1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1946–47 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–2 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 Blair Gullion and first-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceYankee Conference
1946–47 record16–2 (6–1 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachHugh Greer
Home arenaHawley Armory
1946–47 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont 1–0 1.000  19–3  .864
Connecticut 6–1 .857  16–2  .889
Rhode Island 4–1 .800  17–3  .850
Maine 2–4 .333  9–8  .529
Massachusetts 0–2 .000  4–12  .250
New Hampshire 0–5 .000  6–11  .353

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
New York University L 41–67  0–1
 
 
*
Brown W 65–44  1–1
 
 
*
Wesleyan W 53–34  2–1
 
 
*
Northeastern W 81–42  3–1
 
 

Maine W 51–38  4–1 (1–0)
 
 

Rhode Island L 57–75  4–2 (1–1)
 
 

Massachusetts W 73–37  5–2 (2–1)
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 61–29  6–2
 
 

New Hampshire W 68–38  7–2 (3–1)
 
 

Maine W 88–39  8–2 (4–1)
 
 
*
Northeastern W 77–31  9–2
 
 
*
Army W 41–39  10–2
 
 
*
Coast Guard W 74–39  11–2
 
 
*
Yale W 47–39  12–2
 
 
*
Brown W 72–41  13–2
 
 

New Hampshire W 94–45  14–2 (5–1)
 
 

Rhode Island W 83–75  15–2 (6–1)
 
 
*
Providence W 88–46  16–2
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 21 October 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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