1945–46 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1945–46 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Conference	New England Conference
Record	11–6 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach	Blair Gullion (1st season)
Home arena	Hawley Armory
Seasons ← 1944–45 1946–47 →

1945–46 New England Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Rhode Island	4	–	0	1.000	21	–	3	.875
Connecticut	4	–	2	.667	11	–	6	.647
Maine	4	–	4	.500	10	–	4	.714
Northeastern	2	–	4	.333	4	–	13	.235
New Hampshire	0	–	3	.000	3	–	7	.300

The 1945–46 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1945–46 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 11–6 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 4–2 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach Blair Gullion.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	Brown	L 41–55	0–1
*	U.S. Submarine Base	W 48–38	1–1
*	Wesleyan	W 38–35	2–1
	Northeastern	W 67–28	3–1 (1–0)
*	New York University	L 55–61	3–2
	Maine	W 54–33	4–2 (2–0)
	Rhode Island	L 47–59	4–3 (2–1)
*	Coast Guard	L 29–31	4–4
*	Wesleyan	L 29–40	4–5
	Maine	W 60–48	5–5 (3–1)
*	Brown	W 51–44	6–5
*	U.S. Submarine Base	W 44–31	7–5
*	Army	W 51–50	8–5
*	Coast Guard	W 37–31	9–5
*	Providence	W 43–41	10–5
	Northeastern	W 78–22	11–5 (4–1)
	Rhode Island	L 54–60	11–6 (4–2)
*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 21, 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
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics