1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1955–56 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1956 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 tenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1][2]

1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–11 (7–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (10th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1		.857			17	–	11		.607
Massachusetts	5	–	1		.833			17	–	6		.739
Rhode Island	6	–	2		.750			11	–	14		.440
Vermont	2	–	3		.400			6	–	12		.333
Maine	3	–	5		.375			6	–	12		.333
New Hampshire	0	–	10		.000			2	–	15		.118

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
12/1/1955*		American International	W 91–76	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/5/1955		New Hampshire	W 83–63	2–0 (1–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/7/1955*		Yale	L 87–92	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/16/1955*		at St. Joseph's (PA)	W 71–66	3–1	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, PA
12/19/1955*		Manhattan	L 82–85	3–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/22/1955*		at NYU	W 90–82	4–2	New York, NY
12/28/1955*		vs. Brown New England Tournament	W 72–66	5–2	Waterville, ME
12/29/1955		vs. Massachusetts New England Tournament	W 73–69	6–2 (2–0)	Waterville, ME
12/30/1955*		at Colby New England Tournament	W 79–71	7–2	Waterville, ME
1/4/1956*		Holy Cross	L 68–85	7–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/7/1956		at Rhode Island	W 88–86	8–3 (3–0)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
1/14/1956*		Boston College	W 88–57	9–3	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/17/1956		at New Hampshire	W 93–56	10–3 (4–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
1/27/1956*		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 82–102	10–4	Oncenter War Memorial Arena  Syracuse, NY
1/28/1956*		at Colgate	W 82–80	11–4	Hamilton, NY
2/1/1956*		at Fordham	L 72–82	11–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
2/4/1956*		Niagara	L 81–84	11–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/6/1956		Maine	W 94–68	12–6 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/7/1956*		Rutgers	W 105–85	13–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/10/1956		Maine	W 109–96	14–6 (6–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/11/1956*		at Colby	L 88–93	14–7	Waterville, ME
2/16/1956*		Northeastern	W 80–74	15–7	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/18/1956		Rhode Island	W 93–90	16–7 (7–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/21/1956		at Massachusetts	L 85–87	16–8 (7–1)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
2/27/1956*		at Holy Cross	L 75–84	16–9	Worcester, MA
NCAA tournament
3/13/1956*		vs. Manhattan First round	W 84–75	17–9	New York, NY
3/16/1956*		vs. Temple Sweet Sixteen	L 59–65	17–10	Philadelphia, PA
3/17/1956*		vs. Dartmouth Consolation round	L 64–85	17–11	Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1][3]