1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Yankee Conference |
Record | 19–10 (7–5 YC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House Hartford Civic Center |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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. |
References
- ^ a b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
- ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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