1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 19–6 (7–1 YC) |
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Assistant coach | Charles Hovarth |
Home arena | Hawley Armory |
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Connecticut | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 19 | – | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island State | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 0 | – | 7 | .000 | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1948–49 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1948–49 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]
Schedule
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American University | L 47–50 | 0–1 |
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Springfield | W 55–45 | 1–1 |
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Tufts | W 75–63 | 2–1 |
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Brown | W 58–41 | 3–1 |
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Yale | L 44–61 | 3–2 |
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Wesleyan | W 42–38 | 4–2 |
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Vermont | W 72–48 | 5–2 (1–0) |
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Wayne | W 44–39 | 6–2 |
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Buffalo | W 52–39 | 7–2 |
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New York University | L 51–70 | 7–3 |
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Colby | W 58–39 | 8–3 |
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Maine | W 63–43 | 9–3 (2–0) |
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Rhode Island | W 58–48 | 10–3 (3–0) |
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Massachusetts | W 80–48 | 11–3 (4–0) |
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New Hampshire | W 66–37 | 12–3 (5–0) |
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Maine | W 58–29 | 13–3 (6–0) |
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Coast Guard | W 60–47 | 14–3 |
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Boston University | W 44–43 | 15–3 |
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Wesleyan | W 62–41 | 16–3 |
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New Hampshire | W 52–43 | 17–3 (7–0) |
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Brown | L 45–57 | 17–4 |
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Brooklyn College | W 64–39 | 18–4 |
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Rhode Island | L 64–86 | 18–5 (7–1) |
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Yale | L 55–71 | 18–6 |
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M.I.T. | W 91–52 | 19–6 |
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*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 23, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.