1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–10 (9–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (12th season);
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

The 1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957–58 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1958 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 twelve-year head coach Hugh Greer.[1][2]

1957–58 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	9	–	1	.900	17	–	10	.630
Vermont	5	–	5	.500	15	–	10	.600
Massachusetts	5	–	5	.500	13	–	12	.520
New Hampshire	4	–	6	.400	10	–	12	.455
Maine	4	–	6	.400	8	–	12	.400
Rhode Island	3	–	7	.300	4	–	17	.190

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1957*	American International	W 84–55	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/4/1957	at Massachusetts	W 99–57	2–0 (1–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/7/1957*	Yale	L 74–79	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/9/1957	at New Hampshire	W 90–50	3–1 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/11/1957*	Rutgers	W 73–63	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/14/1957*	Boston College	L 68–82	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/18/1957*	Colgate	W 82–61	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/26/1957*	vs. Seattle University ECAC Holiday Festival	L 67–83	5–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/28/1957*	vs. NYU ECAC Holiday Festival	W 74–68	6–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/30/1957*	vs. Pittsburgh ECAC Holiday Festival	W 68–60	7–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
1/4/1958*	Manhattan	L 57–62	7–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/11/1958*	Holy Cross	W 77–68	8–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/14/1958	New Hampshire	W 81–69	9–4 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/18/1958	Vermont	W 99–85	10–4 (4–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/30/1958	Maine	W 84–62	11–4 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/1/1958*	at Fordham	L 70–86	11–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY
2/4/1958*	Pittsburgh	L 62–77	11–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/6/1958	at Vermont	W 107–95	12–6 (6–0)	Burlington, VT
2/8/1958	at Maine	W 103–62	13–6 (7–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/10/1958*	Boston University	W 77–71	14–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/12/1958*	at Northeastern	W 87–59	15–6	Matthews Arena Boston, MA
2/15/1958	at Rhode Island	W 102–57	16–6 (8–0)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
2/18/1958	Massachusetts	W 86–72	17–6 (9–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1958*	at Holy Cross	L 89–92	17–7	Worcester, MA
3/1/1958	Rhode Island	L 81–85	17–8 (9–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/8/1958*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 70–75	17–9	Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1958*	vs. Dartmouth First Round	L 64–75	17–10	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
"Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

[3] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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