1938–39 Connecticut State Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1938–39 Connecticut State Huskies men's basketball
Conference	New England Conference
Record	12–6 (6–2 NEC)
Head coach	Don White (3rd season)
Home arena	Hawley Armory
Seasons ← 1937–38 1939–40 →

1938–39 New England Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	7	–	1	.875	17	–	4	.810
Connecticut	6	–	2	.750	12	–	6	.667
Maine	4	–	4	.500	8	–	4	.667
Northeastern	3	–	5	.375	6	–	12	.333
New Hampshire	0	–	8	.000	3	–	14	.176

The 1938–39 Connecticut State Huskies men's basketball team represented Connecticut State College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1938–39 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 12–6 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 third-year head coach Don White.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*	Arnold	W 51–39	1–0
*	Brown	L 31–51	1–1
*	Indiana	L 38–71	1–2
*	Purdue	L 30–51	1–3
12/21/1938*	at Illinois	L 23–49	1–4	Huff Hall (4,763) Champaign, IL
	Northeastern	W 32–26	2–4 (1–0)
	Maine	L 29–45	2–5 (1–1)
	New Hampshire	W 41–38	3–5 (2–1)
	Rhode Island	L 62–76	3–6 (2–2)
*	Coast Guard	W 49–34	4–6
	New Hampshire	W 59–38	5–6 (3–2)
	Maine	W 53–49	6–6 (4–2)
*	Coast Guard	W 82–42	7–6
*	Massachusetts	W 58–47	8–6
*	Wesleyan	W 54–41	9–6
	Rhode Island	W 68–67	10–6 (5–2)
*	Worcester Polytech	W 49–48	11–6
	Northeastern	W 48–38	12–6 (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.

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	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run Blue blood status
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics