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1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	16–8 (9–2 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (3rd season);
Assistant coach	Burr Carlson
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	9	–	1	.900	20	–	8	.714
Connecticut	9	–	1	.900	16	–	8	.667
Massachusetts	5	–	5	.500	11	–	13	.458
Maine	4	–	6	.400	9	–	13	.409
Vermont	3	–	7	.300	12	–	8	.600
New Hampshire	0	–	10	.000	3	–	21	.125

The 1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1965–66 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Fred Shabel.^[1]^[2]

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1965*	at American International	W 89–72	1–0	Springfield, MA
12/4/1965*	Yale	W 95–73	2–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/7/1965*	Manhattan	W 76–55	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/11/1965*	Boston College	L 74–90	3–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/13/1965	at Maine	W 84–69	4–1 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
12/18/1965*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 62–87	4–2	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
12/21/1965*	at Fordham	L 62–72	4–3	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
12/28/1965*	at Baylor	W 96–88	5–3	Extraco Events Center Waco, TX
12/30/1965*	at Southern Methodist	L 66–80	5–4	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
1/5/1966*	Holy Cross	L 72–73	5–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/12/1966	New Hampshire	W 119–74	6–5 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/15/1966	at Rhode Island	L 68–82	6–6 (2–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
1/28/1966*	Colgate	W 97–94	7–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/29/1966	Vermont	W 96–64	8–6 (3–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/2/1966	at Massachusetts	W 90–60	9–6 (4–1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/5/1966	Maine	W 114–58	10–6 (5–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/8/1966*	at Boston University	W 62–43	11–6	Boston, MA
2/12/1966*	at Holy Cross	L 70–73	11–7	Worcester, MA
2/15/1966	at New Hampshire	W 113–62	12–7 (6–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/19/1966	Massachusetts	W 91–64	13–7 (7–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/23/1966*	at Rutgers	W 96–84	14–7	College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ
2/26/1966	at Vermont	W 92–70	15–7 (8–1)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
3/1/1966	Rhode Island	W 96–74	16–7 (9–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/4/1966	Rhode Island Yankee Conference Play-off	L 62–67	16–8 (9–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
*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 December 4, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2015.

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 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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