1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1965–66 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 16–8 9–2 Fred Shabel 3rd Burr Carlson Hugh S. Greer Field House Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions The 1965–66 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1965–66 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Fred Shabel.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 4 December 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 12/1/1965 yes yes American International Springfield, MA 89–72   1–0 12/4/1965 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 95–73   2–0 12/7/1965 yes Manhattan Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 76–55   3–0 12/11/1965 yes Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 74–90   3–1 12/13/1965 yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 84–69   4–1 (1–0) 12/18/1965 yes yes Syracuse Manley Field House Syracuse, NY Rivalry 62–87   4–2 12/21/1965 yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY 62–72   4–3 12/28/1965 yes yes Baylor Extraco Events Center Waco, TX 96–88   5–3 12/30/1965 yes yes Southern Methodist Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX 66–80   5–4 1/5/1966 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 72–73   5–5 1/12/1966 New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 119–74   6–5 (2–0) 1/15/1966 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 68–82   6–6 (2–1) 1/28/1966 yes Colgate Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 97–94   7–6 1/29/1966 Vermont Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 96–64   8–6 (3–1) 2/2/1966 yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 90–60   9–6 (4–1) 2/5/1966 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 114–58   10–6 (5–1) 2/8/1966 yes yes Boston University Boston, MA 62–43   11–6 2/12/1966 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester, MA 70–73   11–7 2/15/1966 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 113–62   12–7 (6–1) 2/19/1966 Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 91–64   13–7 (7–1) 2/23/1966 yes yes Rutgers College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ 96–84   14–7 2/26/1966 yes Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, VT 92–70   15–7 (8–1) 3/1/1966 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 96–74   16–7 (9–1) 3/4/1966 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT Yankee Conference Play-off 62–67   16–8 (9–2) Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1965.html UConn Huskies 4 December 2015 5 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150905202349/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1965.html dead References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Category:1965 in sports in Connecticut Category:1966 in sports in Connecticut