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1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 15
Record24–6 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1950–51 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
No. 15 Washington 11 5   .688 24 6   .800
Oregon 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Washington State 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Idaho 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Oregon State 6 10   .375 14 18   .438
South
UCLA 8 4   .667 19 10   .655
No. 19 USC 8 4   .667 21 6   .778
Stanford 5 7   .417 12 14   .462
California 3 9   .250 16 16   .500
† Conference playoff series winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

The Huskies were 20–5 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play;[1][2] they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner UCLA,[3][4] which extended their home court winning streak to nineteen games.[1]

In the 16-team NCAA tournament, Washington defeated Texas A&M by 22 points in the opener of the West regional in Kansas City,[5][6] then fell by four to second-ranked Oklahoma A&M.[7][8] In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated newly-crowned NIT champion BYU by thirteen points to end the season at 24–6.[9]

Dye was hired in June 1950; he was previously the head coach at Ohio State for four seasons.[10][11] 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

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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

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References

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