1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1958–59 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 17–7 8–2 Hugh Greer 13th Nick Rodis Hugh S. Greer Field House Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions NCAA University Division Tournament First Round The 1958–59 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1958–59 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1959 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 thirteenth-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 12/3/1958 yes American International Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 76–63   1–0 12/6/1958 yes yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 60–52   2–0 12/9/1958 New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 77–46   3–0 (1–0) 12/13/1958 yes yes Boston College Roberts Center Boston, MA 55–81   3–1 12/15/1958 Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 71–67   4–1 (2–0) 12/17/1958 yes yes Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY 72–57   5–1 12/20/1958 yes yes Manhattan Madison Square Garden New York, NY 59–57   6–1 12/22/1958 yes Georgetown Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT Rivalry 76–68   7–1 12/27/1958 yes Temple Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 64–46   8–1 1/3/1959 yes Fordham Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 74–63   9–1 1/6/1959 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 73–58   10–1 (3–0) 1/10/1959 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 50–74   10–2 1/13/1959 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 65–51   11–2 (4–0) 1/17/1959 yes Vermont Burlington, VT 82–69   12–2 (5–0) 1/31/1959 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 72–61   13–2 (6–0) 2/7/1959 Vermont Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 60–61   13–3 (6–1) 2/10/1959 yes yes Boston University Boston, MA 55–67   13–4 2/14/1959 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 70–64   14–4 (7–1) 2/16/1959 yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 79–80 OT   14–5 (7–2) 2/18/1959 yes Syracuse Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT Rivalry 64–72   14–6 2/21/1959 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester, MA 71–69   15–6 3/4/1959 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 87–63   16–6 (8–2) 3/7/1959 yes yes Rutgers College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ 80–55   17–6 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA Tournament 3/10/1959 yes yes Boston University Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 58–60   17–7 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1958.html UConn Huskies 11 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706081548/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1958.html July 6, 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:1958 in sports in Connecticut Category:1959 in sports in Connecticut