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]