1971–72 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1971–72 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
1971–72 record	8–17 (5–5 YC)
Head coach	Dee Rowe (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Bill Gaertner; Jim Valvano;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House

The 1971–72 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1971–72 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 8–17 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 5–5 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by third-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1971*	at Dartmouth	L 89–107	0–1	Alumni Gymnasium Hanover, NH
12/4/1971*	Yale	W 66–44	1–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/8/1971*	Fairfield	L 69–76	1–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/11/1971	Vermont	W 98–61	2–2 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/14/1971	at Massachusetts	L 67–69	2–3 (1–1)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
12/18/1971*	at Holy Cross	L 77–96	2–4	Worcester, MA
12/21/1971*	Columbia	W 68–62	3–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/29/1971*	at Oral Roberts Oral Roberts Classic	L 88–106	3–5	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
12/30/1971*	vs. East Carolina Oral Roberts Classic	L 64–74	3–6	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
1/5/1972*	Colgate	L 66–80	3–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/8/1972	at Rhode Island	L 52–57	3–8 (1–2)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
1/12/1972*	Hawai'i	L 71–77	3–9	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/15/1972	Maine	W 72–69 ^OT	4–9 (2–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/25/1972*	Boston University	L 67–70	4–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/29/1972	at Vermont	W 63–52	5–10 (3–2)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
2/3/1972*	Georgetown Rivalry	W 89–81	6–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/5/1972	at Maine	L 51–52	6–11 (3–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/8/1972	at New Hampshire	W 77–65	7–11 (4–3)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
2/12/1972	Massachusetts	W 58–56	8–11 (5–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/16/1972	New Hampshire	L 65–73	8–12 (5–4)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1972*	at Syracuse Rivalry	L 69–98	8–13	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
2/22/1972*	at Rutgers	L 86–89	8–14	College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ
2/26/1972	Rhode Island	L 78–89	8–15 (5–5)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/29/1972*	Boston College	L 39–41 ^OT	8–16	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/4/1972*	Manhattan	L 71–83	8–17	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

2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 19 December 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 19 December 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 19 December 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 19 December 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

1971–72 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	2	.800	15	–	11	.577
Maine	6	–	4	.600	15	–	10	.600
Massachusetts	6	–	4	.600	14	–	12	.538
New Hampshire	5	–	5	.500	14	–	9	.609
Connecticut	5	–	5	.500	8	–	17	.320
Vermont	0	–	10	.000	5	–	19	.208