1967–68 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1967–68 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 11–13 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–3 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Burr Carlson.^[1][2]

1967–68 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	11–13 (7–3 YC)
Head coach	Burr Carlson (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jack Coniam
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	2		.800			15	–	11		.577
Massachusetts	8	–	2		.800			14	–	11		.560
Connecticut	7	–	3		.700			11	–	13		.458
Vermont	5	–	5		.500			12	–	12		.500
Maine	2	–	8		.200			7	–	17		.292
New Hampshire	0	–	10		.000			1	–	22		.043

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1967*		Yale	W 70–62	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/5/1967*		at Boston University	L 72–79	1–1	Boston, MA
12/9/1967*		Boston College	L 60–76	1–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/13/1967*		at St. Francis (NY)	L 62–82	1–3	69th Regiment Armory  New York, NY
12/16/1967*		at Fordham	L 48–57	1–4	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
12/28/1967*		William & Mary Basketball Classic	W 51–49	2–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/29/1967*		Texas Christian Basketball Classic	L 65–72	2–5	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/3/1968*		at Holy Cross	L 77–83	2–6	Worcester, MA
1/6/1968		at Maine	W 81–79	3–6 (1–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
1/10/1968		New Hampshire	W 96–70	4–6 (2–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/13/1968		at Rhode Island	L 65–78	4–7 (2–1)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
1/25/1968		at Vermont	W 87–59	5–7 (3–1)	Patrick Gym  Burlington, VT
1/27/1968*		at Syracuse Rivalry	W 89–84	6–7	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
1/31/1968		at Massachusetts	L 63–65	6–8 (3–2)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
2/3/1968		Vermont	W 82–62	7–8 (4–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/10/1968		Maine	W 93–69	8–8 (5–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/13/1968*		at Rutgers	L 66–71	8–9	College Avenue Gymnasium  Newark, NJ
2/17/1968		Massachusetts	L 44–56	8–10 (5–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/20/1968		at New Hampshire	W 94–68	9–10 (6–3)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
2/22/1968*		Holy Cross	L 85–86 ^OT	9–11	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/24/1968*		Long Island	L 47–64	9–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/26/1968*		Seton Hall	W 71–66	10–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/29/1968*		vs. Manhattan	L 69–83	10–13	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
3/2/1968		Rhode Island	W 62–58	11–13 (7–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
*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 December 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2015.