1943–44 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1943–44 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1943–44 Washington Huskies men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	26–6 (15–1 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (24th season);
Captains	Jack Nichols; Bill Morris;
Home arena	UW Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1942–43 1944–45 →

1943–44 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington	15	–	1	.938	26	–	6	.813
Oregon	11	–	5	.688	16	–	10	.615
Idaho	5	–	11	.313	7	–	16	.304
Oregon State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	16	.333
Washington State	4	–	12	.250	8	–	19	.296
South
California	4	–	0	1.000	7	–	3	.700
UCLA	3	–	3	.500	10	–	10	.500
USC	1	–	5	.167	8	–	12	.400

The 1943–44 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1943–44 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 24th-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 26–6 overall in the regular season and 15–1 in conference play; first in the Northern division.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Washington's only conference loss was at Idaho in the penultimate game.^[4]^[5] There was no conference playoff series this year and the Huskies did not play in the eight-team NCAA Tournament.

References

^ "Huskies break 5 hoop records". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1944. p. 13.
^ "Huskies topples Cougars, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1944. p. 11.
^ "Records set in N.D. circuit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 6, 1944. p. 2.
^ Johnson, Bob (March 4, 1944). "Idaho springs great surprise with a win over Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
^ "Idaho noses by Washington Huskies, 55-53". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 4, 1944. p. 7.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1943–44 basketball season

[hbfhr-1] "Huskies break 5 hoop records". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1944. p. 13.

[toppl-2] "Huskies topples Cougars, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1944. p. 11.

[rsinnd-3] "Records set in N.D. circuit". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 6, 1944. p. 2.

[ispgs-4] Johnson, Bob (March 4, 1944). "Idaho springs great surprise with a win over Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.

[idnose-5] "Idaho noses by Washington Huskies, 55-53". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 4, 1944. p. 7.

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