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1966–67 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 9 1   .900 17 7   .708
Rhode Island 8 2   .800 14 12   .538
Massachusetts 7 3   .700 11 14   .440
New Hampshire 4 6   .400 10 12   .455
Maine 1 9   .100 8 12   .400
Vermont 1 9   .100 9 15   .375

The 1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1966–67 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the first round in the 1967 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Fred Shabel.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1966*
American International W 81–58  1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/3/1966*
at Yale L 57–65  1–1
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
12/7/1966
at New Hampshire W 77–56  2–1 (1–0)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
12/10/1966*
at Boston College L 69–87  2–2
Roberts Center 
Boston, MA
12/14/1966*
St. Francis (NY) W 85–61  3–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/17/1966*
East Carolina W 89–60  4–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/28/1966*
George Washington
Basketball Classic
W 89–69  5–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/30/1966*
Virginia
Basketball Classic
W 100–79  6–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/4/1967*
Holy Cross L 69–74 OT 6–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/7/1967
at Vermont W 58–49  7–3 (2–0)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
1/14/1967
Rhode Island W 80–78  8–3 (3–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/16/1967
Vermont W 99–70  9–3 (4–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/21/1967*
Fordham W 67–66  10–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/1/1967
Massachusetts W 66–59  11–3 (5–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/4/1967
Maine W 109–65  12–3 (6–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/6/1967*
Syracuse
Rivalry
L 79–90  12–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/11/1967*
Boston University W 113–64  13–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/13/1967
at Maine W 114–88  14–4 (7–0)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/18/1967
at Massachusetts W 60–59  15–4 (8–0)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
2/21/1967
New Hampshire W 114–75  16–4 (9–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/23/1967*
Rutgers W 84–77  17–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/25/1967
at Rhode Island L 86–87  17–5 (9–1)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
3/1/1967*
at Holy Cross L 61–70  17–6
 
Worcester, MA
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1967*
vs. Boston College
First Round
L 42–48  17–7
 
Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 5 December 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. Retrieved 5 December 2015.