1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1975–76 NCAA college basketball season. Led by fifth-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.
1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
1975–76 record | 22–6 (9–5 Pac-8) |
Head coach | Marv Harshman (5th season) |
Assistant coach | Bob Johnson |
Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 UCLA | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 27 | – | 5 | .844 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 18 | – | 9 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 14 | .000 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 15, 1975[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
The Huskies were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2][3] In their final three games, all on the road, the eighth-ranked Huskies defeated #17 Oregon,[4][5] but then lost at Oregon State[6] and Washington State.[7]
Washington made the 32-team NCAA Tournament as an at-large team, their first appearance in 23 years. The NCAA announced the selections prior to the end of the regular season,[8][9][10] two days before the Huskies' loss to the rival Cougars in Pullman.
The eleventh-ranked Huskies met #10 Missouri in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, and lost by two points.[11]
The next NCAA tournament appearance for Washington was eight years away.
Postseason result
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Sat, March 13* 10:30 am |
No. 11 | vs. No. 10 Missouri First round |
L 67–69 | 22–6 |
Allen Fieldhouse (11,130) Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
References
- "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
- Emerson, Paul (March 7, 1976). "WSU nips UW, 61-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
- Conrad, John (February 27, 1976). "Oregon's streak ends quietly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- Bishoff, Don (February 27, 1976). "Mac Court's fairy tale had unhappy ending". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- Withers, Bud (February 29, 1976). "OSU, not 'Gabby,' has the last word". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
- "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
- "Huskies get NCAA berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.
- "NCAA picture". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 5, 1976. p. 2D.
- "Dee upset at choice of Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 25.
- "Huskies out: 69-67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. D1.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1975–76 basketball season