1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
Record	23–3 (10–0 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Burr Carlson
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1963–64 1965–66 →

1964–65 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	10	–	0	1.000	23	–	3	.885
Massachusetts	8	–	2	.800	13	–	11	.542
Rhode Island	6	–	4	.600	15	–	11	.577
Maine	4	–	6	.400	13	–	10	.565
Vermont	1	–	9	.100	7	–	13	.350
New Hampshire	1	–	9	.100	2	–	19	.095

The 1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1964–65 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 10–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the First Round in the 1965 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Fred Shabel.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1964*	American International	W 98–67	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/5/1964*	at Yale	W 68–47	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/9/1964*	Harvard	W 78–30	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/12/1964*	at Boston College	W 85–81 ^OT	4–0	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/15/1964	Massachusetts	W 77–67	5–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/17/1964	at Maine	W 89–62	6–0 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
12/19/1964*	Fordham	W 59–51	7–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/31/1964*	vs. Cornell Queen City Tournament	W 75–63	8–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
1/2/1965*	vs. Virginia Queen City Tournament	L 63–68	8–1	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
1/5/1965*	Holy Cross	L 62–77	8–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/9/1965	Vermont	W 111–66	9–2 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/12/1965	at New Hampshire	W 82–62	10–2 (4–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/16/1965	Rhode Island	W 78–68	11–2 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/27/1965*	Temple	W 71–61	12–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/30/1965	at Vermont	W 107–60	13–2 (6–0)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
2/3/1965*	Rutgers	W 103–73	14–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/6/1965	Maine	W 95–59	15–2 (7–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/9/1965	at Massachusetts	W 70–63	16–2 (8–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/13/1965*	at Holy Cross	W 87–76	17–2	Worcester, MA
2/16/1965*	Boston University	W 87–86	18–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/20/1965*	American	W 115–60	19–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/24/1965*	at Manhattan	W 80–75 ^OT	20–2	New York, NY
2/27/1965	New Hampshire	W 109–61	21–2 (9–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/3/1965*	at Colgate	W 101–66	22–2	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
3/6/1965	at Rhode Island	W 88–73	23–2 (10–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1965*	vs. St. Joseph's First Round	L 61–67	23–3	Philadelphia, PA
*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 November 29, 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 November 29, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 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 November 29, 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics