1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956–57 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 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 in the 1957 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 eleventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1][2]

1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–8 (8–0 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (11th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1955–56 1957–58 →

1956–57 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	8	–	0		1.000			17	–	8		.680
Rhode Island	6	–	3		.667			11	–	11		.500
Vermont	3	–	2		.600			15	–	5		.750
Massachusetts	4	–	4		.500			13	–	11		.542
Maine	2	–	6		.250			6	–	14		.300
New Hampshire	1	–	9		.100			3	–	16		.158

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1956*		Colby	W 103–89	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/3/1956		New Hampshire	W 98–50	2–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/6/1956*		at Yale	W 77–66	3–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
12/11/1956*		at Rutgers	W 88–75	4–0	College Avenue Gymnasium  Newark, NJ
12/15/1956*		Boston College	L 81–87	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/22/1956*		at Manhattan	L 86–100	4–2	New York, NY
12/27/1956*		at Miami Orange Bowl Tournament	W 74–70	5–2	Miami Beach Convention Center  Miami, FL
12/28/1956*		vs. Stanford Orange Bowl Tournament	W 57–56	6–2	Miami Beach Convention Center  Miami, FL
12/29/1956*		vs. Pittsburgh Orange Bowl Tournament	W 64–50 ^OT	7–2	Miami Beach Convention Center  Miami, FL
1/2/1957*		Dartmouth	L 67–70 ^OT	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/5/1957*		Yale	L 64–66	7–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/7/1957*		Syracuse Rivalry	L 78–79	7–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/12/1957*		Holy Cross	W 92–72	8–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/15/1957		at New Hampshire	W 94–54	9–5 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
1/26/1957*		at Colgate	L 86–96	9–6	Hamilton, NY
1/30/1957		at Maine	W 124–92	10–6 (3–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/2/1957*		Fordham	L 67–68	10–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/5/1957		at Massachusetts	W 97–71	11–7 (4–0)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
2/9/1957		Maine	W 118–81	12–7 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/16/1957		Rhode Island	W 88–79	13–7 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/19/1957		Massachusetts	W 90–77	14–7 (7–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/23/1957*		American International	W 118–88	15–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/26/1957*		at Holy Cross	W 97–80	16–7	Worcester, MA
3/2/1957		at Rhode Island	W 94–93	17–7 (8–0)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1957*		vs. Syracuse First Round/Rivalry	L 76–82	17–8	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

1. (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. . UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2015.