# 1962–63 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1962–63 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–7 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 of the 1963 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 seventeenth-year head coach Hugh Greer and first-year head coach George Wigton.
Hugh Greer led UConn until he died on January 14, 1963, of a massive heart attack. Assistant George Wigton finished out the season and led them to the NCAA Tournament. UConn credits the first 10 games of the season to Greer and the rest of the season (including the NCAA Tournament) to Wigton.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1962* | at Yale | W 61–49 | 1–0 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT |
| 12/8/1962* | at Boston College | W 63–53 | 2–0 | Roberts Center Boston, MA |
| 12/12/1962 | Massachusetts | W 85–61 | 3–0 (1–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/15/1962* | Fordham | L 66–75 | 3–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/17/1962* | American International | W 64–58 | 4–1 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 12/18/1962* | at Loyola (New Orleans) | L 49–51 | 4–2 | The Den New Orleans, LA |
| 1/5/1963* | at Holy Cross | L 50–74 | 4–3 | Worcester, MA |
| 1/8/1963 | at New Hampshire | W 86–58 | 5–3 (2–0) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 1/11/1963 | Vermont | W 88–67 | 6–3 (3–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/12/1963 | Maine | W 92–64 | 7–3 (4–0) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/24/1963* | Canisius | L 65–74 | 7–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 1/29/1963* | Boston University | W 90–76 | 8–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/2/1963 | at Vermont | W 95–62 | 9–4 (5–0) | Patrick Gym Burlington, VT |
| 2/6/1963* | American International | W 93–67 | 10–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/9/1963 | at Maine | W 89–61 | 11–4 (6–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME |
| 2/12/1963 | at Massachusetts | W 79–66 | 12–4 (7–0) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA |
| 2/16/1963* | Holy Cross | W 85–75 | 13–4 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/19/1963 | at Rhode Island | L 62–65 | 13–5 (7–1) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| 2/21/1963* | at Manhattan | W 68–64 | 14–5 | New York, NY |
| 2/23/1963* | Rutgers | W 88–63 | 15–5 | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 2/26/1963 | New Hampshire | W 102–72 | 16–5 (8–1) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 3/2/1963 | Rhode Island | W 88–73 | 17–5 (9–1) | Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT |
| 3/7/1963* | at Syracuse Rivalry | W 92–74 | 18–5 | Manley Field House Syracuse, NY |
| 3/9/1963* | at Colgate | L 67–69 | 18–6 | Cotterell Court Hamilton, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/11/1963* | vs. West Virginia First Round | L 71–77 | 18–7 | Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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