# 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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||
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