# 1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1955–56 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1955–56 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–11 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the sweet sixteen in the 1956 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 tenth-year head coach Hugh Greer.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 12/1/1955* | American International | W 91–76 | 1–0 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/5/1955 | New Hampshire | W 83–63 | 2–0 (1–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/7/1955* | Yale | L 87–92 | 2–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/16/1955* | at St. Joseph's (PA) | W 71–66 | 3–1 | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/19/1955* | Manhattan | L 82–85 | 3–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/22/1955* | at NYU | W 90–82 | 4–2 | New York, NY |
| 12/28/1955* | vs. Brown New England Tournament | W 72–66 | 5–2 | Waterville, ME |
| 12/29/1955 | vs. Massachusetts New England Tournament | W 73–69 | 6–2 (2–0) | Waterville, ME |
| 12/30/1955* | at Colby New England Tournament | W 79–71 | 7–2 | Waterville, ME |
| 1/4/1956* | Holy Cross | L 68–85 | 7–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/7/1956 | at Rhode Island | W 88–86 | 8–3 (3–0) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 1/14/1956* | Boston College | W 88–57 | 9–3 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/17/1956 | at New Hampshire | W 93–56 | 10–3 (4–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 1/27/1956* | at Syracuse Rivalry | L 82–102 | 10–4 | Oncenter War Memorial Arena Syracuse, NY |
| 1/28/1956* | at Colgate | W 82–80 | 11–4 | Hamilton, NY |
| 2/1/1956* | at Fordham | L 72–82 | 11–5 | Rose Hill Gymnasium New York, NY |
| 2/4/1956* | Niagara | L 81–84 | 11–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/6/1956 | Maine | W 94–68 | 12–6 (5–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/7/1956* | Rutgers | W 105–85 | 13–6 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/10/1956 | Maine | W 109–96 | 14–6 (6–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/11/1956* | at Colby | L 88–93 | 14–7 | Waterville, ME |
| 2/16/1956* | Northeastern | W 80–74 | 15–7 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/18/1956 | Rhode Island | W 93–90 | 16–7 (7–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/21/1956 | at Massachusetts | L 85–87 | 16–8 (7–1) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 2/27/1956* | at Holy Cross | L 75–84 | 16–9 | Worcester, MA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/13/1956* | vs. Manhattan First round | W 84–75 | 17–9 | New York, NY |
| 3/16/1956* | vs. Temple Sweet Sixteen | L 59–65 | 17–10 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 3/17/1956* | vs. Dartmouth Consolation round | L 64–85 | 17–11 | Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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