1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team explained

Year:1971–72
Team:Washington Huskies
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-8
Record:20–6
Conf Record:10–4
Hc Year:1st

The 1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1971–72 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 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 standings;[1] [2] it was Washington's best season in nineteen years.[3] The 25-team NCAA tournament included only one Pac-8 team, champion UCLA. The Huskies did not play in the 16-team National Invitation Tournament (NIT) because the Pac-8 did not allow it.[4] This rule was changed after this season and USC played in the NIT in 1973.[5]

Previous head coach Tex Winter left in May 1971 to become head coach of the NBA's San Diego Rockets,[6] [7] who moved to Houston the next month.[8] [9] Harshman was hired in June,[10] [11] and led the Huskies for fourteen seasons. He was previously the head coach at rival Washington State for thirteen years, preceded by thirteen years at his alma mater, Pacific Lutheran.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ban on NIT event lamented for UW . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Brown . Bruce . March 11, 1972 . 9.
  2. News: Pacific-8 final standings . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . March 13, 1972 . 21.
  3. News: Harshman club seems sure of finishing second again . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . March 9, 1972 . 18.
  4. News: Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 2, 1972 . 23.
  5. News: Irish-USC opener . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 17, 1973 . 13.
  6. News: Rockets name Winter . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . May 15, 1971 . 1B.
  7. News: Rockets hire Winter . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . May 15, 1971 . 12.
  8. News: Tex, Big E., etc. going to Houston . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . June 24, 1971 . 12.
  9. News: NBA Rockets sold to Houston group . Milwaukee Sentinel . UPI . June 24, 1971 . 1, part 2.
  10. News: Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . June 6, 1971 . 11.
  11. News: Bohler Gym won't scare this coach . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Missildine . Harry . June 7, 1971 . 10.

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