1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1975–76 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–5 record. They were the champions of the postseason ECAC tournament. They made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by seventh-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record19–10 (7–5 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steven F. Bell
  • Dom Perno
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
1975–76 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Massachusetts 11 1   .917 21 6   .778
Connecticut 7 5   .583 19 10   .655
Rhode Island 7 5   .583 14 12   .538
Vermont 6 6   .500 15 10   .600
Maine 5 7   .417 14 11   .560
New Hampshire 3 9   .250 8 18   .308
Boston University 3 9   .250 7 19   .269

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/28/1975*
vs. Manhattan
Lapchick Memorial Classic
L 83–99  0–1
Carnesecca Arena 
Jamaica, NY
11/29/1975*
vs. Colgate
Lapchick Memorial Classic
W 62–52  1–1
Carnesecca Arena 
Jamaica, NY
12/3/1975*
Canisius W 83–69  2–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/6/1975*
Yale W 71–59  3–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/9/1975
Boston University W 95–78  4–1 (1–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/13/1975*
at Rutgers L 83–96  4–2
College Avenue Gymnasium 
New Brunswick, NJ
1/2/1976*
Boston College L 83–94  4–3
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
1/6/1976
Vermont L 85–86 OT 4–4 (1–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/9/1976*
Columbia
UConn Classic
W 98–69  5–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/10/1976*
American
UConn Classic
W 83–70  6–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/13/1976*
at George Washington L 92–106  6–5
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
1/17/1976
at Maine W 83–69  7–5 (2–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
1/21/1976*
Manhattan W 84–66  8–5
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/24/1976
at Rhode Island L 60–63  8–6 (2–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
1/28/1976*
at Holy Cross W 73–69  9–6
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
1/31/1976
at Massachusetts W 72–66  10–6 (3–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
2/4/1976
Boston University W 78–70  11–6 (4–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/7/1976
Massachusetts L 73–86  11–7 (4–3)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/12/1976*
vs. Lafayette W 86–79  12–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
2/14/1976
at Vermont W 78–71  13–7 (5–3)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
2/19/1976
Maine L 63–64  13–8 (5–4)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/21/1976
at New Hampshire L 82–85 OT 13–9 (5–5)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/26/1976
New Hampshire W 99–54  14–9 (6–5)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/28/1976
Rhode Island W 76–66  15–9 (7–5)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
3/2/1976*
at Fairfield W 72–70  16–9
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
ECAC tournament
3/4/1976
vs. Massachusetts
Semifinals
W 73–69  17–9
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
3/6/1976*
vs. Providence
Finals
W 87–73  18–9
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
NCAA tournament
3/13/1976*
vs. Hofstra
First Round
W 80–78  19–9
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
3/18/1976*
vs. Rutgers
Sweet Sixteen
L 79–93  19–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*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 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.