–	10	.091	11	–	14	.440

The 1974–75 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1974–75 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–10 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 first round in the 1975 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by sixth-year head coach Dee Rowe.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/30/1974*	at Yale	W 88–73	1–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/3/1974*	Cal State Fullerton	W 78–63	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/6/1974*	vs. Mississippi State Show-Me Classic	L 87–89	2–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
12/7/1974*	vs. Portland Show-Me Classic	W 69–64	3–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
12/10/1974	Vermont	W 90–84	4–1 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/14/1974	Rhode Island	W 85–68	5–1 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/4/1975	at New Hampshire	L 56–57	5–2 (2–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/10/1975*	Eastern Michigan UConn Classic	W 76–60	6–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/11/1975*	East Carolina UConn Classic	W 79–77	7–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/15/1975	New Hampshire	W 73–67	8–2 (3–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/18/1975*	at Colgate	W 80–65	9–2	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
1/22/1975*	Long Island	W 85–83	10–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/25/1975	at Vermont	L 69–70	10–3 (3–2)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
1/28/1975*	Fairfield	W 87–78	11–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/2/1975	at Maine	W 100–90 ^OT	12–3 (4–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/5/1975	Boston University	W 106–85	13–3 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/8/1975	at Massachusetts	W 80–76 ^OT	14–3 (6–2)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/11/1975*	Rutgers	W 90–89	15–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/13/1975*	at Manhattan	L 69–77	15–4	New York, NY
2/15/1975	Massachusetts	L 75–76	15–5 (6–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1975	at Boston University	W 94–79	16–5 (7–3)	Case Gym Boston, MA
2/22/1975	Maine	W 80–71	17–5 (8–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1975*	at Boston College	L 67–68	17–6	Roberts Center Boston, MA
3/1/1975	at Rhode Island	W 73–71	18–6 (9–3)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/4/1975*	Holy Cross	L 69–81	18–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
ECAC tournament
3/6/1975*	vs. Boston College Semifinals	L 56–58	18–8	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
3/8/1975*	vs. Providence Third Place Game	L 83–108	18–9	Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA
NIT
3/16/1975*	vs. South Carolina First Round	L 61–71	18–10	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 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 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 26, 2015.

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