1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1964–65 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 10–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the First Round in the 1965 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 second-year head coach Fred Shabel.^[1][2]

1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
Record	23–3 (10–0 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Burr Carlson
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1963–64 1965–66 →

1964–65 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	10	–	0		1.000			23	–	3		.885
Massachusetts	8	–	2		.800			13	–	11		.542
Rhode Island	6	–	4		.600			15	–	11		.577
Maine	4	–	6		.400			13	–	10		.565
Vermont	1	–	9		.100			7	–	13		.350
New Hampshire	1	–	9		.100			2	–	19		.095

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1964*		American International	W 98–67	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/5/1964*		at Yale	W 68–47	2–0	Payne Whitney Gymnasium  New Haven, CT
12/9/1964*		Harvard	W 78–30	3–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/12/1964*		at Boston College	W 85–81 ^OT	4–0	Roberts Center  Boston, MA
12/15/1964		Massachusetts	W 77–67	5–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/17/1964		at Maine	W 89–62	6–0 (2–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
12/19/1964*		Fordham	W 59–51	7–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/31/1964*		vs. Cornell Queen City Tournament	W 75–63	8–0	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
1/2/1965*		vs. Virginia Queen City Tournament	L 63–68	8–1	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium  Buffalo, NY
1/5/1965*		Holy Cross	L 62–77	8–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/9/1965		Vermont	W 111–66	9–2 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/12/1965		at New Hampshire	W 82–62	10–2 (4–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
1/16/1965		Rhode Island	W 78–68	11–2 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/27/1965*		Temple	W 71–61	12–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/30/1965		at Vermont	W 107–60	13–2 (6–0)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
2/3/1965*		Rutgers	W 103–73	14–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/6/1965		Maine	W 95–59	15–2 (7–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/9/1965		at Massachusetts	W 70–63	16–2 (8–0)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
2/13/1965*		at Holy Cross	W 87–76	17–2	Worcester, MA
2/16/1965*		Boston University	W 87–86	18–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/20/1965*		American	W 115–60	19–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/24/1965*		at Manhattan	W 80–75 ^OT	20–2	New York, NY
2/27/1965		New Hampshire	W 109–61	21–2 (9–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/3/1965*		at Colgate	W 101–66	22–2	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
3/6/1965		at Rhode Island	W 88–73	23–2 (10–0)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1965*		vs. St. Joseph's First Round	L 61–67	23–3	Philadelphia, PA
*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 29, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 29, 2015.