1969–70 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1969–70 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1969–70 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	14–9 (8–2 YC)
Head coach	Dee Rowe (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Fred Barakat; Dick Stewart;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Massachusetts	8	–	2	.800	18	–	7	.720
Connecticut	8	–	2	.800	14	–	9	.609
Rhode Island	7	–	3	.700	16	–	10	.615
New Hampshire	3	–	7	.300	12	–	11	.522
Vermont	3	–	7	.300	8	–	16	.333
Maine	1	–	9	.100	7	–	17	.292

The 1969–70 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1969–70 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 14–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Dee Rowe.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1969*	Fairfield	W 65–64	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/6/1969*	Yale	W 91–77	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/10/1969	New Hampshire	W 81–61	3–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/13/1969*	Boston College	W 77–72	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/16/1969	at Massachusetts	W 88–71	5–0 (2–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/20/1969*	at Holy Cross	L 104–122	5–1	Worcester, MA
12/23/1969*	Manhattan	L 62–75	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/27/1969*	vs. Villanova Quaker City Tournament	L 71–89	5–3	Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
12/29/1969*	vs. Wake Forest Quaker City Tournament	L 77–103	5–4	Spectrum Philadelphia, PA
1/5/1970	at Maine	W 83–75	6–4 (3–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
1/10/1970	at Rhode Island	W 77–74 ^OT	7–4 (4–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
1/22/1970	at Vermont	W 85–75	8–4 (5–0)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
1/24/1970*	at Dartmouth	L 83–88	8–5	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
1/26/1970*	at Boston University	W 90–81 ^OT	9–5	Boston, MA
1/31/1970	Vermont	L 63–69	9–6 (5–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/3/1970*	at Fordham	W 66–64	10–6	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
2/7/1970	Maine	W 99–74	11–6 (6–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1970*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 80–101	11–7	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
2/14/1970	Massachusetts	L 65–71	11–8 (6–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/18/1970	at New Hampshire	W 80–69	12–8 (7–2)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/21/1970*	Colgate	W 96–82	13–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/24/1970*	at Rutgers	L 84–90 ^OT	13–9	College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ
2/28/1970	Rhode Island	W 35–32	14–9 (8–2)	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

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 12 December 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. Retrieved 12 December 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 12 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 12 December 2015.

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