1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	11–13 (6–4 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Don Burns; Nick Rodis;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

1960–61 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	9	–	1	.900	18	–	9	.667
Maine	7	–	3	.700	18	–	5	.783
Connecticut	6	–	4	.600	11	–	13	.458
Massachusetts	4	–	6	.400	16	–	10	.615
Vermont	3	–	7	.300	9	–	11	.450
New Hampshire	1	–	9	.100	6	–	18	.250

The 1960–61 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1960–61 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 11–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–4 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1960*	American International	W 78–56	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/3/1960*	at Yale	L 55–63	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/9/1960*	at Boston College	L 96–110	1–2	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/13/1960	Massachusetts	W 72–70	2–2 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/15/1960	at Vermont	W 84–73	3–2 (2–0)	Burlington, VT
12/17/1960*	Fordham	W 74–71	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/20/1960*	Brown	W 85–71	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/31/1960*	vs. Drake Queen City Invitational	L 81–90	5–3	Buffalo, NY
1/2/1961*	vs. Princeton Queen City Invitational	L 68–76	5–4	Buffalo, NY
1/4/1961*	Rutgers	W 95–74	6–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1961*	at Holy Cross	L 85–103	6–5	Worcester, MA
1/10/1961*	at Boston University	L 73–77	6–6	Boston, MA
1/12/1961	at New Hampshire	W 79–77	7–6 (3–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
1/14/1961	Rhode Island	W 74–68	8–6 (4–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/28/1961	Vermont	W 81–61	9–6 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/31/1961	at Maine	L 55–74	9–7 (5–1)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/2/1961*	at Manhattan	W 73–71	10–7	New York, NY
2/8/1961	New Hampshire	L 84–91	10–8 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1961	Maine	W 73–60	11–8 (6–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/14/1961	at Massachusetts	L 54–74	11–9 (6–3)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/18/1961*	Holy Cross	L 89–98	11–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1961*	at Georgetown Rivalry	L 80–99	11–11	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
3/3/1961*	at Colgate	L 30–71	11–12	Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY
3/4/1961	at Rhode Island	L 61–73	11–13 (6–4)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

1 2 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 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 14, 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 1 2 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 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 14, 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
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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