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1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–9 (8–2 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (14th season);
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	8	–	2	.800	17	–	9	.654
Maine	6	–	4	.600	19	–	4	.826
Massachusetts	6	–	4	.600	14	–	10	.583
Rhode Island	6	–	4	.600	12	–	14	.462
Vermont	2	–	8	.200	9	–	11	.450
New Hampshire	2	–	8	.200	9	–	14	.391

The 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959–60 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1960 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 fourteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1959*	American International	W 82–52	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/5/1959*	Yale	W 66–55	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/9/1959	at New Hampshire	W 75–51	3–0 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/12/1959*	Boston College	W 84–67	4–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/15/1959	at Massachusetts	L 60–62	4–1 (1–1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/19/1959*	at Rutgers	W 74–62	5–1	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
12/22/1959*	Santa Clara	L 47–54	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/2/1960*	at Fordham	W 80–66	6–2	Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY
1/5/1960	New Hampshire	W 75–52	7–2 (2–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/9/1960*	Holy Cross	L 49–52	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/13/1960*	Boston University	W 78–60	8–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/16/1960*	at Niagara	L 72–112	8–4	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
1/30/1960*	Manhattan	W 64–56	9–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/2/1960*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 64–65	9–5	Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY
2/4/1960	at Vermont	W 71–65	10–5 (3–1)	Burlington, VT
2/6/1960	at Maine	L 74–75	10–6 (3–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/9/1960	at Rhode Island	W 66–62	11–6 (4–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
2/12/1960	Maine	W 91–79	12–6 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/13/1960*	at Temple	L 67–69	12–7	Philadelphia, PA
2/16/1960	Massachusetts	W 71–49	13–7 (6–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/20/1960*	at Holy Cross	L 66–98	13–8	Worcester, MA
2/23/1960*	Canisius	W 96–66	14–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/27/1960	Vermont	W 84–73	15–8 (7–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/3/1960*	Colgate	W 93–67	16–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/5/1960	Rhode Island	W 95–79	17–8 (8–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1960*	vs. NYU First Round	L 59–78	17–9	Madison Square Garden 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[edit]

^ ^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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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	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run Blue blood status
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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