1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1939–40 NCAA college basketball season. Led by twentieth-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.

1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1939–40 record10–15 (6–10 PCC)
Head coachHec Edmundson (20th season)
CaptainBill McDonald
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Oregon State124 .750  2711  .711
Oregon106 .625  1912  .613
Washington State97 .563  2310  .697
Washington610 .375  1015  .400
Idaho313 .188  1115  .423
South
USC102 .833  203  .870
Stanford66 .500  149  .609
California57 .417  1517  .469
UCLA39 .250  817  .320
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1940[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 10–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play; fourth in the Northern division.[2][3] In the season finale in Seattle, they upset newly-crowned division winner Oregon State.[2]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Huskies upset Beavers, 41-35". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 3, 1940. p. 6.
  3. "Oregon Staters nab loop crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1940. p. 11.
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