1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
Record	22–6 (9–5 Pac-8)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (5th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Johnson
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

1975–76 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 UCLA	12	–	2	.857	27	–	5	.844
Oregon State	10	–	4	.714	18	–	9	.667
Oregon	10	–	4	.714	19	–	11	.633
Washington	9	–	5	.643	22	–	6	.786
Washington State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	8	.692
California	4	–	10	.286	12	–	14	.462
Stanford	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333
USC	0	–	14	.000	11	–	16	.407

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, fourth in the standings.^[2]^[3] In their final three games, all on the road, the eighth-ranked Huskies defeated #17 Oregon,^[4]^[5] but then lost at Oregon State and Washington State.^[6]^[7]

Washington made the 32-team NCAA Tournament as an at-large team, their first appearance in 23 years. The NCAA announced the selections prior to the end of the regular season,^[8]^[9]^[10] two days before the Huskies' loss to the rival Cougars in Pullman. Oregon was seeded into the quarterfinals of the twelve-team NIT,^[11] while OSU and WSU stayed home.

The eleventh-ranked Huskies met #10 Missouri in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, and lost by two points.^[12] Despite this close loss, the final AP poll dropped them out of the top twenty;^[13] they ended at 22–6 (.786), but on a three-game losing streak. (Missouri also fell in that poll, four slots to fourteenth.)^[13]

The next NCAA tournament appearance for Washington was eight years away.

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA Tournament
Sat, March 13* 10:30 am	No. 11	vs. No. 10 Missouri First round	L 67–69	22–6	Allen Fieldhouse (11,130) Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
^ Emerson, Paul (March 7, 1976). "WSU nips UW, 61-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ Conrad, John (February 27, 1976). "Oregon's streak ends quietly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
^ Bishoff, Don (February 27, 1976). "Mac Court's fairy tale had unhappy ending". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ Withers, Bud (February 29, 1976). "OSU, not 'Gabby,' has the last word". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
^ "Huskies get NCAA berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.
^ "NCAA picture". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 5, 1976. p. 2D.
^ "Dee upset at choice of Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 25.
^ Conrad, John (March 8, 1976). "NIT seeds Ducks into quarters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Huskies out: 69-67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. D1.
^ ^a ^b "AP collegiate basketball poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 16, 1976. p. 5C.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1975–76 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[htkf-2] "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.

[nipwsu-3] Emerson, Paul (March 7, 1976). "WSU nips UW, 61-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[osedqu-4] Conrad, John (February 27, 1976). "Oregon's streak ends quietly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

[unhend-5] Bishoff, Don (February 27, 1976). "Mac Court's fairy tale had unhappy ending". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[nogaby-6] Withers, Bud (February 29, 1976). "OSU, not 'Gabby,' has the last word". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[wswin-7] "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.

[hgbert-8] "Huskies get NCAA berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.

[ergpic-9] "NCAA picture". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 5, 1976. p. 2D.

[duschu-10] "Dee upset at choice of Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 25.

[sdiqqu-11] Conrad, John (March 8, 1976). "NIT seeds Ducks into quarters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[husout-12] "Huskies out: 69-67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. D1.

[apcpo-13] "AP collegiate basketball poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 16, 1976. p. 5C.

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