1916–17 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team

1916–17 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic League of New England State Colleges
Record4–6 (2–3 ALNESC)
Head coach
  • John F. Donahue (2nd season)
Home arenaHawley Armory
Seasons
1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy   11 0   1.000
Washington and Lee   13 0   1.000
Washington College   2 0   1.000
Montana State   19 1   .950
Western Reserve   12 1   .923
Kalamazoo   12 1   .923
Louisiana State   20 2   .909
Wabash   19 2   .905
Canisius   9 1   .900
Creighton   18 2   .900
Virginia Tech   17 2   .895
Georgia   8 1   .889
North Dakota   8 1   .889
Akron   14 2   .875
Brigham Young   14 2   .875
Roanoke   7 1   .875
Central Missouri   13 2   .867
Carleton   12 2   .857
The Citadel   6 1   .857
Penn State   12 2   .857
SMU   12 2   .857
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   11 2   .846
Arizona   10 2   .833
CCNY   15 3   .833
Trinity (N.C.)   20 4   .833
Denison   13 3   .813
Seton Hall   13 3   .813
Southwestern (Kan.)   13 3   .813
Syracuse   13 3   .813
Clemson   8 2   .800
Miami (Ohio)   12 3   .800
New Mexico   4 1   .800
Santa Clara   8 2   .800
Colgate   15 4   .789
Lehigh   15 4   .789
St. Joseph's   18 5   .783
Indiana State   13 4   .765
New York University   9 3   .750
Oklahoma A&M   11 4   .733
Augustana (Ill.)   8 3   .727
Dayton   8 3   .727
Fordham   8 3   .727
Marquette   8 3   .727
North Dakota Agricultural   10 4   .714
Saint Mary's (Calif.)   15 6   .714
Duquesne   7 3   .700
Millikin   14 6   .700
Nebraska Wesleyan   14 6   .700
Grinnell   9 4   .692
Bucknell   11 5   .688
Gettysburg   11 5   .688
Michigan State   11 5   .688
Tulane   11 5   .688
Marietta   13 6   .684
Boston University   6 3   .667
Georgetown   8 4   .667
Nevada   6 3   .667
New Mexico A&M   10 5   .667
North Central   10 5   .667
Pittsburgh   12 6   .667
Rice   10 5   .667
Springfield (Mass.)   10 5   .667
Tennessee   10 5   .667
Toledo   2 1   .667
Davidson   11 6   .647
VMI   9 5   .643
Richmond   7 4   .636
Bradley   10 6   .625
Lafayette   15 9   .625
Oklahoma   13 8   .619
Notre Dame   8 5   .615
Utah State   8 5   .615
Ole Miss   11 7   .611
Tulsa   11 7   .611
Mississippi A&M   6 4   .600
Wake Forest   9 6   .600
Virginia   7 5   .583
St. John's (N.Y.)   11 8   .579
Delaware   8 6   .571
Union (N.Y.)   9 7   .563
Detroit   5 4   .556
North Carolina   5 4   .556
North Carolina State   10 8   .556
Catholic   6 5   .545
Butler   7 6   .538
Western State Normal   7 6   .538
Temple   10 9   .526
Auburn   2 2   .500
DePauw   7 7   .500
Idaho   8 8   .500
Loyola (Md.)   6 6   .500
Millsaps   5 5   .500
Stevens Institute   3 3   .500
Utah   3 3   .500
Washington & Jefferson   5 5   .500
West Virginia   8 8   .500
Wyoming   4 4   .500
George Washington   7 8   .467
Manhattan   7 8   .467
South Carolina   7 8   .467
Grove City   5 6   .455
Saint Louis   5 6   .455
Rutgers   4 5   .444
Alabama   6 8   .429
Buffalo   6 8   .429
Mount Union   6 8   .429
Northern Colorado   5 7   .417
Connecticut   4 6   .400
Kentucky   4 6   .400
Southern California   8 12   .400
Wooster   5 8   .385
Swarthmore   4 7   .364
Franklin   1 2   .333
Muhlenberg   2 4   .333
Washburn   5 11   .313
William & Mary   4 9   .308
Niagara   2 5   .286
Army   3 8   .273
Cincinnati   3 8   .273
Vanderbilt   3 8   .273
Montana   4 11   .267
Bowling Green State   2 6   .250
Kent State   2 6   .250
Rhode Island State   2 6   .250
Rochester (N.Y.)   4 12   .250
Texas Christian   2 6   .250
Fairmount   2 11   .154
Ohio   2 14   .125
Tempe Normal   0 1   .000

The 1916–17 Connecticut Aggies men's basketball team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1916–17 collegiate men's basketball season. The Aggies completed the season with a 4–6 overall record. The Aggies were members of the Athletic League of New England State Colleges, where they ended the season with a 2–3 record. The Aggies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach John F. Donahue.[1]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
*
Wentworth W 52–11  1–0
 
 
*
Wesleyan L 24–38  1–1
 
 

New Hampshire L 19–28  1–2 (0–1)
 
 

Massachusetts L 12–33  1–3 (0–2)
 
 

Rhode Island W 29–26  2–3 (1–2)
 
 
*
Seton Hall L 19–34  2–4
 
 
*
Stevens L 17–33  2–5
 
 
*
Pratt W 35–30  3–5
 
 

Rhode Island W 34–18  4–5 (2–2)
 
 

New Hampshire L 15–28  4–6 (2–3)
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b 2012 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.