1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1940–41 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 21st-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.

1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1940–41 record12–13 (7–9 PCC)
Head coachHec Edmundson (21st season)
CaptainJack Voelker
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington State133 .813  266  .813
Oregon State97 .563  199  .679
Oregon79 .438  1818  .500
Washington79 .438  1213  .480
Idaho412 .250  1415  .483
South
Stanford102 .833  215  .808
California66 .500  1512  .556
USC66 .500  1510  .600
UCLA210 .167  620  .231
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1941[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 12–13 overall in the regular season and 7–9 in conference play; tied for third in the Northern division.[2][3] Washington opened conference play with four wins, but then lost nine straight;[4] they won their last three to climb out of fourth place.[2][3]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Washington, Oregon State win final division tilts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1941. p. 16.
  3. "Townsend wins scoring championship of Northern division". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1941. p. 11.
  4. "Idaho defeats Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 25, 1941. p. 6.
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