1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
ECAC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	19–10 (7–5 YC)
Head coach	Dee Rowe (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Steven F. Bell; Dom Perno;
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Massachusetts	11	–	1	.917	21	–	6	.778
Connecticut	7	–	5	.583	19	–	10	.655
Rhode Island	7	–	5	.583	14	–	12	.538
Vermont	6	–	6	.500	15	–	10	.600
Maine	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
New Hampshire	3	–	9	.250	8	–	18	.308
Boston University	3	–	9	.250	7	–	19	.269

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	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.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 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. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 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 March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2015.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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