1915–16 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team

1915–16 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic League of New England State Colleges
Record5–3 (2–1 ALNESC)
Head coach
  • John F. Donahue (1st season)
Home arenaHawley Armory
1915–16 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona –   – 5 – 0   1.000
Carleton –   – 15 – 0   1.000
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 18 – 0   1.000
Roanoke –   – 9 – 0   1.000
Tennessee –   – 12 – 0   1.000
Utah –   – 11 – 0   1.000
Allegheny –   – 10 – 1   .909
Montana State –   – 10 – 1   .909
Nebraska Wesleyan –   – 20 – 2   .909
Wake Forest –   – 16 – 2   .889
Pittsburgh –   – 15 – 2   .882
Seton Hall –   – 13 – 2   .867
Navy –   – 12 – 2   .857
Augustana (Ill.) –   – 11 – 2   .846
Dayton –   – 11 – 2   .846
Virginia –   – 11 – 2   .846
Ripon –   – 15 – 3   .833
Swarthmore –   – 10 – 2   .833
New Mexico –   – 9 – 2   .818
Wabash –   – 17 – 4   .810
Virginia Tech –   – 12 – 3   .800
Vanderbilt –   – 11 – 3   .786
Colgate –   – 14 – 4   .778
Duquesne –   – 7 – 2   .778
Georgia –   – 7 – 2   .778
Bucknell –   – 10 – 3   .769
Saint Mary's (Calif.) –   – 10 – 3   .769
Alabama –   – 13 – 4   .765
Millikin –   – 16 – 5   .762
Notre Dame –   – 9 – 3   .750
Syracuse –   – 9 – 3   .750
VMI –   – 9 – 3   .750
New York University –   – 11 – 4   .733
Oklahoma –   – 19 – 7   .731
Louisville –   – 8 – 3   .727
Penn State –   – 8 – 3   .727
Fordham –   – 10 – 4   .714
North Central –   – 12 – 5   .706
Detroit –   – 7 – 3   .700
Catholic –   – 9 – 4   .692
Central Missouri –   – 9 – 4   .692
Lake Forest –   – 9 – 4   .692
Gettysburg –   – 11 – 5   .688
Mississippi A&M –   – 11 – 5   .688
Santa Clara –   – 11 – 5   .688
Saint Louis –   – 13 – 6   .684
Kalamazoo –   – 6 – 3   .667
New Mexico A&M –   – 6 – 3   .667
The Citadel –   – 4 – 2   .667
North Carolina –   – 12 – 6   .667
Toledo –   – 2 – 1   .667
Fairmount –   – 10 – 5   .667
Buffalo –   – 7 – 4   .636
Delaware –   – 7 – 4   .636
Washington College –   – 7 – 4   .636
William & Mary –   – 7 – 4   .636
Connecticut –   – 5 – 3   .625
West Virginia –   – 11 – 7   .611
Denison –   – 9 – 6   .600
Georgetown –   – 9 – 6   .600
Millsaps –   – 6 – 4   .600
Montana –   – 6 – 4   .600
Mount Union –   – 6 – 4   .600
Union (N.Y.) –   – 9 – 6   .600
Wyoming –   – 3 – 2   .600
Louisiana State –   – 14 – 10   .583
Davidson –   – 11 – 8   .579
Indiana State –   – 7 – 2   .778
Kentucky –   – 8 – 6   .571
Southwestern (Kan.) –   – 8 – 6   .571
Grove City –   – 9 – 7   .563
Tulsa –   – 9 – 7   .563
Western State Normal –   – 9 – 7   .563
Tulane –   – 10 – 8   .556
St. Joseph's –   – 11 – 9   .550
North Dakota –   – 6 – 5   .545
Wisconsin–Stevens Point –   – 6 – 5   .545
CCNY –   – 7 – 6   .538
Temple –   – 7 – 6   .538
Ohio –   – 8 – 7   .533
Wooster –   – 8 – 7   .533
Lehigh –   – 12 – 11   .522
Akron –   – 5 – 5   .500
Boston University –   – 2 – 2   .500
Brigham Young –   – 3 – 3   .500
Michigan State –   – 8 – 8   .500
Oklahoma A&M –   – 7 – 8   .467
Muhlenberg –   – 5 – 6   .455
Trinity (N.C.) –   – 9 – 11   .450
Bradley –   – 8 – 10   .444
Lafayette –   – 7 – 9   .438
Butler –   – 3 – 4   .429
Rutgers –   – 3 – 4   .429
Washington and Lee –   – 6 – 8   .429
Army –   – 5 – 7   .417
Niagara –   – 4 – 6   .400
Rochester (N.Y.) –   – 6 – 9   .400
South Carolina –   – 4 – 6   .400
Rhode Island State –   – 3 – 5   .375
Ole Miss –   – 4 – 7   .364
Kent State –   – 4 – 8   .333
St. John's (NY) –   – 5 – 10   .333
Utah State –   – 2 – 4   .333
Washburn –   – 4 – 8   .333
Virginia Tech –   – 12 – 3   .800
Manhattan –   – 4 – 9   .308
Miami (Ohio) –   – 4 – 9   .308
Richmond –   – 4 – 9   .308
North Carolina State –   – 2 – 5   .286
Bowling Green State –   – 3 – 8   .273
Auburn –   – 2 – 6   .250
Clemson –   – 2 – 6   .250
Southern California –   – 5 – 15   .250
Texas Christian –   – 1 – 3   .250
DePauw –   – 1 – 3   .250
Northern Colorado –   – 1 – 4   .200
Washington & Jefferson –   – 1 – 4   .200
Stanford –   – 2 – 9   .182
George Washington –   – 2 – 10   .167
Cincinnati –   – 1 – 9   .100
Idaho –   – 1 – 12   .077
Canisius –   – 0 – 4   .000

The 1915–16 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1915–16 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 5–3 overall record. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges, where they ended the season with a 2–1 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by first-year head coach John F. Donahue.[1][2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
Willimantic Emids W 32–11  1–0
 
 
*
Wesleyan L 23–42  1–1
 
 
*
Springfield College L 18–44  1–2
 
 
*
Trinity Rovers W 32–14  2–2
 
 

New Hampshire L 23–25  2–3 (0–1)
 
 
*
Bristol A.A. W 76–20  3–3
 
 

Rhode Island W 39–10  4–3 (1–1)
 
 

Rhode Island W 26–18  5–3 (2–1)
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 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.