1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1928–29 NCAA college basketball season. Led by ninth-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.

1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1928–29 record18–2 (10–0 PCC)
Head coachHec Edmundson (9th season)
CaptainMonty Snider
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington100 1.000  182  .900
Idaho64 .600  1110  .524
Washington State55 .500  914  .391
Oregon State46 .400  128  .600
Oregon37 .300  108  .556
Montana28 .200  911  .450
South
California90 1.000  173  .850
Stanford63 .667  136  .684
USC27 .222  166  .727
UCLA18 .111  79  .438
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1929[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 18–0 overall in the regular season and 10–0 in conference play;[2] first in the Northern division for a second consecutive year. Undefeated Washington hosted Southern division winner California in the Pacific Coast championship series,[3][4][5] but lost two straight.[6][7][8][9] It was the sixth consecutive win for the Southern division in the title series.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 1
California
Game One
L 31–43  18–1
UW Pavilion (8,000)
Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 2
California
Game Two
L 27–30  18–2
UW Pavilion (8,000)
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.
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References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Cougars finish in third place". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1929. p. 16.
  3. "Huskies all set to tackle Bruins in 3-game series". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1929. p. 10.
  4. "Start series for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1929. p. 16.
  5. "Bears in north to meet Husky cagers tonight". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). United Press. March 1, 1929. p. 13.
  6. "California wins at Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1929. p. 14.
  7. "Back Huskies against wall". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1929. p. 1, section 2.
  8. "California wins title of Coast". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 3, 1929. p. 1, sports.
  9. "Huskies stage desperate rally". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1929. p. 18.
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