1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–7 (9–1 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (4th season);
Assistant coach	Burr Carlson
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
	Seasons ← 1965–66 1967–68 →

1966–67 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	9	–	1	.900	17	–	7	.708
Rhode Island	8	–	2	.800	14	–	12	.538
Massachusetts	7	–	3	.700	11	–	14	.440
New Hampshire	4	–	6	.400	10	–	12	.455
Maine	1	–	9	.100	8	–	12	.400
Vermont	1	–	9	.100	9	–	15	.375

The 1966–67 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1966–67 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the first round in the 1967 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 fourth-year head coach Fred Shabel.^[1]^[2]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1966*	American International	W 81–58	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/3/1966*	at Yale	L 57–65	1–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/7/1966	at New Hampshire	W 77–56	2–1 (1–0)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/10/1966*	at Boston College	L 69–87	2–2	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/14/1966*	St. Francis (NY)	W 85–61	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/17/1966*	East Carolina	W 89–60	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/28/1966*	George Washington Basketball Classic	W 89–69	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/30/1966*	Virginia Basketball Classic	W 100–79	6–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/4/1967*	Holy Cross	L 69–74 ^OT	6–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/7/1967	at Vermont	W 58–49	7–3 (2–0)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
1/14/1967	Rhode Island	W 80–78	8–3 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/16/1967	Vermont	W 99–70	9–3 (4–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/21/1967*	Fordham	W 67–66	10–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/1/1967	Massachusetts	W 66–59	11–3 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/4/1967	Maine	W 109–65	12–3 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/6/1967*	Syracuse Rivalry	L 79–90	12–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/11/1967*	Boston University	W 113–64	13–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/13/1967	at Maine	W 114–88	14–4 (7–0)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/18/1967	at Massachusetts	W 60–59	15–4 (8–0)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/21/1967	New Hampshire	W 114–75	16–4 (9–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/23/1967*	Rutgers	W 84–77	17–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/25/1967	at Rhode Island	L 86–87	17–5 (9–1)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
3/1/1967*	at Holy Cross	L 61–70	17–6	Worcester, MA
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1967*	vs. Boston College First Round	L 42–48	17–7	Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]^[3]

References[edit]

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

[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 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 December 5, 2015.

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Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run Blue blood status
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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