The 1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1940–41 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 14–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Don White.[1][2]
| 1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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New England Conference Regular Season Co-Champions | |
| Conference | New England Conference |
| Record | 14–2 (7–1 NEC) |
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| Home arena | Hawley Armory |
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| Connecticut | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island State | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 21 | – | 4 | .840 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 2 | – | 6 | .250 | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
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Springfield | W 47–44 | 1–0 |
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Brown | W 42–36 | 2–0 |
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| Maine | W 80–51 | 3–0 (1–0) |
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Coast Guard | W 65–38 | 4–0 |
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| Rhode Island | L 61–79 | 4–1 (1–1) |
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Villanova | L 35–40 | 4–2 |
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| New Hampshire | W 78–47 | 5–2 (2–1) |
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| Maine | W 53–46 | 6–2 (3–1) |
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| Northeastern | W 71–24 | 7–2 (4–1) |
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| New Hampshire | W 70–50 | 8–2 (5–1) |
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Maryland | W 52–43 | 9–2 |
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Massachusetts | W 57–37 | 10–2 |
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| Rhode Island | W 63–62 | 11–2 (6–1) |
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Worcester Polytech | W 58–37 | 12–2 |
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| Northeastern | W 79–36 | 13–2 (7–1) |
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Wesleyan | W 57–42 | 14–2 |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Schedule Source:[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
- ^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.
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