1967–68 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1967–68 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
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

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 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	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	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

2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 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 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] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 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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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics