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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode=Basketball
| year=1964–65
| team=Connecticut Huskies
| image=
| image_size=
| conference= Yankee Conference
| division=
|short_conf=YC
|CoachRank= 15
|APRank =
|record= 23–3
|conf_record=10–0
|head_coach= [[Fred Shabel]]
|hc_year= 2nd
|asst_coach1=Burr Carlson
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium= [[Hugh S. Greer Field House]]
|champion= Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
|bowl= [[1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament|NCAA University Division Tournament]]
|bowl_result= First&nbsp;Round
}}
{{1964–65 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings}}
The '''1964–65 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Connecticut]] in the 1964–65 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 23–3 overall record. The Huskies were members of the [[Yankee Conference]], where they ended the season with a 10–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the First Round in the [[1965 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]. The Huskies played their home games at [[Hugh S. Greer Field House]] in [[Storrs, Connecticut]], and were led by second-year head coach [[Fred Shabel]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf|publisher=UConn Huskies|title=2012 Connecticut Basketball History|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-date=6 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106045704/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/historicalsupplement.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Ken |date=September 30, 2010 |title=The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies|location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=Whitman LLC |isbn=0794828035}}</ref>
==Schedule ==
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/1/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[American International College|American International]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Hugh S. Greer Field House]]
| site_cityst  = [[Storrs, Connecticut|Storrs, CT]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 98–67
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/5/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Yale Bulldogs men's basketball|Yale]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Payne Whitney Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst  = [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven, CT]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 68–47
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/9/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Harvard Crimson men's basketball|Harvard]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 78–30
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/12/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Roberts Center]]
| site_cityst  = [[Boston|Boston, MA]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 85–81
| overtime     = OT
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/15/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[UMass Minutemen basketball|Massachusetts]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 77–67
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 5–0 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/17/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Maine Black Bears men's basketball|Maine]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Memorial Gymnasium (University of Maine)|Memorial Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst  = [[Orono, Maine|Orono, ME]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 89–62
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 6–0 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/19/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Fordham Rams men's basketball|Fordham]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 59–51
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 12/31/1964
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Cornell Big Red men's basketball|Cornell]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Buffalo Memorial Auditorium]]
| site_cityst  = [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo, NY]]
| gamename     = Queen City Tournament
| tv           =
| score        = 75–63
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/2/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball|Virginia]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| site_cityst  = Buffalo, NY
| gamename     = Queen City Tournament
| tv           =
| score        = 63–68
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/5/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball|Holy Cross]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 62–77
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/9/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Vermont Catamounts men's basketball|Vermont]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 111–66
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 9–2 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/12/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[New Hampshire Wildcats men's basketball|New Hampshire]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Lundholm Gym]]
| site_cityst  = [[Durham, New Hampshire|Durham, NH]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 82–62
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 10–2 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/16/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Rhode Island Rams men's basketball|Rhode Island]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 78–68
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 11–2 (5–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/27/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     =[[Temple Owls men's basketball|Temple]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 71–61
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 1/30/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = Vermont
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Patrick Gym]]
| site_cityst  = [[Burlington, Vermont|Burlington, VT]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 107–60
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 13–2 (6–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/3/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball|Rutgers]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 103–73
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 14–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/6/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = Maine
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 95–59
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 15–2 (7–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/9/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = Massachusetts
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Curry Hicks Cage]]
| site_cityst  = [[Amherst, Massachusetts|Amherst, MA]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 70–63
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 16–2 (8–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/13/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = Holy Cross
| opprank      =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = [[Worcester, Massachusetts|Worcester, MA]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 87–76
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 17–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/16/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Boston University Terriers men's basketball|Boston University]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 87–86
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 18–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/20/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[American Eagles men's basketball|American]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 115–60
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 19–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/24/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Manhattan Jaspers basketball|Manhattan]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = [[New York City|New York, NY]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 80–75
| overtime     = OT
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 20–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 2/27/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = New Hampshire
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = Hugh S. Greer Field House
| site_cityst  = Storrs, CT
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 109–61
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 21–2 (9–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 3/3/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Colgate Raiders men's basketball|Colgate]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Cotterell Court]]
| site_cityst  = [[Hamilton (village), New York|Hamilton, NY]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 101–66
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 22–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 3/6/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      =
| homecoming   =
| away         = yes
| neutral      =
| rank         =
| opponent     = Rhode Island
| opprank      =
| site_stadium = [[Keaney Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst  = [[Kingston, Rhode Island|Kingston, RI]]
| gamename     =
| tv           =
| score        = 88–73
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 23–2 (10–0)
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| [[1965 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|<span style="color:white">NCAA Tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
| date         = 3/8/1965
| time         =
| nonconf      = yes
| homecoming   =
| away         =
| neutral      = yes
| rank         =
| opponent     = [[Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|St. Joseph's]]
| opprank      =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst  = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, PA]]
| gamename     = First Round
| tv           =
| score        = 61–67
| overtime     =
| attend       = &nbsp;
| record       = 23–3
}}
{{CBB schedule end
|timezone=[[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]]}}
'''Schedule Source:'''<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web|title=Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1964.html|website=UConn Huskies|access-date=29 November 2015|archive-date=5 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905195851/http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1964.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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