1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1987–88 record10–19 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Arizona171 .944  353  .921
Oregon State126 .667  2011  .645
UCLA126 .667  1614  .533
Stanford117 .611  2112  .636
Oregon108 .556  1614  .533
Washington State711 .389  1316  .448
Arizona State612 .333  1316  .448
USC513 .278  721  .250
California513 .278  920  .310
Washington513 .278  1019  .345
1988 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of April 15, 1988[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 9–18 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[2]

In the Pac-10 Tournament at Tucson, Washington was seeded tenth and defeated seventh seed Arizona State by fourteen points in the opening round,[3][4] then lost to second seed Oregon State by nineteen points in the quarterfinals.[5][6]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 10
9:00 pm
vs. (7) Arizona State
First round
W 96–82  10–18
McKale Center (12,635)
Tucson, Arizona
Fri, March 11
7:00 pm
vs. (2) Oregon State
Quarterfinal
L 61–80  10–19
McKale Center (13,061)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) 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. "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1988. p. 3B.
  3. Bergum, Steve (March 11, 1988). "Huskies earn victory, new fans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  4. Rosenberg, Kurt (March 11, 1988). "Huskies turn ASU's season from bad to worse, 96-82". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
  5. Rosenberg, Kurt (March 12, 1988). "Sherwood boosts Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. Bergum, Steve (March 12, 1988). "Little Beavers post big victory over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
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