1915–16 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team

1915–16 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic League of New England State Colleges
Record5–3 (2–1 ALNESC)
Head coach
  • John F. Donahue (1st season)
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona   5 0   1.000
Carleton   15 0   1.000
North Dakota Agricultural   18 0   1.000
Roanoke   9 0   1.000
Tennessee   12 0   1.000
Utah   11 0   1.000
Allegheny   10 1   .909
Montana State   10 1   .909
Nebraska Wesleyan   20 2   .909
Wake Forest   16 2   .889
Pittsburgh   15 2   .882
Seton Hall   13 2   .867
Navy   12 2   .857
Augustana (Ill.)   11 2   .846
Dayton   11 2   .846
Virginia   11 2   .846
Ripon   15 3   .833
Swarthmore   10 2   .833
New Mexico   9 2   .818
Wabash   17 4   .810
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Vanderbilt   11 3   .786
Colgate   14 4   .778
Duquesne   7 2   .778
Georgia   7 2   .778
Bucknell   10 3   .769
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   10 3   .769
Alabama   13 4   .765
Millikin   16 5   .762
Notre Dame   9 3   .750
Syracuse   9 3   .750
VMI   9 3   .750
New York University   11 4   .733
Oklahoma   19 7   .731
Louisville   8 3   .727
Penn State   8 3   .727
Fordham   10 4   .714
North Central   12 5   .706
Detroit   7 3   .700
Catholic   9 4   .692
Central Missouri   9 4   .692
Lake Forest   9 4   .692
Gettysburg   11 5   .688
Mississippi A&M   11 5   .688
Santa Clara   11 5   .688
Saint Louis   13 6   .684
Kalamazoo   6 3   .667
New Mexico A&M   6 3   .667
The Citadel   4 2   .667
North Carolina   12 6   .667
Toledo   2 1   .667
Fairmount   10 5   .667
Buffalo   7 4   .636
Delaware   7 4   .636
Washington College   7 4   .636
William & Mary   7 4   .636
Connecticut   5 3   .625
West Virginia   11 7   .611
Denison   9 6   .600
Georgetown   9 6   .600
Millsaps   6 4   .600
Montana   6 4   .600
Mount Union   6 4   .600
Union (N.Y.)   9 6   .600
Wyoming   3 2   .600
Louisiana State   14 10   .583
Davidson   11 8   .579
Indiana State   7 2   .778
Kentucky   8 6   .571
Southwestern (Kan.)   8 6   .571
Grove City   9 7   .563
Tulsa   9 7   .563
Western State Normal   9 7   .563
Tulane   10 8   .556
St. Joseph's   11 9   .550
North Dakota   6 5   .545
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   6 5   .545
CCNY   7 6   .538
Temple   7 6   .538
Ohio   8 7   .533
Wooster   8 7   .533
Lehigh   12 11   .522
Akron   5 5   .500
Boston University   2 2   .500
Brigham Young   3 3   .500
Michigan State   8 8   .500
Oklahoma A&M   7 8   .467
Muhlenberg   5 6   .455
Trinity (N.C.)   9 11   .450
Bradley   8 10   .444
Lafayette   7 9   .438
Butler   3 4   .429
Rutgers   3 4   .429
Washington and Lee   6 8   .429
Army   5 7   .417
Niagara   4 6   .400
Rochester (N.Y.)   6 9   .400
South Carolina   4 6   .400
Rhode Island State   3 5   .375
Ole Miss   4 7   .364
Kent State   4 8   .333
St. John's (NY)   5 10   .333
Utah State   2 4   .333
Washburn   4 8   .333
Virginia Tech   12 3   .800
Manhattan   4 9   .308
Miami (Ohio)   4 9   .308
Richmond   4 9   .308
North Carolina State   2 5   .286
Bowling Green State   3 8   .273
Auburn   2 6   .250
Clemson   2 6   .250
Southern California   5 15   .250
Texas Christian   1 3   .250
DePauw   1 3   .250
Northern Colorado   1 4   .200
Washington & Jefferson   1 4   .200
Stanford   2 9   .182
George Washington   2 10   .167
Cincinnati   1 9   .100
Idaho   1 12   .077
Canisius   0 4   .000

The 1915–16 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1915–16 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 5–3 overall record. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges, where they ended the season with a 2–1 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach John F. Donahue.[1][2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
Willimantic Emids W 32–11  1–0
 
 
*
Wesleyan L 23–42  1–1
 
 
*
Springfield College L 18–44  1–2
 
 
*
Trinity Rovers W 32–14  2–2
 
 

New Hampshire L 23–25  2–3 (0–1)
 
 
*
Bristol A.A. W 76–20  3–3
 
 

Rhode Island W 39–10  4–3 (1–1)
 
 

Rhode Island W 26–18  5–3 (2–1)
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

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 September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.