1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1940–41 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 14–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Don White.^[1][2]

1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
New England Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
Conference	New England Conference
Record	14–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach	Don White (5th season)
Home arena	Hawley Armory
Seasons ← 1939–40 1941–42 →

1940–41 New England Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	7	–	1		.875			14	–	2		.875
Rhode Island State	7	–	1		.875			21	–	4		.840
New Hampshire	3	–	5		.375			10	–	8		.556
Maine	2	–	6		.250			4	–	8		.333
Northeastern	1	–	7		.125			3	–	13		.188

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*		Springfield	W 47–44	1–0
*		Brown	W 42–36	2–0
		Maine	W 80–51	3–0 (1–0)
*		Coast Guard	W 65–38	4–0
		Rhode Island	L 61–79	4–1 (1–1)
*		Villanova	L 35–40	4–2
		New Hampshire	W 78–47	5–2 (2–1)
		Maine	W 53–46	6–2 (3–1)
		Northeastern	W 71–24	7–2 (4–1)
		New Hampshire	W 70–50	8–2 (5–1)
*		Maryland	W 52–43	9–2
*		Massachusetts	W 57–37	10–2
		Rhode Island	W 63–62	11–2 (6–1)
*		Worcester Polytech	W 58–37	12–2
		Northeastern	W 79–36	13–2 (7–1)
*		Wesleyan	W 57–42	14–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
2. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.