1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode=Basketball
| year=1959–60
| team=Connecticut Huskies
| image=
| image_size=
| conference= Yankee Conference
| division=
|short_conf=YC
|CoachRank=
|APRank =
|record= 17–9
|conf_record=8–2
|head_coach= Hugh Greer
|hc_year= 14th
|asst_coach1=Nick Rodis
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium= Hugh S. Greer Field House
|champion= Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
|bowl= NCAA University Division Tournament
|bowl_result= First Round
}}
{{1959–60 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1959–60 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1959–60 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–9 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1960 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 fourteenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.{{cite book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf|publisher=UConn Huskies|title=2012 Connecticut Basketball History|access-date=11 November 2015|archive-date=6 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106045704/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Ken |date=September 30, 2010 |title=The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies|location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=Whitman LLC |isbn=0794828035}}
Schedule
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!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/1/1959
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = American International
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 82–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/5/1959
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Yale
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–55
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/9/1959
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lundholm Gym
| site_cityst = Durham, NH
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 75–51
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/1959
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/15/1959
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Curry Hicks Cage
| site_cityst = Amherst, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 60–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/1959
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = College Avenue Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/1959
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Santa Clara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 47–54
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/2/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Rose Hill Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Bronx, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 80–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/5/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = New Hampshire
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 75–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2 (2–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/9/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 49–52
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/13/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston University
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 78–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/16/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Niagara
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher Center
| site_cityst = Lewiston, NY
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 72–112
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/30/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Manhattan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 64–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/2/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Oncenter War Memorial Arena
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename =Rivalry
| tv =
| score = 64–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/4/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vermont
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 71–65
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–5 (3–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/6/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Orono, ME
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 74–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–6 (3–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/9/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Keaney Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Kingston, RI
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–62
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11–6 (4–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/12/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maine
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 91–79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–6 (5–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/13/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Temple
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 67–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/16/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 71–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–7 (6–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/20/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Holy Cross
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Worcester, MA
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 66–98
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/23/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Canisius
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 96–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/27/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Vermont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 84–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–8 (7–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/3/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Colgate
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 93–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/5/1960
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv =
| score = 95–79
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–8 (8–2)
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| NCAA Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/8/1960
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = NYU
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = First Round
| tv =
| score = 59–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Schedule Source:{{cite web|title=Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1959.html|website=UConn Huskies|access-date=11 November 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706084312/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1959.html|archive-date=July 6, 2016}}
References
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