1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1957–58 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–10 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 1958 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 twelve-year head coach Hugh Greer.^[1][2]

1957–58 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, First Round
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–10 (9–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (12th season)
Assistant coach	Nick Rodis
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1956–57 1958–59 →

1957–58 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Connecticut	9	–	1		.900			17	–	10		.630
Vermont	5	–	5		.500			15	–	10		.600
Massachusetts	5	–	5		.500			13	–	12		.520
New Hampshire	4	–	6		.400			10	–	12		.455
Maine	4	–	6		.400			8	–	12		.400
Rhode Island	3	–	7		.300			4	–	17		.190

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1957*		American International	W 84–55	1–0	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/4/1957		at Massachusetts	W 99–57	2–0 (1–0)	Curry Hicks Cage  Amherst, MA
12/7/1957*		Yale	L 74–79	2–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/9/1957		at New Hampshire	W 90–50	3–1 (2–0)	Lundholm Gym  Durham, NH
12/11/1957*		Rutgers	W 73–63	4–1	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/14/1957*		Boston College	L 68–82	4–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/18/1957*		Colgate	W 82–61	5–2	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
12/26/1957*		vs. Seattle University ECAC Holiday Festival	L 67–83	5–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/28/1957*		vs. NYU ECAC Holiday Festival	W 74–68	6–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
12/30/1957*		vs. Pittsburgh ECAC Holiday Festival	W 68–60	7–3	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
1/4/1958*		Manhattan	L 57–62	7–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/11/1958*		Holy Cross	W 77–68	8–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/14/1958		New Hampshire	W 81–69	9–4 (3–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/18/1958		Vermont	W 99–85	10–4 (4–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
1/30/1958		Maine	W 84–62	11–4 (5–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/1/1958*		at Fordham	L 70–86	11–5	Rose Hill Gymnasium  New York, NY
2/4/1958*		Pittsburgh	L 62–77	11–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/6/1958		at Vermont	W 107–95	12–6 (6–0)	Burlington, VT
2/8/1958		at Maine	W 103–62	13–6 (7–0)	Memorial Gymnasium  Orono, ME
2/10/1958*		Boston University	W 77–71	14–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/12/1958*		at Northeastern	W 87–59	15–6	Matthews Arena  Boston, MA
2/15/1958		at Rhode Island	W 102–57	16–6 (8–0)	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
2/18/1958		Massachusetts	W 86–72	17–6 (9–0)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
2/25/1958*		at Holy Cross	L 89–92	17–7	Worcester, MA
3/1/1958		Rhode Island	L 81–85	17–8 (9–1)	Hugh S. Greer Field House  Storrs, CT
3/8/1958*		at Syracuse Rivalry	L 70–75	17–9	Oncenter War Memorial Arena  Syracuse, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1958*		vs. Dartmouth First Round	L 64–75	17–10	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]