# 1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1973–74 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–3 record. They made it to the quarterfinals in the 1974 National Invitation Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Dee Rowe.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1973* | Yale | W 102–88 | 1–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/5/1973* | Holy Cross | L 85–91 | 1–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/8/1973* | at Harvard | W 80–52 | 2–1 | Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA |
| 12/11/1973 | at Massachusetts | L 72–79 | 2–2 (0–1) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 12/15/1973* | Manhattan | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/28/1973* | vs. Pittsburgh Razorback Invitational | L 63–83 | 3–3 | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR |
| 12/29/1973* | vs. VMI Razorback Invitational | W 80–78 | 4–3 | Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR |
| 1/3/1974 | New Hampshire | L 70–76 | 4–4 (0–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/7/1974* | Colgate | W 66–58 | 5–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/10/1974* | at Syracuse Rivalry | W 61–60 | 6–4 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 1/12/1974 | Vermont | W 69–56 | 7–4 (1–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/16/1974* | Columbia | W 63–56 | 8–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/19/1974 | at Maine | W 79–69 | 9–4 (2–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| 1/22/1974 | at Boston University | W 91–78 | 10–4 (3–2) | Case Gym Boston, MA |
| 1/26/1974 | at Vermont | W 70–67 | 11–4 (4–2) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| 1/30/1974* | at Holy Cross | W 71–68 | 12–4 | Worcester, MA |
| 2/2/1974 | Maine | W 93–71 | 13–4 (5–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/5/1974 | at Rhode Island | L 70–80 $^{3OT}$ | 13–5 (5–3) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 2/9/1974 | Massachusetts | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 14–5 (6–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/13/1974 | at New Hampshire | W 72–62 | 15–5 (7–3) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 2/16/1974* | at Georgetown Rivalry | L 66–67 | 15–6 | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 2/19/1974* | at Rutgers | L 82–89 | 15–7 | College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ |
| 2/23/1974 | Rhode Island | W 72–55 | 16–7 (8–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/26/1974* | Boston College | W 77–69 | 17–7 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 3/2/1974 | Boston University | W 94–71 | 18–7 (9–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| NIT ||||||
| 3/17/1974* | vs. St. John's First Round | W 82–70 | 19–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 3/21/1974* | vs. Boston College Quarterfinals | L 75–76 | 19–8 | 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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