1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1954–55 Connecticut Huskies Yankee Conference YC 20–5 8–0 Hugh Greer 9th Nick Rodis Hugh S. Greer Field House Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions National Invitation Tournament First Round The 1954–55 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1954–55 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 20–5 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 1955 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by ninth-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 5 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 12/1/1954 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 116–77   1–0 (1–0) 12/3/1954 yes St. Joseph's (PA) Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 79–78   2–0 12/8/1954 yes yes Yale Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT 83–57   3–0 12/13/1954 yes yes Boston College Boston, MA 117–74   4–0 12/17/1954 yes American International Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 103–78   5–0 12/21/1954 yes yes Manhattan Manhattan, NY 90–79   6–0 12/27/1954 yes Harvard Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT New England Tournament 98–60   7–0 12/28/1954 yes Brown Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT New England Tournament 91–68   8–0 12/29/1954 yes Dartmouth Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT New England Tournament 68–69   8–1 1/5/1955 New Hampshire Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 102–84   9–1 (2–0) 1/6/1955 Maine Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 99–58   10–1 (3–0) 1/8/1955 Rhode Island Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 92–83   11–1 (4–0) 1/11/1955 yes Boston University Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 84–75   12–1 1/15/1955 yes Boston College Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 95–76   13–1 1/29/1955 yes yes Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, MA 72–44   14–1 2/2/1955 yes Fordham Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 65–70   14–2 2/5/1955 yes Colgate Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 93–85   15–2 2/8/1955 yes yes Dartmouth Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH 54–69   15–3 2/11/1955 yes New Hampshire Lundholm Gym Durham, NH 103–85   16–3 (5–0) 2/12/1955 yes Maine Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME 116–73   17–3 (6–0) 2/16/1955 yes yes Rutgers College Avenue Gymnasium Newark, NJ 91–78   18–3 2/19/1955 yes Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 90–72   19–3 (7–0) 2/22/1955 Massachusetts Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 93–75   20–3 (8–0) 2/26/1955 yes Holy Cross Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT 58–60   20–4 |- !colspan=12 style="Connecticut Huskies"| National Invitation Tournament 3/12/1955 yes yes St. Louis Madison Square Garden New York, NY First Round 103–110   20–5 Eastern Time Schedule Source:Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1954.html UConn Huskies 5 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160706080554/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1954.html July 6, 2016 References Category:UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Category:1954 in sports in Connecticut Category:1955 in sports in Connecticut