1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1963–64 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–2 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions and made it to the Elite Eight in the 1964 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Fred Shabel.[1][2]

1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
1963–64 record16–11 (9–2 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachGeorge L. Wigton
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
1963–64 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Rhode Island 82 .800  198  .704
Connecticut 82 .800  1611  .593
Massachusetts 55 .500  159  .625
Vermont 46 .400  1110  .524
Maine 37 .300  1211  .522
New Hampshire 28 .200  815  .348

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1963*
American International W 95–49  1–0
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/7/1963*
Yale L 60–64  1–1
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/10/1963
at Massachusetts L 59–60  1–2 (0–1)
Curry Hicks Cage 
Amherst, MA
12/14/1963*
Boston College W 108–81  2–2
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
12/18/1963*
at Fordham W 59–51  3–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium 
New York, NY
12/21/1963*
at Canisius L 66–84  3–3
 
Buffalo, NY
1/4/1964*
Manhattan W 73–57  4–3
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/9/1964*
at Boston University L 53–55  4–4
 
Boston, MA
1/11/1964
New Hampshire W 73–60  5–4 (1–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/13/1964
Maine W 71–58  6–4 (2–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/18/1964
Rhode Island W 43–41  7–4 (3–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
1/29/1964*
at Temple L 45–53  7–5
 
Philadelphia, PA
2/2/1964
at Vermont W 79–46  8–5 (4–1)
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
2/5/1964*
at Rutgers L 67–68  8–6
College Avenue Gymnasium 
Newark, NJ
2/8/1964
at Maine W 80–53  9–6 (5–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Orono, ME
2/11/1964
Massachusetts W 72–50  10–6 (6–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/14/1964
Vermont W 90–64  11–6 (7–1)
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/15/1964*
Holy Cross L 57–62  11–7
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/19/1964*
at Holy Cross L 56–60  11–8
 
Worcester, MA
2/22/1964*
Colgate W 100–62  12–8
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
2/25/1964
at New Hampshire W 58–55  13–8 (8–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
2/29/1964
at Rhode Island L 53–54  13–9 (8–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
3/4/1964
at Rhode Island
Yankee Conference Play-off
W 61–60  14–9 (9–2)
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
3/6/1964*
Syracuse
Rivalry
L 49–58  14–10
Hugh S. Greer Field House 
Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
3/9/1964*
vs. Temple
First Round
W 53–48  15–10
 
Philadelphia, PA
3/14/1964*
vs. Princeton
Sweet Sixteen
W 52–50  16–10
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
3/16/1964*
vs. Duke
Elite Eight
L 54–101  16–11
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1][3]

References

  1. 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 27 November 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. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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