1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1958–59 NCAA college basketball season. Led by ninth-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.

1958–59 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1958–59 record18–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJoe Cipriano
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1958–59 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 California142 .875  254  .862
Washington115 .688  188  .692
UCLA106 .625  169  .640
Stanford106 .625  169  .640
USC88 .500  1511  .577
Oregon State77 .500  1313  .500
Idaho610 .375  1115  .423
Oregon313 .188  916  .360
Washington State313 .188  1016  .385
As of April 15, 1959[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 18–8 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, second in the standings.[2][3]

Dye departed after the season in June to become athletic director at Wichita State,[4] succeeded a month later by John Grayson, the head coach at Idaho State.[5][6][7]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Final PCC hoop standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1959. p. 17.
  3. "Final PCC hoop standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1959. p. 1C.
  4. "Dye accepts Wichita post". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 8, 1959. p. 2B.
  5. "Huskies pick Idaho State coach for basketball post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 9.
  6. "Grayson gets UW hoop job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 22.
  7. "Huskies pick Idaho coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 1C.
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