1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1955–56 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 17–11 7–1 Hugh Greer 10th Nick Rodis Hugh S. Greer Field House Yankee Conference regular season champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1955–56 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1956 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 tenth-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 7 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 12/1/1955 yes American International Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 91–76   1–0 12/5/1955 New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 83–63   2–0 (1–0) 12/7/1955 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 87–92   2–1 12/16/1955 yes yes St. Joseph's (PA) Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA 71–66   3–1 12/19/1955 yes Manhattan Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 82–85   3–2 12/22/1955 yes yes NYU New York, NY 90–82   4–2 12/28/1955 yes yes Brown Waterville, ME New England Tournament 72–66   5–2 12/29/1955 yes Massachusetts Waterville, ME New England Tournament 73–69   6–2 (2–0) 12/30/1955 yes yes Colby Waterville, ME New England Tournament 79–71   7–2 1/4/1956 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 68–85   7–3 1/7/1956 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 88–86   8–3 (3–0) 1/14/1956 yes Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 88–57   9–3 1/17/1956 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 93–56   10–3 (4–0) 1/27/1956 yes yes Syracuse Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY Rivalry 82–102   10–4 1/28/1956 yes yes Colgate Hamilton, NY 82–80   11–4 2/1/1956 yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY 72–82   11–5 2/4/1956 yes Niagara Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 81–84   11–6 2/6/1956 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 94–68   12–6 (5–0) 2/7/1956 yes Rutgers Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 105–85   13–6 2/10/1956 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 109–96   14–6 (6–0) 2/11/1956 yes yes Colby Waterville, ME 88–93   14–7 2/16/1956 yes Northeastern Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 80–74   15–7 2/18/1956 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 93–90   16–7 (7–0) 2/21/1956 yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 85–87   16–8 (7–1) 2/27/1956 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester, MA 75–84   16–9 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 3/13/1956 yes yes Manhattan New York, NY First round 84–75   17–9 3/16/1956 yes yes Temple Philadelphia, PA Sweet Sixteen 59–65   17–10 3/17/1956 yes yes Dartmouth Philadelphia, PA Consolation round 64–85   17–11 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1955.html UConn Huskies 7 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706020201/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1955.html July 6, 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:1955 in sports in Connecticut Category:1956 in sports in Connecticut