1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference Yankee Conference
1975–76 record 19–10 (7–5 YC)
Head coach Dee Rowe (7th year)
Home arena Hugh S. Greer Field House
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
« 1974–75 1976–77 »

The 1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1975–76 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–5 record. They were the champions of the postseason ECAC Tournament. They made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by seventh-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/28/1975*
vs. Manhattan
Lapchick Memorial Classic
L 83–99  0–1
Carnesecca Arena 
Jamaica, NY
11/29/1975*
vs. Colgate
Lapchick Memorial Classic
W 62–52  1–1
Carnesecca Arena 
Jamaica, NY
12/3/1975*
Canisius W 83–69  2–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/6/1975*
Yale W 71–59  3–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/9/1975
Boston University W 95–78  4–1 (1–0)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/13/1975*
at Rutgers L 83–96  4–2
College Avenue Gymnasium 
New Brunswick, NJ
1/2/1976*
Boston College L 83–94  4–3
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
1/6/1976
Vermont L 85–86 OT 4–4 (1–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/9/1976*
Columbia
UConn Classic
W 98–69  5–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/10/1976*
American
UConn Classic
W 83–70  6–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/13/1976*
at George Washington L 92–106  6–5
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
1/17/1976
at Maine W 83–69  7–5 (2–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
1/21/1976*
Manhattan W 84–66  8–5
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/24/1976
at Rhode Island L 60–63  8–6 (2–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
1/28/1976*
at Holy Cross W 73–69  9–6
Hart Center 
Worcester, MA
1/31/1976
at Massachusetts W 72–66  10–6 (3–2)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
2/4/1976
Boston University W 78–70  11–6 (4–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/7/1976
Massachusetts L 73–86  11–7 (4–3)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/12/1976*
vs. Lafayette W 86–79  12–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
2/14/1976
at Vermont W 78–71  13–7 (5–3)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
2/19/1976
Maine L 63–64  13–8 (5–4)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/21/1976
at New Hampshire L 82–85 OT 13–9 (5–5)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/26/1976
New Hampshire W 99–54  14–9 (6–5)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/28/1976
Rhode Island W 76–66  15–9 (7–5)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
3/2/1976*
at Fairfield W 72–70  16–9
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
ECAC Tournament
3/4/1976
vs. Massachusetts
Semifinals
W 73–69  17–9
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
3/6/1976*
vs. Providence
Finals
W 87–73  18–9
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, MA
NCAA Tournament
3/13/1976*
vs. Hofstra
First Round
W 80–78  19–9
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, RI
3/18/1976*
vs. Rutgers
Sweet Sixteen
L 79–93  19–10
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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