Yankee Conference

Background:

1938-75 - Rhode Island won first eight championships, Connecticut won 17 titles in 20 years from 1948-67 and Massachusetts won outright or shared seven of last eight titles.

Previous Names:

New England

Current Members:

(8) Boston University (1973-76), Connecticut (1938-43 and 1946-76), Maine (1938-43 and 1946-76), Massachusetts (1947-76), New Hampshire (1938-43 and 1946-76), Northeastern (1938-43 and 1946), Rhode Island (1938-43 and 1946-76) and Vermont (1947-76)

NCAA Tournament Record:

4-16 (.200)

Single-Season Scoring Leader:

Julius Erving, Massachusetts (727 points as junior in 1970-71) and Wes Bialosuknia, Connecticut (28 points per game as senior in 1966-67)

Regular-Season Champions:

Connecticut (15 outright-4 ties), Massachusetts (6-2), Rhode Island (10-4)

Additional Conference Information on this Page:

Three-Time All-Conference First-Team Selections

All-Time All-Conference Teams

Scoring / Rebounding Leaders for Regular-Season Champions

Head Coaches for Regular-Season Champions

Annual Statistical Leaders - Scoring

Annual Statistical Leaders - Rebounding

Three-Time All-Conference First-Team Selections:

Player	Position	School	Seasons
Wes Bialosuknia	G	Connecticut	1965, 1966, and 1967
Tom "Skip" Chappelle		Maine	1960, 1961, and 1962
Steve Chubin		Rhode Island	1963, 1964, and 1966
Fred Congleton		Rhode Island	1951, 1952, and 1953
Fred Conley		Rhode Island	1939, 1940, and 1941
Bill Corley	C-F	Connecticut	1966, 1967, and 1968
Toby Kimball	C	Connecticut	1963, 1964, and 1965
Clyde Lord		Vermont	1957, 1958, and 1959
Art Quimby	C	Connecticut	1953, 1954, and 1955
Al Skinner	G-F	Massachusetts	1972, 1973, and 1974
Stanley Stutz	G	Rhode Island	1940, 1941, and 1942
Rodger Twitchell	F	Massachusetts	1962, 1963, and 1964
Vin Yokabaskas	F	Connecticut	1950, 1951, and 1952
John Yusievicz		Connecticut	1939, 1940, and 1941

Scoring / Rebounding Leaders for Regular-Season Champions:

Year	School	League Record (Division)	Scoring Leader	PPG	Rebounding Leader	RPG
1937	Rhode Island	8-0
1938	Rhode Island	8-0	Chester Jaworski	21
1939	Rhode Island	7-1	Chester Jaworski	22.6
1940	Rhode Island	8-0	Stan Modzelewski	23.1
1941	Connecticut	7-1
	Rhode Island	7-1	Stan Modzelewski	18.5
1942	Rhode Island	8-0	Stan Modzelewski	21.4
1943	Rhode Island	7-1	Ernie Calverley	18.2
1944	DNP
1945	DNP
1946	Rhode Island	4-0	Ernie Calverley	19.2
1947	Vermont	1-0*
1948	Connecticut	6-1	Joseph Maloney	11.1
1949	Connecticut	7-1	Pete Lind	9.7
1950	Rhode Island	6-1	Bruce Blount	17.2
1951	Connecticut	6-1	Vincent Yokabaskas	15.5	William Ebel	9
1952	Connecticut	6-1	Vincent Yokabaskas	16.8	Burr Carlson	14.5
1953	Connecticut	5-1	Art Quimby	16.7	Art Quimby	20.5
1954	Connecticut	7-0	Art Quimby	16.3	Art Quimby	22.6
1955	Connecticut	7-0	Art Quimby	23.2	Art Quimby	24.4
1956	Connecticut	6-1	Gordon Ruddy	16.6
1957	Connecticut	8-0	Bob Osborne	15.6	Al Cooper	11.8
1958	Connecticut	10-0	Jack Rose	13	Al Cooper	11
1959	Connecticut	8-2	Jack Rose	16	Ed Martin	12.1
1960	Connecticut	8-2	John Pipczynski	15.2	Walt Griffin	11.5
1961	Rhode Island	9-1	Charlie Lee	15.7	Barry Multer	6.8
1962	Massachusetts	8-2	Rodger Twitchell	17	Rodger Twitchell	12.1
1963	Connecticut	9-1	Toby Kimball	15.1	Toby Kimball	15.6
1964	Connecticut	8-2	Toby Kimball	20.1	Toby Kimball	17.3
	Rhode Island	8-2	Steve Chubin	21.5	Frank Nightingale	9.3
1965	Connecticut	10-0	Wes Bialosuknia	21.3	Toby Kimball	21
1966	Connecticut	9-1	Wes Bialosuknia	21.3	Bill Corley	14
	Rhode Island	9-1	Steve Chubin	23.5	Art Stephenson	11.1
1967	Connecticut	9-1	Wes Bialosuknia	28	Bill Corley	11.9
1968	Massachusetts	8-2	Billy Tindall	19.6	Billy Tindall	12
	Rhode Island	8-2	Art Stephenson	20.9	Art Stephenson	16.2
1969	Massachusetts	9-1	Ray Ellerbrook	18	Peter Gayeska	11.1
1970	Connecticut	8-2	Bob Boyd	23.4	Ron Hrubala	11.7
	Massachusetts	8-2	Julius Erving	25.7	Julius Erving	20.9
1971	Massachusetts	10-0	Julius Erving	26.9	Julius Erving	19.5
1972	Rhode Island	8-2	Steve Powell	16	Don Blackman	9.2
1973	Massachusetts	10-2	Al Skinner	14.9	Al Skinner	8.8
1974	Massachusetts	11-1	Al Skinner	18.8	Al Skinner	10.9
1975	Massachusetts	10-2	John Murphy	17.9	John Murphy	9.3

* Connecticut had the most league victories in the 1946-47 campaign with a 6-1 mark when the conference changed its name to Yankee.

Head Coaches for Regular-Season Champions:

Year	School	Head Coach	League Record	Overall Record
1937	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	8-0	18-3
1938	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	8-0	19-2
1939	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	7-1	17-4
1940	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	8-0	19-3
1941	Connecticut	Don White	7-1	14-2
	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	7-1	21-4
1942	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	8-0	18-4
1943	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	7-1	16-3
1944	DNP
1945	DNP
1946	Rhode Island	Frank Keaney	4-0	21-3
1947	Vermont	John Evans	1-0*	19-3
1948	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	6-1	17-6
1949	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	7-1	19-6
1950	Rhode Island	Robert "Red" Haire	6-1	18-8
1951	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	6-1	22-4
1952	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	6-1	20-7
1953	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	5-1	17-4
1954	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	7-0	23-3
1955	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	7-0	20-5
1956	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	6-1	17-11
1957	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	8-0	17-8
1958	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	10-0	17-10
1959	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	8-2	17-7
1960	Connecticut	Hugh Greer	8-2	17-9
1961	Rhode Island	Ernie Calverley	9-1	18-9
1962	Massachusetts	Matthew Zunic	8-2	15-9
1963	Connecticut	Hugh Greer/George Wigton	9-1	18-7
1964	Connecticut	Fred Shabel	8-2	16-11
	Rhode Island	Ernie Calverley	8-2	19-8
1965	Connecticut	Fred Shabel	10-0	23-3
1966	Connecticut	Fred Shabel	9-1	16-8
	Rhode Island	Ernie Calverley	9-1	20-8
1967	Connecticut	Fred Shabel	9-1	17-7
1968	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	8-2	14-11
	Rhode Island	Tom Carmody	8-2	15-11
1969	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	9-1	17-7
1970	Connecticut	Donald "Dee" Rowe	8-2	14-9
	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	8-2	18-7
1971	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	10-0	23-4
1972	Rhode Island	Tom Carmody	8-2	15-11
1973	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	10-2	20-7
1974	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	11-1	21-5
1975	Massachusetts	Jack Leaman	10-2	18-8

* Connecticut had the most league victories in the 1946-47 campaign with a 6-1 mark when the conference changed its name to Yankee.
Most New England/Yankee Titles (By Coach): Hugh Greer (13), Frank Keaney (8) and Jack Leaman (7).

Annual Statistical Leaders:

Scoring:

Year	Player	School	Class	Games	Points	Average
1937	Chet Jaworski	Rhode Island So.
1938	Chet Jaworski	Rhode Island	JR	21	441	21.0
1939	Chet Jaworski	Rhode Island	SR	21	475	22.6
1940	Stutz Modzelewski	Rhode Island	SO	22	509	23.1
1941	Stutz Modzelewski	Rhode Island	JR	25	463	18.5
1942	Stutz Modzelewski	Rhode Island	SR	22	470	21.4
1943	Ernie Calverley	Rhode Island	FR	19	346	18.2
1944	No conference competition
1945	No conference competition
1946	Walt Dropo	Connecticut	JR	8	168	21.0
	Ernie Calverley	Rhode Island	SR	34	441	18.4
1947	Walt Dropo	Connecticut	SR	18	355	19.7
1948	Ken Goodwin	Rhode Island	JR	23	384	16.7
1949	Ken Goodwin	Rhode Island	SR	22	422	19.7
1950	John Blount	Rhode Island	SR	26	448	17.2
1951	Bill Baird	Rhode Island	SO	28	468	16.7
1952	Bill Prevey	Massachusetts	SR	21	474	22.6
1953	Bill Baird	Rhode Island	SR	23	485	21.1
1954	Keith Mahaney	Maine	JR	11	250	22.7
	Billy Pappas	New Hampshire	JR	18	378	21.0
1955	Art Quimby	Connecticut	SR	25	581	23.2
1956	Bill Von Weyhe	Rhode Island	JR	25	592	23.7
1957	Bill Von Weyhe	Rhode Island	SR	22	475	21.6
1958	Clyde Lord	Vermont	SR	25	473	18.9
1959	Tom Harrington	Rhode Island	JR	19	416	21.9
1960	Tom (Skip) Chappelle	Maine	SO	23	477	20.7
1961	Benny Becton	Vermont	SO	20	435	21.8
1962	Tom (Skip) Chappelle	Maine	SR	20	390	19.5
1963	Steve Chubin	Rhode Island	SO	25	510	20.4
1964	Steve Chubin	Rhode Island	JR	27	582	21.6
1965	Clarence Hill	Massachusetts	JR	23	511	22.2
1966	Clarence Hill	Massachusetts	SR	23	554	24.1
1967	Wes Bialosuknia	Connecticut	SR	24	673	28.0
1968	Jim Stephenson	Maine	JR	24	553	23.0
1969	Jim Stephenson	Maine	SR	23	548	23.8
1970	Julius Erving	Massachusetts	SO	25	643	25.7
1971	Julius Erving	Massachusetts	JR	27	727	26.9
1972	Gary Custick	Connecticut	SO	25	458	18.3
	Pete Gavett	Maine	JR	25	458	18.3
1973	Steve Rowell	Rhode Island	SR	25	572	22.9
1974	Kenny Boyd	Boston University	SR	25	532	21.3
1975	Bob Warner	Maine	JR	25	492	19.7
1976	Paul Wholey	Maine	JR	25	552	22.1

Rebounding:

Year	Player	School	Class	Games	Rebounds	Average
1952	Burr Carlson	Connecticut	SR	20	294	14.5
1953	Art Quimby	Connecticut	SO	21	430	20.5
1954	Art Quimby	Connecticut	JR	26	588	22.6
1955	Art Quimby	Connecticut	SR	25	611	24.4
1956	Paul Aho	Massachusetts	SR	23	248	10.8
1957	Bill Von Weyhe	Rhode Island	SR	22	417	19.0
1958	Al Cooper	Connecticut	JR	27	297	11.0
1959	Ed Martin	Connecticut	JR	23	277	12.0
1960	Pete Smilkis	New Hampshire	SR	23	428	18.6
1961	Benny Becton	Vermont	SO	20	350	17.5
1962	Gary Koenig	Rhode Island	SR	26	387	14.9
1963	Toby Kimball	Connecticut	SO	24	375	15.6
1964	Toby Kimball	Connecticut	JR	27	466	17.3
1965	Toby Kimball	Connecticut	SR	23	483	21.0
1966	Bill Corley	Connecticut	SO	24	336	14.0
1967	Tim Edwards	Massachusetts	SR	25	342	13.7
1968	Art Stephenson	Rhode Island	SR	26	420	16.2
1969	Hugh Campbell	Maine	SR	23	293	12.7
1970	Julius Erving	Massachusetts	SO	25	522	20.9
1971	Julius Erving	Massachusetts	JR	27	527	19.5
1972	Dave Pemberton	New Hampshire	SR	23	345	15.0
1973	James Garvin	Boston University	SR	25	342	13.7
1974	Bob Warner	Maine	SO	24	350	14.6
1975	Bob Warner	Maine	JR	25	352	14.1
1976	John Thomas	Connecticut	SR	29	402	13.9

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