1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–8 (8–0 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (11th season);
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	8	–	0	1.000	17	–	8	.680
Rhode Island	6	–	3	.667	11	–	11	.500
Vermont	3	–	2	.600	15	–	5	.750
Massachusetts	4	–	4	.500	13	–	11	.542
Maine	2	–	6	.250	6	–	14	.300
New Hampshire	1	–	9	.100	3	–	16	.158

The 1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956–57 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 an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1957 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 eleventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1956*	Colby	W 103–89	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/3/1956	New Hampshire	W 98–50	2–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/6/1956*	at Yale	W 77–66	3–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/11/1956*	at Rutgers	W 88–75	4–0	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
12/15/1956*	Boston College	L 81–87	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/22/1956*	at Manhattan	L 86–100	4–2	New York, NY
12/27/1956*	at Miami Orange Bowl Tournament	W 74–70	5–2	Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL
12/28/1956*	vs. Stanford Orange Bowl Tournament	W 57–56	6–2	Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL
12/29/1956*	vs. Pittsburgh Orange Bowl Tournament	W 64–50 ^OT	7–2	Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL
1/2/1957*	Dartmouth	L 67–70 ^OT	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/5/1957*	Yale	L 64–66	7–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1957*	Syracuse Rivalry	L 78–79	7–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/12/1957*	Holy Cross	W 92–72	8–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/15/1957	at New Hampshire	W 94–54	9–5 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/26/1957*	at Colgate	L 86–96	9–6	Hamilton, NY
1/30/1957	at Maine	W 124–92	10–6 (3–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/2/1957*	Fordham	L 67–68	10–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/5/1957	at Massachusetts	W 97–71	11–7 (4–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/9/1957	Maine	W 118–81	12–7 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/16/1957	Rhode Island	W 88–79	13–7 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1957	Massachusetts	W 90–77	14–7 (7–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/23/1957*	American International	W 118–88	15–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/26/1957*	at Holy Cross	W 97–80	16–7	Worcester, MA
3/2/1957	at Rhode Island	W 94–93	17–7 (8–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1957*	vs. Syracuse First Round/Rivalry	L 76–82	17–8	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.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 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. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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