1933–34 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team

The 1933–34 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut State College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1933–34 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 5–10 overall record. The Aggies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 1–2 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach John J. Heldman, Jr.^[1][2] The season was marred by a racist incident targeting sophomore player Harrison Fitch during an away game against the US Coast Guard Academy in New London on January 27, 1934.^[3]

1933–34 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball
Conference	New England Conference
Record	5–10 (1–2 NEC)
Head coach	John J. Heldman, Jr. (3rd season)
Home arena	Hawley Armory
Seasons ← 1932–33 1934–35 →

1933–34 New England Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	4	–	0		1.000			13	–	3		.813
Northeastern	2	–	1		.667			10	–	3		.769
Connecticut	1	–	2		.333			5	–	10		.333
New Hampshire	0	–	2		.000			6	–	7		.462

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*		Alumni	W 40–30	1–0
*		Wesleyan	L 21–28	1–1
*		Worcester Polytech	L 35–41	1–2
*		Massachusetts	L 31–37	1–3
*		Clark	W 44–26	2–3
*		Brown	L 30–40	2–4
*		Coast Guard	W 31–29	3–4
*		Boston University	L 33–37	3–5
		New Hampshire	W 21–20	4–5 (1–0)
*		Trinity	L 15–31	4–6
		Rhode Island	L 26–50	4–7 (1–1)
*		Trinity	L 21–28	4–8
*		Norwich University	W 32–27	5–8
*		Springfield	L 40–46	5–9
		Rhode Island	L 38–44	5–10 (1–2)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

1. (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
2. Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
3. Amore, Dom (February 14, 2021). "'Honey' Fitch, UConn's first Black basketball player, endured racism in 1930s to blaze the trail for future Huskies". The Hartford Courant. from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.