1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record19–8 (9–3 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steven F. Bell
  • Dom Perno
  • Bob Staak
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
1973–74 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Massachusetts 111 .917215  .808
Connecticut 93 .750198  .704
New Hampshire 84 .667169  .640
Rhode Island 65 .5451114  .440
Vermont 39 .250917  .346
Boston University 29 .182916  .360
Maine 210 .1671410  .583

The 1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1973–74 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–3 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1974 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1973*
Yale W 102–88  1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/5/1973*
Holy Cross L 85–91  1–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/8/1973*
at Harvard W 80–52  2–1
Malkin Athletic Center 
Cambridge, MA
12/11/1973
at Massachusetts L 72–79  2–2 (0–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
12/15/1973*
Manhattan W 76–72 OT 3–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/28/1973*
vs. Pittsburgh
Razorback Invitational
L 63–83  3–3
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, AR
12/29/1973*
vs. VMI
Razorback Invitational
W 80–78  4–3
Barton Coliseum 
Little Rock, AR
1/3/1974
New Hampshire L 70–76  4–4 (0–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/7/1974*
Colgate W 66–58  5–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/10/1974*
at Syracuse
Rivalry
W 61–60  6–4
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
1/12/1974
Vermont W 69–56  7–4 (1–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/16/1974*
Columbia W 63–56  8–4
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/19/1974
at Maine W 79–69  9–4 (2–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
1/22/1974
at Boston University W 91–78  10–4 (3–2)
Case Gym 
Boston, MA
1/26/1974
at Vermont W 70–67  11–4 (4–2)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
1/30/1974*
at Holy Cross W 71–68  12–4
 
Worcester, MA
2/2/1974
Maine W 93–71  13–4 (5–2)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/5/1974
at Rhode Island L 70–80 3OT 13–5 (5–3)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
2/9/1974
Massachusetts W 79–76 OT 14–5 (6–3)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/13/1974
at New Hampshire W 72–62  15–5 (7–3)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/16/1974*
at Georgetown
Rivalry
L 66–67  15–6
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
2/19/1974*
at Rutgers L 82–89  15–7
College Avenue Gymnasium 
New Brunswick, NJ
2/23/1974
Rhode Island W 72–55  16–7 (8–3)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/26/1974*
Boston College W 77–69  17–7
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
3/2/1974
Boston University W 94–71  18–7 (9–3)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
NIT
3/17/1974*
vs. St. John's
First Round
W 82–70  19–7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
3/21/1974*
vs. Boston College
Quarterfinals
L 75–76  19–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 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 20, 2015.
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