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1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record16–11 (9–2 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachGeorge L. Wigton
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons
1963–64 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rhode Island 8 2   .800 19 8   .704
Connecticut 8 2   .800 16 11   .593
Massachusetts 5 5   .500 15 9   .625
Vermont 4 6   .400 11 10   .524
Maine 3 7   .300 12 11   .522
New Hampshire 2 8   .200 8 15   .348

The 1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1963–64 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season co-champions and made it to the Elite Eight in the 1964 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Fred Shabel.[1][2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1963*
American International W 95–49  1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/7/1963*
Yale L 60–64  1–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/10/1963
at Massachusetts L 59–60  1–2 (0–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
12/14/1963*
Boston College W 108–81  2–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/18/1963*
at Fordham W 59–51  3–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
New York, NY
12/21/1963*
at Canisius L 66–84  3–3
 
Buffalo, NY
1/4/1964*
Manhattan W 73–57  4–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/9/1964*
at Boston University L 53–55  4–4
 
Boston, MA
1/11/1964
New Hampshire W 73–60  5–4 (1–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/13/1964
Maine W 71–58  6–4 (2–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/18/1964
Rhode Island W 43–41  7–4 (3–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/29/1964*
at Temple L 45–53  7–5
 
Philadelphia, PA
2/2/1964
at Vermont W 79–46  8–5 (4–1)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
2/5/1964*
at Rutgers L 67–68  8–6
College Avenue Gymnasium 
Newark, NJ
2/8/1964
at Maine W 80–53  9–6 (5–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/11/1964
Massachusetts W 72–50  10–6 (6–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/14/1964
Vermont W 90–64  11–6 (7–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/15/1964*
Holy Cross L 57–62  11–7
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/19/1964*
at Holy Cross L 56–60  11–8
 
Worcester, MA
2/22/1964*
Colgate W 100–62  12–8
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/25/1964
at New Hampshire W 58–55  13–8 (8–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/29/1964
at Rhode Island L 53–54  13–9 (8–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
3/4/1964
at Rhode Island
Yankee Conference Play-off
W 61–60  14–9 (9–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
3/6/1964*
Syracuse
Rivalry
L 49–58  14–10
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/9/1964*
vs. Temple
First Round
W 53–48  15–10
 
Philadelphia, PA
3/14/1964*
vs. Princeton
Sweet Sixteen
W 52–50  16–10
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
3/16/1964*
vs. Duke
Elite Eight
L 54–101  16–11
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 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 September 5, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2015.