1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
New England Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	New England Conference
Record	14–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach	Don White (5th season);
Home arena	Hawley Armory

The 1940–41 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented University of Connecticut in the 1940–41 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 14–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the New England Conference, where they ended the season with a 7–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by fifth-year head coach Don White.[1][2]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
*	Springfield	W 47–44	1–0
*	Brown	W 42–36	2–0
	Maine	W 80–51	3–0 (1–0)
*	Coast Guard	W 65–38	4–0
	Rhode Island	L 61–79	4–1 (1–1)
*	Villanova	L 35–40	4–2
	New Hampshire	W 78–47	5–2 (2–1)
	Maine	W 53–46	6–2 (3–1)
	Northeastern	W 71–24	7–2 (4–1)
	New Hampshire	W 70–50	8–2 (5–1)
*	Maryland	W 52–43	9–2
*	Massachusetts	W 57–37	10–2
	Rhode Island	W 63–62	11–2 (6–1)
*	Worcester Polytech	W 58–37	12–2
	Northeastern	W 79–36	13–2 (7–1)
*	Wesleyan	W 57–42	14–2
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

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[autogenerated1-1] 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 17 October 2015.

[2] Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 978-0794828035.

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
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1940–41 New England Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Connecticut	7	–	1	.875	14	–	2	.875
Rhode Island	7	–	1	.875	21	–	4	.840
New Hampshire	3	–	5	.375	10	–	8	.556
Maine	2	–	6	.250	4	–	8	.333
Northeastern	1	–	7	.125	3	–	13	.188