1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	New England Conference
Record	9–7 (6–2 NEC)
Head coach	Don White (4th season);
Home arena	Hawley Armory
	Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

1939–40 New England Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island State	8	–	0	1.000	19	–	3	.864
Connecticut	6	–	2	.750	9	–	7	.563
New Hampshire	3	–	5	.375	5	–	10	.333
Northeastern	3	–	5	.375	4	–	13	.235
Maine	0	–	8	.000	3	–	9	.250

The 1939–40 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1939–40 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 9–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Don White.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	St. Lawrence	L 35–39	0–1
*	Brown	L 36–44	0–2
*	Michigan	L 45–62	0–3
	Northeastern	W 61–38	1–3 (1–0)
	Maine	W 56–38	2–3 (2–0)
	New Hampshire	W 66–36	3–3 (3–0)
*	Coast Guard	W 80–27	4–3
	New Hampshire	W 50–46	5–3 (4–0)
	Maine	W 71–68	6–3 (5–0)
	Northeastern	W 67–49	7–3 (6–0)
*	Massachusetts	W 65–35	8–3
*	Wesleyan	W 55–44	9–3
	Rhode Island	L 81–102	9–4 (6–1)
*	Providence	L 51–55	9–5
*	Worcester Polytech	L 60–63	9–6
	Rhode Island	L 48–49	9–7 (6–2)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
^ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

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