1972–73 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1972–73 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1972–73 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 15–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–3 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hugh S. Greer Field House in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fourth-year head coach Dee Rowe.[1][2]
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record15–10 (9–3 YC)
Headcoach
- Dee Rowe (4th season)
Assistant coaches
- Steven F. Bell
- Dom Perno
- Bob Staak
| 1972–73 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 15–10 (9–3 YC) |
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| Home arena | Hugh S. Greer Field House |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | 15 | – | 10 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | 7 | – | 18 | .280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 12/2/1972* |
at Yale | W 92–71 | 1–0 |
Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT | |||||||
| 12/6/1972* |
Holy Cross | L 90–96 | 1–1 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 12/9/1972* |
Rutgers | L 72–86 | 1–2 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 12/12/1972 |
Massachusetts | W 71–68 | 2–2 (1–0) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 12/16/1972* |
at Columbia | W 71–62 | 3–2 |
University Heights Gymnasium New York, NY | |||||||
| 12/22/1972* |
Harvard Connecticut Classic |
L 70–80 | 3–3 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 12/23/1972* |
Syracuse Connecticut Classic/Rivalry |
L 73–104 | 3–4 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 1/3/1973 |
at New Hampshire | W 60–59 | 4–4 (2–0) |
Lundholm Gym Durham, NH | |||||||
| 1/6/1973* |
at Florida State | L 55–91 | 4–5 |
Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| 1/9/1973* |
at Florida Southern | L 85–93 | 4–6 |
Jenkins Field House Lakeland, FL | |||||||
| 1/11/1973* |
at South Florida | W 84–67 | 5–6 |
Tampa, FL | |||||||
| 1/13/1973* |
Georgetown Rivalry |
W 78–64 | 6–6 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 1/20/1973 |
Rhode Island | W 74–72 | 7–6 (3–0) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 1/24/1973* |
Dartmouth | W 97–78 | 8–6 |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 1/27/1973 |
at Vermont | W 104–74 | 9–6 (4–0) |
Patrick Gym Burlington, VT | |||||||
| 2/3/1973 |
Maine | W 98–81 | 10–6 (5–0) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 2/7/1973 |
at Boston University | L 99–107 | 10–7 (5–1) |
Case Gym Boston, MA | |||||||
| 2/10/1973 |
at Massachusetts | L 67–83 | 10–8 (5–2) |
Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, MA | |||||||
| 2/13/1973 |
New Hampshire | W 81–69 | 11–8 (6–2) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 2/15/1973 |
Vermont | W 88–46 | 12–8 (7–2) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
| 2/17/1973 |
at Maine | L 105–110 OT | 12–9 (7–3) |
Memorial Gymnasium Orono, ME | |||||||
| 2/22/1973* |
at Manhattan | L 87–97 | 12–10 |
New York, NY | |||||||
| 2/24/1973 |
at Rhode Island | W 91–77 | 13–10 (8–3) |
Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI | |||||||
| 2/27/1973* |
at Boston College | W 66–65 | 14–10 |
Roberts Center Boston, MA | |||||||
| 3/3/1973 |
Boston University | W 66–53 | 15–10 (9–3) |
Hugh S. Greer Field House Storrs, CT | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||