1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Regional third place
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	23–11 (10–6 PCC)
Head coach	Art McLarney (1st season);
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington †	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Oregon State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	10	.655
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	17	–	15	.531
South
California	11	–	1	.917	25	–	9	.735
USC	7	–	5	.583	14	–	10	.583
UCLA	3	–	9	.250	12	–	13	.480
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	15	–	11	.577

† Conference playoff series winner

The 1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Art McLarney, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 19–9 overall in the regular season and 10–6 in conference play; tied with Oregon State for the Northern Division title, which required a one-game playoff.^[1]^[2] Held at neutral McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon, the Huskies defeated the injury-hampered Beavers by seventeen points.^[3]^[4]

Washington advanced to the three-game conference championship series at Berkeley against host California, the Southern Division champion. The Golden Bears won the opener, but the Huskies rallied and took the next two for the conference title.^[5]^[6] It was the first time in fourteen years that a Northern team won the playoff series on a Southern home court.^[5]

The eight-team NCAA tournament had two regionals with four teams each. Washington fell to Baylor by two points in the opener of the West regional in Kansas City.^[7]^[8] In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated Wyoming by ten points.^[9]

Longtime head coach Hec Edmundson stepped down before this season, but continued as track coach; the twenty-year-old UW Pavilion was renamed for him in January 1948.^[10]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division Playoff
Tue, March 9 8:00 pm	vs. Oregon State	W 59–42	20–9	McArthur Court (7,000) Eugene, Oregon
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 12 8:30 pm	at California Game One	L 51–64	20–10	UC Men's Gym Berkeley, California
Sat, March 13 8:30 pm	at California Game Two	W 64–57	21–10	UC Men's Gym Berkeley, California
Mon, March 15 8:30 pm	at California Game Three	W 59–49	22–10	UC Men's Gym Berkeley, California
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 19* 7:30 pm	vs. Baylor Regional semifinal	L 62–64	22–11	Municipal Auditorium (9,700) Kansas City, Missouri
Sat, March 20* 5:45 pm	vs. Wyoming Regional third place	W 57–47	23–11	Municipal Auditorium (9,700) Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

^ "Surging Ducks rout Staters, 62-44". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1948. p. 10.
^ "O.S.C., Huskies to hold playoff on Oregon floor". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1948. p. 16.
^ "Washington Huskies boom through to Northern Division flag, win 59-42". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1948. p. 16.
^ "Husky hoopers heading south to battle Cal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1948. p. 17.
^ ^a ^b "Huskies on way to Kansas City with Nichols". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 16, 1948. p. 14.
^ "Washington grabs Coast crown; Nichols ineligible". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 16, 1948. p. 8.
^ "Will battle for N.C.A.A. crown". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 20, 1948. p. 6.
^ "Terrific rally ousts Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1948. p. 8.
^ "Huskies third at Kansas City". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 22, 1948. p. 17.
^ "Hec Edmundson's big night marred by Cougar victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 17, 1948. p. 8.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1947–48 basketball season

[sdrstr-1] "Surging Ducks rout Staters, 62-44". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1948. p. 10.

[poieug-2] "O.S.C., Huskies to hold playoff on Oregon floor". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1948. p. 16.

[whbmt-3] "Washington Huskies boom through to Northern Division flag, win 59-42". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1948. p. 16.

[hhhso-4] "Husky hoopers heading south to battle Cal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1948. p. 17.

[howtkc-5] "Huskies on way to Kansas City with Nichols". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 16, 1948. p. 14.

[niinel-6] "Washington grabs Coast crown; Nichols ineligible". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 16, 1948. p. 8.

[wbfncaa-7] "Will battle for N.C.A.A. crown". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 20, 1948. p. 6.

[terrif-8] "Terrific rally ousts Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1948. p. 8.

[usthird-9] "Huskies third at Kansas City". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 22, 1948. p. 17.

[hebnmb-10] "Hec Edmundson's big night marred by Cougar victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 17, 1948. p. 8.

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