1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
The 1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Art McLarney, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
1947–48 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1947–48 record | 23–11 (10–6 PCC) |
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Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
1947–48 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1948[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
The Huskies were 19–9 overall in the regular season and 10–6 in conference play; tied with Oregon State for the Northern Division title, which required a one-game playoff.[2][3] Held at neutral McArthur Court in Eugene, Oregon, the Huskies defeated the injury-hampered Beavers by seventeen points.[4][5]
Washington advanced to the three-game conference championship series at Berkeley against host California, the Southern Division champion. The Golden Bears won the opener, but the Huskies rallied and took the next two for the conference title.[6][7] It was the first time in fourteen years that a Northern team won the playoff series on a Southern home court.[6]
The eight-team NCAA Tournament had two regionals with four teams each. Washington fell to Baylor by two points in the opener of the West regional in Kansas City.[8][9] In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated Wyoming by ten points.[10]
Longtime head coach Hec Edmundson stepped down before this season, but continued as track coach; the twenty-year-old UW Pavilion was renamed for him in January 1948.[11]
Postseason results
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division Playoff | |||||||||||
Tue, March 9 8:00 pm |
vs. Oregon State | W 59–42 | 20–9 |
McArthur Court (7,000) Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series | |||||||||||
Fri, March 12 8:30 pm |
at California Game One |
L 51–64 | 20–10 |
UC Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Sat, March 13 8:30 pm |
at California Game Two |
W 64–57 | 21–10 |
UC Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Mon, March 15 8:30 pm |
at California Game Three |
W 59–49 | 22–10 |
UC Men's Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, March 19* 7:30 pm |
vs. Baylor Regional semifinal |
L 62–64 | 22–11 |
Municipal Auditorium (9,700) Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
Sat, March 20* 5:45 pm |
vs. Wyoming Regional third place |
W 57–47 | 23–11 |
Municipal Auditorium (9,700) Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||
References
- "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Surging Ducks rout Staters, 62-44". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1948. p. 10.
- "O.S.C., Huskies to hold playoff on Oregon floor". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1948. p. 16.
- "Washington Huskies boom through to Northern Division flag, win 59-42". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 10, 1948. p. 16.
- "Husky hoopers heading south to battle Cal". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1948. p. 17.
- "Huskies on way to Kansas City with Nichols". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 16, 1948. p. 14.
- "Washington grabs Coast crown; Nichols ineligible". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 16, 1948. p. 8.
- "Will battle for N.C.A.A. crown". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 20, 1948. p. 6.
- "Terrific rally ousts Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1948. p. 8.
- "Huskies third at Kansas City". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 22, 1948. p. 17.
- "Hec Edmundson's big night marred by Cougar victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. January 17, 1948. p. 8.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1947–48 basketball season