1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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

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 Men's Division I 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]

Schedule

Date time, TV	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

2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 11 November 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. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 11 November 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. Retrieved 11 November 2015.

UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	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
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1956–57 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	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