1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1956–57 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 17–8 8–0 Hugh Greer 11th Nick Rodis Hugh S. Greer Field House Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions NCAA University Division Tournament First Round The 1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956–57 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1957 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 eleventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf UConn Huskies 2012 Connecticut Basketball History 11 November 2015 6 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151106045704/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf deadDavis Ken September 30, 2010 The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies Atlanta, GA Whitman LLC 0794828035 Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| Regular Season 12/1/1956 yes Colby Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 103–89   1–0 12/3/1956 New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 98–50   2–0 (1–0) 12/6/1956 yes yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 77–66   3–0 12/11/1956 yes yes Rutgers College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ 88–75   4–0 12/15/1956 yes Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 81–87   4–1 12/22/1956 yes yes Manhattan New York, NY 86–100   4–2 12/27/1956 yes yes Miami Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL Orange Bowl Tournament 74–70   5–2 12/28/1956 yes yes Stanford Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL Orange Bowl Tournament 57–56   6–2 12/29/1956 yes yes Pittsburgh Miami Beach Convention Center Miami, FL Orange Bowl Tournament 64–50 OT   7–2 1/2/1957 yes Dartmouth Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 67–70 OT   7–3 1/5/1957 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 64–66   7–4 1/7/1957 yes Syracuse Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT Rivalry 78–79   7–5 1/12/1957 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 92–72   8–5 1/15/1957 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 94–54   9–5 (2–0) 1/26/1957 yes yes Colgate Hamilton, NY 86–96   9–6 1/30/1957 yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 124–92   10–6 (3–0) 2/2/1957 yes Fordham Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 67–68   10–7 2/5/1957 yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 97–71   11–7 (4–0) 2/9/1957 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 118–81   12–7 (5–0) 2/16/1957 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 88–79   13–7 (6–0) 2/19/1957 Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 90–77   14–7 (7–0) 2/23/1957 yes American International Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 118–88   15–7 2/26/1957 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester, MA 97–80   16–7 3/2/1957 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 94–93   17–7 (8–0) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA Tournament 3/12/1957 yes yes Syracuse New York, NY First Round/Rivalry 76–82   17–8 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1956.html UConn Huskies 11 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706022629/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1956.html July 6, 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:1956 in sports in Connecticut Category:1957 in sports in Connecticut