1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	17–6 (6–1 YC)
Head coach	Hugh Greer (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Charles Hovarth
Home arena	Hawley Armory
Seasons← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	6	–	1	.857	17	–	6	.739
Rhode Island State	5	–	1	.833	17	–	6	.739
Vermont	2	–	1	.667	14	–	6	.700
Maine	2	–	5	.286	11	–	7	.611
New Hampshire	2	–	5	.286	5	–	12	.294
Massachusetts	0	–	4	.000	2	–	14	.125

The 1947–48 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1947–48 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Hugh Greer.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	American University	W 48–37	1–0
*	St. Anselm's	W 69–55	2–0
*	Arnold	W 45–35	3–0
*	Brown	W 59–38	4–0
*	New York University	L 55–68	4–1
*	Wesleyan	W 54–37	5–1
*	Northeastern	W 64–41	6–1
*	Akron	L 48–60	6–2
*	Western Reserve	L 49–63	6–3
	Maine	W 63–29	7–3 (1–0)
	Rhode Island	L 63–65	7–4 (1–1)
	Massachusetts	W 58–20	8–4 (2–1)
*	American University	W 52–48	9–4
*	Yale	L 50–57	9–5
	Maine	W 46–39	10–5 (3–1)
*	Champlain	W 49–38	11–5
	Vermont	W 54–39	12–5 (4–1)
*	Coast Guard	W 52–40	13–5
*	Army	W 50–49	14–5
*	Brown	W 57–41	15–5
	New Hampshire	W 70–47	16–5 (5–1)
	Rhode Island	W 89–80	17–5 (6–1)
*	Yale	L 53–57	17–6
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.

v t e UConn Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Willis Nichols Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Gambling scandal Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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