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1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record30–3 (15–1 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
No.Washington † 15 1   .938 30 3   .909
Idaho 8 8   .500 15 12   .556
Oregon 8 8   .500 14 14   .500
Oregon State 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Washington State 3 13   .188 7 27   .206
South
California 9 3   .750 16 10   .615
USC 7 5   .583 17 5   .773
UCLA 6 0   1.000 16 8   .667
Stanford 2 10   .167 7 20   .259
† Conference playoff series winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1952–53 NCAA college basketball season. Led by third-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 25–2 overall in the regular season and 15–1 in conference play; they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner California,[1][2] and climbed to second in the AP poll.[3]

In the 22-team NCAA tournament, Washington won twice in Corvallis, Oregon, over Seattle and Santa Clara,[4] and advanced to the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri. In the semifinal against defending champion Kansas, the Huskies lost by 26 points in front of a partisan crowd, then defeated LSU by nineteen points in the consolation game to take third place. Indiana won the title by a point.[5]

The Huskies were led on the floor by All-American center Bob Houbregs and guard Joe Cipriano, later the head coach at Idaho and Nebraska.

Washington's next NCAA Tournament appearance was 23 years later in 1976; their first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance was in 1980.

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 6
8:00 pm
No. 4 California
Game One
W 60–47  26–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (11,400)
Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 7
8:00 pm
No. 4 California
Game Two
W 80–57  27–2
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (11,600)
Seattle, Washington
NCAA tournament
Fri, March 13*
7:30 pm
No. 2 vs. No. 14 Seattle
First round
W 92–70  28–2
Gill Coliseum (10,200)
Corvallis, Oregon
Sat, March 14*
9:30 pm
No. 2 vs. Santa Clara
Quarterfinal
W 74–62  29–2
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Tue, March 17*
7:45 pm
No. 2 vs. No. 5 Kansas
Semifinal
L 53–79  29–3
Municipal Auditorium (10,500)
Kansas City, Missouri
Wed, March 18*
5:45 pm
No. 2 vs. No. 7 LSU
Consolation
W 88–69  30–3
Municipal Auditorium (10,500)
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. ^ Strite, Dick (March 8, 1953). "Washington claims PCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  2. ^ "Huskies aiming for first start in NCAA play-off". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1953. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Huskies gain on Indiana; rank second in AP poll". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1953. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Big Bob fends Broncos 74-62". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 15, 1953. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Hoosiers tip Kansas for NCAA crown, 69-68". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1953. p. 14.
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