1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

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	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

^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 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 20, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 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.

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