1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record17–8 (8–0 YC)
Head coach
Assistant coachNick Rodis
Home arenaHugh S. Greer Field House
1956–57 Yankee Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Connecticut 8 0   1.000 17 8   .680
Rhode Island 6 3   .667 11 11   .500
Vermont 3 2   .600 15 5   .750
Massachusetts 4 4   .500 13 11   .542
Maine 2 6   .250 6 14   .300
New Hampshire 1 9   .100 3 16   .158

The 1956–57 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1956–57 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 17–8 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round in the 1957 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 eleventh-year head coach Hugh Greer.