# 1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1975–76 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 19–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–5 record. They were the champions of the postseason ECAC tournament. They made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and were led by seventh-year head coach Dee Rowe.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/28/1975* | vs. Manhattan Lapchick Memorial Classic | L 83–99 | 0–1 | Carnesecca Arena Jamaica, NY |
| 11/29/1975* | vs. Colgate Lapchick Memorial Classic | W 62–52 | 1–1 | Carnesecca Arena Jamaica, NY |
| 12/3/1975* | Canisius | W 83–69 | 2–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/6/1975* | Yale | W 71–59 | 3–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/9/1975 | Boston University | W 95–78 | 4–1 (1–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/13/1975* | at Rutgers | L 83–96 | 4–2 | College Avenue Gymnasium New Brunswick, NJ |
| 1/2/1976* | Boston College | L 83–94 | 4–3 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| 1/6/1976 | Vermont | L 85–86 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 (1–1) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/9/1976* | Columbia UConn Classic | W 98–69 | 5–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/10/1976* | American UConn Classic | W 83–70 | 6–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/13/1976* | at George Washington | L 92–106 | 6–5 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| 1/17/1976 | at Maine | W 83–69 | 7–5 (2–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| 1/21/1976* | Manhattan | W 84–66 | 8–5 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/24/1976 | at Rhode Island | L 60–63 | 8–6 (2–2) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 1/28/1976* | at Holy Cross | W 73–69 | 9–6 | Hart Center Worcester, MA |
| 1/31/1976 | at Massachusetts | W 72–66 | 10–6 (3–2) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 2/4/1976 | Boston University | W 78–70 | 11–6 (4–2) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/7/1976 | Massachusetts | L 73–86 | 11–7 (4–3) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/12/1976* | vs. Lafayette | W 86–79 | 12–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 2/14/1976 | at Vermont | W 78–71 | 13–7 (5–3) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| 2/19/1976 | Maine | L 63–64 | 13–8 (5–4) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/21/1976 | at New Hampshire | L 82–85 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (5–5) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 2/26/1976 | New Hampshire | W 99–54 | 14–9 (6–5) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/28/1976 | Rhode Island | W 76–66 | 15–9 (7–5) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 3/2/1976* | at Fairfield | W 72–70 | 16–9 | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| ECAC tournament ||||||
| 3/4/1976 | vs. Massachusetts Semifinals | W 73–69 | 17–9 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| 3/6/1976* | vs. Providence Finals | W 87–73 | 18–9 | Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/13/1976* | vs. Hofstra First Round | W 80–78 | 19–9 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| 3/18/1976* | vs. Rutgers Sweet Sixteen | L 79–93 | 19–10 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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