1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	5–19 (3–7 YC)
Head coach	Burr Carlson (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Jack Coniam
Home arena	Hugh S. Greer Field House
Seasons← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Massachusetts	9	–	1	.900	17	–	7	.708
Rhode Island	7	–	3	.700	10	–	15	.400
Maine	5	–	5	.500	10	–	13	.435
Vermont	3	–	7	.300	14	–	11	.560
New Hampshire	3	–	7	.300	9	–	15	.375
Connecticut	3	–	7	.300	5	–	19	.208

The 1968–69 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1968–69 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 5–19 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 3–7 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Burr Carlson.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1968*	at Yale	L 70–89	0–1	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
12/7/1968*	at Boston College	L 75–105	0–2	Roberts Center Boston, MA
12/13/1968	at New Hampshire	L 78–97	0–3 (0–1)	Lundholm Gym Durham, NH
12/14/1968*	Fordham	L 55–66	0–4	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/17/1968	Massachusetts	L 66–80	0–5 (0–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/21/1968*	Holy Cross	L 63–67	0–6	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
12/28/1968*	at San Jose State	L 83–96	0–7	City National Civic San Jose, CA
12/30/1968*	at UC Santa Barbara	L 70–84	0–8	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA
1/1/1969*	at Utah	L 85–105	0–9	Nielsen Fieldhouse Salt Lake City, UT
1/4/1969*	Dartmouth	L 62–74	0–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/8/1969*	Syracuse Rivalry	W 103–84	1–10	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/11/1969	Rhode Island	W 102–92	2–10 (1–2)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
1/23/1969	at Vermont	L 87–99	2–11 (1–3)	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
1/25/1969*	Manhattan	L 78–93	2–12	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/1/1969	Vermont	W 96–78	3–12 (2–3)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/4/1969*	at Seton Hall	L 79–81	3–13	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
2/8/1969	at Maine	L 88–116	3–14 (2–4)	Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME
2/11/1969*	Boston University	W 74–72	4–14	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/15/1969	at Massachusetts	L 70–85	4–15 (2–5)	Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA
2/17/1969	Maine	L 70–84	4–16 (2–6)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/19/1969	New Hampshire	W 88–84	5–16 (3–6)	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
2/22/1969*	at Long Island	L 46–86	5–17	Paramount Theatre Brooklyn, NY
2/25/1969*	Rutgers	L 79–81	5–18	Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT
3/1/1969	at Rhode Island	L 72–92	5–19 (3–7)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
*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 December 12, 2015.
Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
"Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2015.

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