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 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 first-year head coach Fred Shabel.^[1][2]

1963–64 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA University Division Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	16–11 (9–2 YC)
Head coach	Fred Shabel (1st season)
Assistant coach	George L. Wigton
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons ← 1962–63 1964–65 →

1963–64 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Rhode Island	8	–	2		.800			19	–	8		.704
Connecticut	8	–	2		.800			16	–	11		.593
Massachusetts	5	–	5		.500			15	–	9		.625
Vermont	4	–	6		.400			11	–	10		.524
Maine	3	–	7		.300			12	–	11		.522
New Hampshire	2	–	8		.200			8	–	15		.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]