1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1950–51 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 15
1950–51 record24–6 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1950–51 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
No. 15 Washington †11–5 .688  24–6  .800
Oregon10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Washington State7–9 .438  17–15  .531
Idaho6–10 .375  15–14  .517
Oregon State6–10 .375  14–18  .438
South
UCLA8–4 .667  19–10  .655
No. 19 USC8–4 .667  21–6  .778
Stanford5–7 .417  12–14  .462
California3–9 .250  16–16  .500
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1951[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 20–5 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play;[2][3] they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner UCLA,[4][5] which extended their home court winning streak to nineteen games.[2]

In the 16-team NCAA Tournament, Washington defeated Texas A&M by 22 points in the opener of the West regional in Kansas City,[6][7] then fell by four to second-ranked Oklahoma A&M.[8][9] In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated newly-crowned NIT champion BYU by thirteen points to end the season at 24–6.[10]

Dye was hired in June 1950; he was previously the head coach at Ohio State for four seasons.[11][12] The Buckeyes were Big Ten champions in the 1949–50 season and made the eight-team NCAA Tournament.

Washington returned to the NCAA Tournament two years later in 1953, and advanced to the Final Four.

Postseason results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 9
8:00 pm		 No. 15 UCLA
Game One		 W 70–51  21–5
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (9,500)
Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 10
8:00 pm		 No. 15 UCLA
Game Two		 W 71–54  22–5
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (12,500)
Seattle, Washington
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 22*
 No. 15 vs. Texas A&M
First round		 W 62–40  23–5
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Fri, March 23*
7:45 pm		 No. 15 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma A&M
Regional final (Quarterfinal)		 L 57–61  23–6
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Sat, March 24*
6:00 pm		 No. 15 vs. No. 11 BYU
Regional third place		 W 80–67  24–6
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

Rankings
Main article: 1950–51 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References
  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Washington sets ND record with 86-41 triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 4, 1951. p. 13.
  3. "Coast play-offs set for Seattle during week end". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1951. p. 13.
  4. "Play-off opener won by Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1951. p. 8.
  5. "Huskies garner division crown by 71-54 tally". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1951. p. 11.
  6. "Huskies, Oklahoma tangle; champs win opening clash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. March 23, 1951. p. 11.
  7. "Kingpins edge by first-round test". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 23, 1951. p. 11.
  8. "Oklahoma faces Kansas quintet in title battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. March 24, 1951. p. 8.
  9. "Plods battle for title". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 7.
  10. Miller, Hack (March 25, 1951). "BYU loses 80-67 tilt". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  11. "Tippy Dye signs as basket boss for Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 2, 1950. p. 13.
  12. "Dye accepts cage coach position at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 3, 1950. p. 10.
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