1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 17–10 (9–1 YC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Nick Rodis |
Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 4 | – | 17 | .190 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957–58 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 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 1958 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 twelve-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/2/1957* | American International | W 84–55 | 1–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/4/1957 | at Massachusetts | W 99–57 | 2–0 (1–0) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA | |||||||
12/7/1957* | Yale | L 74–79 | 2–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/9/1957 | at New Hampshire | W 90–50 | 3–1 (2–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||
12/11/1957* | Rutgers | W 73–63 | 4–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/14/1957* | Boston College | L 68–82 | 4–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/18/1957* | Colgate | W 82–61 | 5–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
12/26/1957* | vs. Seattle University ECAC Holiday Festival | L 67–83 | 5–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
12/28/1957* | vs. NYU ECAC Holiday Festival | W 74–68 | 6–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
12/30/1957* | vs. Pittsburgh ECAC Holiday Festival | W 68–60 | 7–3 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
1/4/1958* | Manhattan | L 57–62 | 7–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/11/1958* | Holy Cross | W 77–68 | 8–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/14/1958 | New Hampshire | W 81–69 | 9–4 (3–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/18/1958 | Vermont | W 99–85 | 10–4 (4–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
1/30/1958 | Maine | W 84–62 | 11–4 (5–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/1/1958* | at Fordham | L 70–86 | 11–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY | |||||||
2/4/1958* | Pittsburgh | L 62–77 | 11–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/6/1958 | at Vermont | W 107–95 | 12–6 (6–0) | Burlington, VT | |||||||
2/8/1958 | at Maine | W 103–62 | 13–6 (7–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME | |||||||
2/10/1958* | Boston University | W 77–71 | 14–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/12/1958* | at Northeastern | W 87–59 | 15–6 | Matthews Arena Boston, MA | |||||||
2/15/1958 | at Rhode Island | W 102–57 | 16–6 (8–0) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI | |||||||
2/18/1958 | Massachusetts | W 86–72 | 17–6 (9–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
2/25/1958* | at Holy Cross | L 89–92 | 17–7 | Worcester, MA | |||||||
3/1/1958 | Rhode Island | L 81–85 | 17–8 (9–1) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
3/8/1958* | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 70–75 | 17–9 | Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/1958* | vs. Dartmouth First Round | L 64–75 | 17–10 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*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 11, 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 July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.