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1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1958–59 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1959 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by thirteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record17–7 (8–2 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachNick Rodis
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons
1958–59 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 8 – 2   .800 17 – 7   .708
Maine 7 – 3   .700 15 – 7   .682
Massachusetts 5 – 5   .500 11 – 13   .458
Rhode Island 5 – 5   .500 8 – 12   .400
Vermont 4 – 6   .400 12 – 10   .545
New Hampshire 1 – 9   .100 9 – 14   .391

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1958*
 American International W 76–63  1–0
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/6/1958*
 at Yale W 60–52  2–0
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, CT
12/9/1958
 New Hampshire W 77–46  3–0 (1–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/13/1958*
 at Boston College L 55–81  3–1
 Roberts Center 
Boston, MA
12/15/1958
 Massachusetts W 71–67  4–1 (2–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/17/1958*
 at Colgate W 72–57  5–1
 Cotterell Court 
Hamilton, NY
12/20/1958*
 vs. Manhattan W 59–57  6–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/22/1958*
 Georgetown
Rivalry 		W 76–68  7–1
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/27/1958*
 Temple W 64–46  8–1
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/3/1959*
 Fordham W 74–63  9–1
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/6/1959
 Maine W 73–58  10–1 (3–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/10/1959*
 Holy Cross L 50–74  10–2
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/13/1959
 at New Hampshire W 65–51  11–2 (4–0)
 Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
1/17/1959
 at Vermont W 82–69  12–2 (5–0)
  
Burlington, VT
1/31/1959
 Maine W 72–61  13–2 (6–0)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/7/1959
 Vermont L 60–61  13–3 (6–1)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/10/1959*
 at Boston University L 55–67  13–4
  
Boston, MA
2/14/1959
 Rhode Island W 70–64  14–4 (7–1)
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/16/1959
 at Massachusetts L 79–80 OT 14–5 (7–2)
 Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
2/18/1959*
 Syracuse
Rivalry 		L 64–72  14–6
 Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/21/1959*
 at Holy Cross W 71–69  15–6
  
Worcester, MA
3/4/1959
 at Rhode Island W 87–63  16–6 (8–2)
 Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
3/7/1959*
 at Rutgers W 80–55  17–6
 College Avenue Gymnasium 
Newark, NJ
NCAA Tournament
3/10/1959*
 vs. Boston University
First Round 		L 58–60  17–7
 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

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  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 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 Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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