1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1950–51 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 22–4 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1951 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1][2]

1950–51 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference regular season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	22–4 (6–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (5th season)
Home arena	Hawley Armory
Seasons ← 1949–50 1951–52 →

1950–51 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1		.857			22	–	4		.846
Vermont	4	–	1		.800			14	–	6		.700
Rhode Island State	5	–	2		.714			13	–	15		.464
Maine	2	–	5		.286			5	–	13		.278
Massachusetts	1	–	3		.250			6	–	15		.286
New Hampshire	0	–	6		.000			4	–	12		.250

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1950*		American International	W 68–46	1–0	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
12/2/1950*		Springfield	W 46–44	2–0	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
12/6/1950*		at Tufts	W 68–59	3–0	New York, NY
12/9/1950*		at Brown	W 64–58	4–0	Marvel Gymnasium  Providence, RI
12/13/1950*		Yale	W 71–65	5–0	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
12/15/1950*		at R.P.I.	L 67–72	5–1	Houston Field House  Troy, NY
12/16/1950*		at McGill	W 50–41	6–1	Montreal, QC
12/21/1950*		Colby	W 66–61	7–1	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
12/23/1950*		Boston College	W 56–52	8–1	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
12/26/1950*		at Buffalo	W 61–51	9–1	Buffalo, NY
1/5/1951		Maine	W 68–52	10–1 (1–0)	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
1/6/1951		Vermont	W 71–43	11–1 (2–0)	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
1/10/1951*		at Northeastern	W 75–55	12–1	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
1/13/1951		Rhode Island	L 72–77	12–2 (2–1)	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
1/27/1951*		at Muhlenberg	W 52–44	13–2	Allentown, PA
1/30/1951*		at American International	W 66–55	14–2	Springfield, MA
2/3/1951*		at Springfield	W 54–49	15–2	Springfield, MA
2/7/1951*		Brown	L 58–60	15–3	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
2/10/1951*		Wesleyan	W 74–51	16–3	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
2/13/1951*		Temple	W 76–61	17–3	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
2/16/1951*		at New Hampshire	W 85–54	18–3 (3–1)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
2/17/1951		at Maine	W 83–62	19–3 (4–1)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/20/1951*		Boston University	W 74–59	20–3	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
2/24/1951		at Rhode Island	W 75–70	21–3 (5–1)	Rodman Hall  Kingston, RI
2/28/1951		Massachusetts	W 92–50	22–3 (6–1)	Hawley Armory  Storrs, CT
NCAA tournament
3/20/1951*		vs. St. John's First Round	L 52–63	22–4	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1][3]

References

1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 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 1950-1951 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2015.