1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1958–59
Team:	Washington Huskies
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Record:	18–8
Conf Record:	11–5
Hc Year:	9th

The 1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1958–59 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Tippy Dye, 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 overall in the regular season and in conference play, second in the

Dye departed after the season in June to become athletic director at Wichita State,^[1] succeeded a month later by John Grayson, the head coach at Idaho State.^{[2] [3] [4]}

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1958–59 basketball season

Notes and References

1. News: Dye accepts Wichita post . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . June 8, 1959 . 2B.
2. News: Huskies pick Idaho State coach for basketball post . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . July 8, 1959 . 9.
3. News: Grayson gets UW hoop job . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . July 8, 1959 . 22.
4. News: Huskies pick Idaho coach . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . July 8, 1959 . 1C.