1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1961–62 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–3 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by sixteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1][2]

1961–62 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	16–8 (7–3 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Nick Rodis George L. Wigton
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

1961–62 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Massachusetts	8	–	2		.800			15	–	9		.625
Connecticut	7	–	3		.700			16	–	8		.667
Rhode Island	7	–	3		.700			14	–	12		.538
Maine	4	–	6		.400			11	–	13		.458
Vermont	3	–	7		.300			12	–	12		.500
New Hampshire	1	–	9		.100			3	–	20		.130

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1961*		Yale	W 82–64	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/6/1961*		at Harvard	W 79–68	2–0	Malkin Athletic Center  Cambridge, MA
12/9/1961*		Boston College	W 78–71	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/12/1961		at Massachusetts	W 76–65	4–0 (1–0)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
12/16/1961*		at Fordham	L 68–85	4–1	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
12/18/1961*		Brown	W 67–61	5–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/1/1962		Maine	L 68–73	5–2 (1–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/6/1962*		Holy Cross	L 70–79	5–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/9/1962		at Rhode Island	L 63–70	5–4 (1–2)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
1/11/1962		New Hampshire	W 104–56	6–4 (2–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/13/1962*		Manhattan	W 69–68	7–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/27/1962		at Vermont	W 67–63	8–4 (3–2)	Burlington, VT
1/29/1962*		Loyola (New Orleans)	W 84–74	9–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/3/1962*		at Boston University	W 82–63	10–4	Boston, MA
2/6/1962*		American International	W 78–51	11–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/10/1962		Vermont	W 91–57	12–4 (4–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/13/1962		Massachusetts	W 72–56	13–4 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/17/1962*		at Holy Cross	L 64–103	13–5	Worcester, MA
2/20/1962		at Maine	L 68–70	13–6 (5–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/23/1962*		at Rutgers	L 62–93	13–7	College Avenue Gymnasium  Newark, NJ
2/27/1962		New Hampshire	W 85–72	14–7 (6–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/3/1962		Rhode Island	W 89–83	15–7 (7–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/5/1962*		Syracuse Rivalry	L 67–72	15–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/9/1962*		Colgate	W 94–78	16–8	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1][3]