1933–34 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1933–34 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1933–34 NCAA college basketball season. Led by fourteenth-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.

1933–34 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1933–34 record20–5 (14–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainHal Lee
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1933–34 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington142 .875  205  .800
Oregon97 .563  178  .680
Oregon State79 .438  1410  .583
Washington State610 .375  1411  .560
Idaho412 .250  1613  .552
South
USC93 .750  168  .667
California84 .667  197  .731
Stanford57 .417  812  .400
UCLA210 .167  1013  .435
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1933[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 18–4 overall in the regular season and 14–2 in conference play; first in the Northern division.[2][3] They traveled to Los Angeles for the PCC championship series against USC, the winner of the Southern division. After dropping the first game,[4][5] Washington won the next two to take the conference crown.[6][7][8]

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 9
at USC
Game One
L 25–27  18–5
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 10
at USC
Game Two
W 43–41  19–5
Shrine Auditorium 
Los Angeles, California
Mon, March 12
at USC
Game Three
W 34–30  20–5
Shrine Auditorium (5,000)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Washington is ready". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1934. p. 9.
  3. "Huskies ready for California". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1934. p. 10.
  4. Zimmerman, Paul (March 10, 1934). "Trojans win 1st game of series, 27-25 Friday eve". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 6.
  5. "Trojans victors in first battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1934. p. 10.
  6. "Husky and Bear in title battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1934. p. 11.
  7. Zimmerman, Paul (March 13, 1934). "Huskies beat Troy 34 to 30 to take Coast hoop crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8.
  8. "Husky hoopers capture crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 13, 1934. p. 11.
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