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Hugh Greer
Hugh Scott Greer (August 5, 1904 – January 14, 1963) was an American men's college basketball coach. Known as the "Father of Connecticut Basketball," he was the head coach of the UConn Huskies men's basketball team from 1947 to 1963. He developed the program into a regional powerhouse, winning 12 Yankee Conference titles and making seven NCAA tournament appearances during his 17 seasons. Most notably, the Huskies won 10 consecutive conference championships from 1951 to 1960, which was the longest streak of any program in NCAA Division I history at the time and remains the fourth-longest streak as of 2025. With 286 wins and a .719 winning percentage, Greer spent more than three decades as the all-time winningest coach in UConn men's basketball history until he was surpassed by Jim Calhoun in 1999. Biography Early life and education Born on August 5, 1904, in Suffield, Connecticut, Greer graduated from Suffield Academy before attending Connecticut Agricultural College (CAC), ...
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UConn Huskies Men's Basketball
The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the NCAA NCAA Division I, Division I college basketball, men's college basketball team of the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut. They currently play in the Big East Conference and are coached by Dan Hurley. With six national championships and 45 conference titles, the program is considered one of the Blue bloods in college basketball, blue bloods of college basketball. UConn has won six NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA tournament championships (1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 1999, 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2004, 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2011, 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2014, 2023 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2023 and 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 2024), which puts the program in a tie for List of NCAA Men's Division I Basketball champions#Multiple champions, third most all time ...
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Suffield, Connecticut
Suffield is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, Capitol Planning Region, and located in the Connecticut River Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 15,752. The town center is a census-designated place listed as Suffield Depot, Connecticut, Suffield Depot. Bordering Massachusetts, Suffield is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts New England city and town area, NECTA. It was once within the boundaries of Massachusetts. History Originally known as Southfield—pronounced "Suffield," on May 20, 1674, the committee for the settling of the town petitioned: The petition was granted by the Massachusetts Bay court on June 8, 1674. Suffield was incorporated as a town in March 1682. Also, on early 17th and 18th century maps, Suffield was alternatively spelled as Suthfield. Suffield and the surrounding area were part of the Equivalent Lands compromise with Massachuse ...
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University Of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university system with its main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1881 as the Storrs Agricultural School, named after two benefactors. In 1893, the school became a public land grant college, then took its current name in 1939. Over the following decade, social work, nursing, and graduate programs were established. During the 1960s, UConn Health was established for new medical and dental schools. UConn is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. With more than 32,000 students, the University of Connecticut is the largest university in Connecticut by enrollment. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". UConn is one of the founding institutions of the Hartford- Springfield regional economic and cultural partnership alliance known as New England's Knowledge Corridor. UConn was the second U.S. university i ...
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Heart Attack
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when Ischemia, blood flow decreases or stops in one of the coronary arteries of the heart, causing infarction (tissue death) to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is retrosternal Angina, chest pain or discomfort that classically radiates to the left shoulder, arm, or jaw. The pain may occasionally feel like heartburn. This is the dangerous type of acute coronary syndrome. Other symptoms may include shortness of breath, nausea, presyncope, feeling faint, a diaphoresis, cold sweat, Fatigue, feeling tired, and decreased level of consciousness. About 30% of people have atypical symptoms. Women more often present without chest pain and instead have neck pain, arm pain or feel tired. Among those over 75 years old, about 5% have had an MI with little or no history of symptoms. An MI may cause heart failure, an Cardiac arrhythmia, irregular heartbeat, cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest. Most MIs occur d ...
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1962–63 Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1962–63 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1962–63 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with an 18–7 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 9–1 record. They were the Yankee Conference Regular Season Champions and made it to the first round of the 1963 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 seventeenth-year head coach Hugh Greer and first-year head coach George Wigton. Hugh Greer led UConn until he died on January 14, 1963, of a massive heart attack. Assistant George Wigton finished out the season and led them to the NCAA Tournament. UConn credits the first 10 games of the season to Greer and the rest of the season (including the NCAA Tournament) to Wigton. Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="", Regular Sea ...
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1954 National Invitation Tournament
The 1954 National Invitation Tournament was the 1954 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s)
at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009

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There were 4 seeded teams, which received a bye in the first round, (1) Duquesne, (2) Western Kentucky, (3) Holy Cross, and (4) Niagara.


Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.


See also

* 1954 NCAA basketball tournament * 1954 NAIA Basketball Tournament


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Holy Cross Crusaders Men's Basketball
The Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball team represents the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts (about 40 miles (64 km) west of Boston) in NCAA Division I competition. The team competes in the Patriot League and plays their home games in the Hart Center.Holy Cross Crusaders men's basketball 2007–08 media guide
. Accessed April 20, 2008.
The program boasts such notable alumni as Boston Celtics legends Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn, and longtime Providence Friars men's basketball, Providence College basketball coach Joe Mullaney (basketball), Joe Mullaney. Under coach Doggie Julian, the Crusaders won a national championship in 1947 NCAA basketball tournament, 1947. It is the only school from Massachusetts to win an NCAA Division I me ...
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College Of Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross is a Private college, private Society of Jesus, Jesuit Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded by educators Benedict Joseph Fenwick and Thomas F. Mulledy in 1843 under the auspices of the Society of Jesus. Holy Cross was the first Catholic college in New England and is among the oldest Catholic higher education, Catholic institutions of higher education in the US. Holy Cross is a four-year Residential college, residential Undergraduate education, undergraduate institution with approximately 3,000 students. Students choose from 64 academic programs, including interdisciplinary and self-designed majors in Liberal arts education, liberal arts disciplines. The college's campus is situated on a hill overlooking the Blackstone River and Worcester. It has one of the List of colleges and universities in the United States by endowment, largest financial endowments of any li ...
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1953–54 Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1953–54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1953–54 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 an 8–0 record. They were the Yankee Conference regular season champions and made it to the first round of the 1954 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by eighth-year head coach Hugh Greer. Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="", Regular season , - !colspan=12 style="", Schedule Source: References {{DEFAULTSORT:1953-54 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut Huskies men's basketball Connecticut Huskies men's basketball The UConn Huskies men's basketball program is the NCAA ...
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1946–47 Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1946–47 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1946–47 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 16–2 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Yankee Conference, where they ended the season with a 6–1 record. The Huskies played their home games at Hawley Armory in Storrs, Connecticut, and were led by second-year head coach Blair Gullion and first-year head coach Hugh Greer. Schedule , - !colspan=12 style="", Regular Season Schedule Source: References UConn Huskies men's basketball seasons Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ... 1946 in sports in Connecticut 1947 in sports in Connecticut {{Connecticut-sport-team-stu ...
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Washington University In St
Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Fort Washington (disambiguati ...
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Blair Gullion
Burton Blair Gullion (December 22, 1901 – January 30, 1959) was an American college basketball player and coach. He was head coach for Earlham College, the University of Tennessee, Cornell University, the University of Connecticut and Washington University in St. Louis. He was also a president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Guillion played college basketball for Purdue from 1921 to 1924, leading the Big Ten Conference in scoring in 1922. Following his playing career, Gullion coached at the high school level and in 1927 was named head coach for Earlham College. He coached there for eight seasons and led the program to its only undefeated season in school history, going 15–0 in the 1932–33 campaign. Following his time at Earlham, Gullion moved to Tennessee, where he went 47–19 over three seasons, and then Cornell, where he went 48–43 over four seasons. Gullion's coaching career was put on hold during World War II, as he served as a major in th ...
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