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