1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–8 (5–2 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (4th season);
Assistant coaches	James Connors; Charles Muzikevik;
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 →

1949–50 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island State	6	–	1	.857	18	–	8	.692
Connecticut	5	–	2	.714	17	–	8	.680
Vermont	2	–	3	.400	9	–	11	.450
Massachusetts	2	–	3	.400	8	–	11	.421
Maine	3	–	5	.375	13	–	6	.684
New Hampshire	1	–	5	.167	4	–	11	.267

The 1949–50 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1949–50 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*	American International	W 66–51	1–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	Springfield	W 56–36	2–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	Tufts	W 56–39	3–0	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	at Brown	L 59–69	3–1	Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI
*	at Yale	L 44–62	3–2	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
*	Manhattan	L 56–71	3–3	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	Pittsburgh	L 35–52	3–4	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	Muhlenberg	L 61–73	3–5	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
	Maine	W 65–56	4–5 (1–0)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
	at Rhode Island	L 65–83	4–6 (1–1)	Rodman Hall Kingston, RI
*	Wayne	W 65–47	5–6	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
	at Massachusetts	L 57–61	5–7 (1–2)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
*	Northeastern	W 77–40	6–7	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
	New Hampshire	W 73–35	7–7 (2–2)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	at Buffalo	W 56–40	8–7	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
*	at Dartmouth	W 78–71	9–7	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
	at Vermont	W 61–44	10–7 (3–2)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
*	at Springfield	L 58–59	10–8	Springfield, MA
*	Brown	W 74–60	11–8	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	at Wesleyan	W 82–58	12–8	Middletown, CT
*	at Bates	W 77–70	13–8	Lewiston, ME
	at Maine	W 67–58	14–8 (4–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
*	Boston University	W 107–67	15–8	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
	Rhode Island	W 74–71	16–8 (5–2)	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*	M.I.T.	W 82–44	17–8	Hawley Armory Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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v t e UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics