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1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1947–48 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 6 1   .857 17 6   .739
Rhode Island 5 1   .833 17 6   .739
Vermont 2 1   .667 14 6   .700
Maine 2 5   .286 11 7   .611
New Hampshire 2 5   .286 5 12   .294
Massachusetts 0 4   .000 2 14   .125

The 1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1947–48 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
American University W 48–37  1–0
 
 
*
St. Anselm's W 69–55  2–0
 
 
*
Arnold W 45–35  3–0
 
 
*
Brown W 59–38  4–0
 
 
*
New York University L 55–68  4–1
 
 
*
Wesleyan W 54–37  5–1
 
 
*
Northeastern W 64–41  6–1
 
 
*
Akron L 48–60  6–2
 
 
*
Western Reserve L 49–63  6–3
 
 

Maine W 63–29  7–3 (1–0)
 
 

Rhode Island L 63–65  7–4 (1–1)
 
 

Massachusetts W 58–20  8–4 (2–1)
 
 
*
American University W 52–48  9–4
 
 
*
Yale L 50–57  9–5
 
 

Maine W 46–39  10–5 (3–1)
 
 
*
Champlain W 49–38  11–5
 
 

Vermont W 54–39  12–5 (4–1)
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 52–40  13–5
 
 
*
Army W 50–49  14–5
 
 
*
Brown W 57–41  15–5
 
 

New Hampshire W 70–47  16–5 (5–1)
 
 

Rhode Island W 89–80  17–5 (6–1)
 
 
*
Yale L 53–57  17–6
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.