1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 17–6 (6–1 YC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Charles Hovarth |
Home arena | Hawley Armory |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 6 | – | 1 | .857 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 17 | – | 6 | .739 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 5 | .286 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1947–48 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]
Schedule[edit]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
* | American University | W 48–37 | 1–0 | | |||||||
* | St. Anselm's | W 69–55 | 2–0 | | |||||||
* | Arnold | W 45–35 | 3–0 | | |||||||
* | Brown | W 59–38 | 4–0 | | |||||||
* | New York University | L 55–68 | 4–1 | | |||||||
* | Wesleyan | W 54–37 | 5–1 | | |||||||
* | Northeastern | W 64–41 | 6–1 | | |||||||
* | Akron | L 48–60 | 6–2 | | |||||||
* | Western Reserve | L 49–63 | 6–3 | | |||||||
Maine | W 63–29 | 7–3 (1–0) | | ||||||||
Rhode Island | L 63–65 | 7–4 (1–1) | | ||||||||
Massachusetts | W 58–20 | 8–4 (2–1) | | ||||||||
* | American University | W 52–48 | 9–4 | | |||||||
* | Yale | L 50–57 | 9–5 | | |||||||
Maine | W 46–39 | 10–5 (3–1) | | ||||||||
* | Champlain | W 49–38 | 11–5 | | |||||||
Vermont | W 54–39 | 12–5 (4–1) | | ||||||||
* | Coast Guard | W 52–40 | 13–5 | | |||||||
* | Army | W 50–49 | 14–5 | | |||||||
* | Brown | W 57–41 | 15–5 | | |||||||
New Hampshire | W 70–47 | 16–5 (5–1) | | ||||||||
Rhode Island | W 89–80 | 17–5 (6–1) | | ||||||||
* | Yale | L 53–57 | 17–6 | | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Schedule Source:[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.