1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1942–43
Team:	Washington Huskies
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Record:	24–7
Conf Record:	12–4
Hc Year:	23rd
Captain:	Wally Leask
Bowl Result:	West regional fourth place

The 1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 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 overall in the regular season and in conference play; first in the Northern The conference playoff series was hosted by the Huskies,^[1] and they swept favored USC in two games.^{[2] [3]}

In the eight-team NCAA tournament, Washington played in the West Regional in Kansas City. They lost to Texas by four points,^[4] then fell to Oklahoma in the consolation game.^[5]

Postseason results

|-!colspan=5 style=| Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series|-!colspan=5 style=| NCAA Tournament

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: Huskies and Trojans starting cage play-off series tonight . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . March 12, 1943 . 11.
2. News: Huskies upset Trojans 53-51 . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . March 13, 1943 . 10.
3. News: Huskies defeat Trojans, 52-45 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . March 14, 1943 . 5.
4. News: Washington defeated 59-55 by Texas in Western NCAA basketball . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . Garrett . Norb . March 27, 1943 . 6.
5. News: Oklahoma defeats Huskies, 48-43 . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . United Press . March 28, 1943 . 15.