1993–94 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1993–94 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1993–94 record5–22 (3–15 Pac-10)
Head coachBob Bender (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1993–94 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Arizona144 .778  296  .829
No. 17 UCLA135 .722  217  .750
No. 16 California135 .722  228  .733
Washington State108 .556  2011  .645
Stanford108 .556  1711  .607
Arizona State108 .556  1513  .536
USC99 .500  1612  .571
Oregon612 .333  1017  .370
Washington315 .167  522  .185
Oregon State216 .111  621  .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 5–22 overall in the regular season and 3–15 in conference play, ninth in the standings.[1] Although swept by Northwest rivals Oregon and Washington State, the Huskies' big win of the season was an upset of #12 Arizona,[2][3] the Wildcats won the Pac-10 title and advanced to the Final Four. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Bender was hired in April 1993; he was previously the head coach at Illinois State.[4][5]

References

  1. "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 13, 1994. p. 1E.
  2. "Huskies capture first league win over No. 12 Cats". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. February 6, 1994. p. 5E.
  3. "Huskies surprise Wildcats". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. February 7, 1994. p. 4C.
  4. Klass, Tim (April 13, 1993). "Bender faces big challenge at UW". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. Wright, Bart (April 14, 1993). "Bender's first recruit: UW students". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.
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