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1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record16–8 (9–2 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachBurr Carlson
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons
1965–66 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

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  1. ^ a b 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.