1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–6 (6–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Charles Hovarth
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1947–48 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1]^[2]

1947–48 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1	.857	17	–	6	.739
Rhode Island State	5	–	1	.833	17	–	6	.739
Vermont	2	–	1	.667	14	–	6	.700
Maine	2	–	5	.286	11	–	7	.611
New Hampshire	2	–	5	.286	5	–	12	.294
Massachusetts	0	–	4	.000	2	–	14	.125

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	American University	W 48–37	1–0
*	St. Anselm's	W 69–55	2–0
*	Arnold	W 45–35	3–0
*	Brown	W 59–38	4–0
*	New York University	L 55–68	4–1
*	Wesleyan	W 54–37	5–1
*	Northeastern	W 64–41	6–1
*	Akron	L 48–60	6–2
*	Western Reserve	L 49–63	6–3
	Maine	W 63–29	7–3 (1–0)
	Rhode Island	L 63–65	7–4 (1–1)
	Massachusetts	W 58–20	8–4 (2–1)
*	American University	W 52–48	9–4
*	Yale	L 50–57	9–5
	Maine	W 46–39	10–5 (3–1)
*	Champlain	W 49–38	11–5
	Vermont	W 54–39	12–5 (4–1)
*	Coast Guard	W 52–40	13–5
*	Army	W 50–49	14–5
*	Brown	W 57–41	15–5
	New Hampshire	W 70–47	16–5 (5–1)
	Rhode Island	W 89–80	17–5 (6–1)
*	Yale	L 53–57	17–6
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

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