1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–11 (7–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (10th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1	.857	17	–	11	.607
Massachusetts	5	–	1	.833	17	–	6	.739
Rhode Island	6	–	2	.750	11	–	14	.440
Vermont	2	–	3	.400	6	–	12	.333
Maine	3	–	5	.375	6	–	12	.333
New Hampshire	0	–	10	.000	2	–	15	.118

The 1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1955–56 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 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 and made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1956 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 tenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
12/1/1955*	American International	W 91–76	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/5/1955	New Hampshire	W 83–63	2–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/7/1955*	Yale	L 87–92	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/16/1955*	at St. Joseph's (PA)	W 71–66	3–1	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
12/19/1955*	Manhattan	L 82–85	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/22/1955*	at NYU	W 90–82	4–2	New York, NY
12/28/1955*	vs. Brown New England Tournament	W 72–66	5–2	Waterville, ME
12/29/1955	vs. Massachusetts New England Tournament	W 73–69	6–2 (2–0)	Waterville, ME
12/30/1955*	at Colby New England Tournament	W 79–71	7–2	Waterville, ME
1/4/1956*	Holy Cross	L 68–85	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1956	at Rhode Island	W 88–86	8–3 (3–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
1/14/1956*	Boston College	W 88–57	9–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/17/1956	at New Hampshire	W 93–56	10–3 (4–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/27/1956*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 82–102	10–4	Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY
1/28/1956*	at Colgate	W 82–80	11–4	Hamilton, NY
2/1/1956*	at Fordham	L 72–82	11–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
2/4/1956*	Niagara	L 81–84	11–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/6/1956	Maine	W 94–68	12–6 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/7/1956*	Rutgers	W 105–85	13–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/10/1956	Maine	W 109–96	14–6 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1956*	at Colby	L 88–93	14–7	Waterville, ME
2/16/1956*	Northeastern	W 80–74	15–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/18/1956	Rhode Island	W 93–90	16–7 (7–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/21/1956	at Massachusetts	L 85–87	16–8 (7–1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/27/1956*	at Holy Cross	L 75–84	16–9	Worcester, MA
NCAA tournament
3/13/1956*	vs. Manhattan First round	W 84–75	17–9	New York, NY
3/16/1956*	vs. Temple Sweet Sixteen	L 59–65	17–10	Philadelphia, PA
3/17/1956*	vs. Dartmouth Consolation round	L 64–85	17–11	Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 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 7, 2015.

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