1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, West regional fourth place
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	24–7 (12–4 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (23rd season)
Captain	Wally Leask
Home arena	UW Pavilion

1942–43 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington †	12	–	4		.750			24	–	7		.774
Oregon	10	–	6		.625			19	–	10		.655
Washington State	9	–	7		.563			19	–	11		.633
Oregon State	8	–	8		.500			19	–	9		.679
Idaho	1	–	15		.063			14	–	20		.412
South
USC	7	–	1		.875			23	–	5		.821
UCLA	4	–	4		.500			14	–	7		.667
Stanford	4	–	4		.500			10	–	11		.476
California	1	–	7		.125			9	–	15		.375
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1942–43 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 23rd-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 22–5 overall in the regular season and 12–4 in conference play; first in the Northern division.^[2] The conference playoff series was hosted by the Huskies,^[3] and they swept favored USC in two games.^[4][5]

In the eight-team NCAA tournament, Washington played in the West Regional in Kansas City. They lost to Texas by four points,^[6] then fell to Oklahoma in the consolation game.^[7]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 12	USC Game One	W 53–51	23–5	UW Pavilion (9,000) Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 13	USC Game Two	W 52–45	24–5	UW Pavilion (9,500) Seattle, Washington
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 26*	vs. Texas Quarterfinal (West semifinal)	L 55–59	24–6	Municipal Auditorium (6,000) Kansas City, Missouri
Sat, March 27*	vs. Oklahoma West Third Place game	L 43–48	24–7	Municipal Auditorium  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Northern Division final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1943. p. 15.
3. "Huskies and Trojans starting cage play-off series tonight". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1943. p. 11.
4. "Huskies upset Trojans 53-51". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 13, 1943. p. 10.
5. "Huskies defeat Trojans, 52-45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 14, 1943. p. 5.
6. Garrett, Norb (March 27, 1943). "Washington defeated 59-55 by Texas in Western NCAA basketball". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6.
7. "Oklahoma defeats Huskies, 48-43". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 28, 1943. p. 15.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1942–43 basketball season