1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 23–3 8–0 Hugh Greer 8th Stan Ward Hawley Armory Yankee Conference regular season champions NCAA tournament first round The 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1953–54 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 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 of the 1954 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-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 3 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 12/1/1953 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 90–81   1–0 (1–0) 12/3/1953 yes American International Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 77–49   2–0 12/5/1953 yes Yale Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 56–52   3–0 12/8/1953 yes yes Colby Wadsworth Gymnasium Waterville, ME 79–65   4–0 12/12/1953 yes yes Bucknell Lewisburg, PA 80–64   5–0 12/19/1953 yes St. Joseph's (PA) Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 85–77   6–0 12/28/1953 yes yes Brown Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH New England Tournament 87–63   7–0 12/29/1953 yes yes Springfield Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH New England Tournament 80–67   8–0 12/30/1953 yes yes Dartmouth Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH New England Tournament 70–58   9–0 1/5/1954 Maine Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 108–60   10–0 (2–0) 1/6/1954 New Hampshire Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 104–48   11–0 (3–0) 1/9/1954 Rhode Island Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 78–54   12–0 (4–0) 1/12/1954 yes yes Boston University Boston, MA 62–55   13–0 1/16/1954 yes Boston College Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 106–81   14–0 2/3/1954 yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY 63–70   14–1 2/6/1954 yes yes Colgate Hamilton, NY 68–74   14–2 2/9/1954 yes yes Wagner New York, NY 71–61   15–2 2/12/1954 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 107–68   16–2 (5–0) 2/13/1954 yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 102–61   17–2 (6–0) 2/16/1954 yes Rutgers Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 91–78   18–2 2/20/1954 Rhode Island Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 79–74   19–2 (7–0) 2/25/1954 yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 75–66   20–2 (8–0) 2/27/1954 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester, MA 78–77   21–2 3/1/1954 yes Tufts Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 91–69   22–2 3/3/1954 yes Columbia Hawley Armory Storrs, CT 80–64   23–2 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA tournament 3/8/1954 yes yes Navy Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY First round 80–85   23–3 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1953.html UConn Huskies 3 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706024947/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1953.html July 6, 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Huskies men's basketball Connecticut Huskies men's basketball