1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 17–9 8–2 Hugh Greer 14th Nick Rodis Hugh S. Greer Field House Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions NCAA University Division Tournament First Round The 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959–60 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–9 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 1960 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 fourteenth-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 12/1/1959 yes American International Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 82–52   1–0 12/5/1959 yes Yale Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 66–55   2–0 12/9/1959 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 75–51   3–0 (1–0) 12/12/1959 yes Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 84–67   4–0 12/15/1959 yes Massachusetts Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA 60–62   4–1 (1–1) 12/19/1959 yes yes Rutgers College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ 74–62   5–1 12/22/1959 yes Santa Clara Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 47–54   5–2 1/2/1960 yes yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, NY 80–66   6–2 1/5/1960 New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 75–52   7–2 (2–1) 1/9/1960 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 49–52   7–3 1/13/1960 yes Boston University Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 78–60   8–3 1/16/1960 yes yes Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 72–112   8–4 1/30/1960 yes Manhattan Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 64–56   9–4 2/2/1960 yes yes Syracuse Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY Rivalry 64–65   9–5 2/4/1960 yes Vermont Burlington, VT 71–65   10–5 (3–1) 2/6/1960 yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 74–75   10–6 (3–2) 2/9/1960 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 66–62   11–6 (4–2) 2/12/1960 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 91–79   12–6 (5–2) 2/13/1960 yes yes Temple Philadelphia, PA 67–69   12–7 2/16/1960 Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 71–49   13–7 (6–2) 2/20/1960 yes yes Holy Cross Worcester, MA 66–98   13–8 2/23/1960 yes Canisius Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 96–66   14–8 2/27/1960 Vermont Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 84–73   15–8 (7–2) 3/3/1960 yes Colgate Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 93–67   16–8 3/5/1960 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 95–79   17–8 (8–2) |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| NCAA Tournament 3/8/1960 yes yes NYU Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 59–78   17–9 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1959.html UConn Huskies 11 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706084312/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1959.html July 6, 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:1959 in sports in Connecticut Category:1960 in sports in Connecticut