1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	12–13 (7–9 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (21st season);
Captain	Jack Voelker
Home arena	UW Pavilion

The 1940–41 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1940–41 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 21st-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington State †	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
Oregon State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	9	.679
Oregon	7	–	9	.438	18	–	18	.500
Washington	7	–	9	.438	12	–	13	.480
Idaho	4	–	12	.250	14	–	15	.483
South
Stanford	10	–	2	.833	21	–	5	.808
California	6	–	6	.500	15	–	12	.556
USC	6	–	6	.500	15	–	10	.600
UCLA	2	–	10	.167	6	–	20	.231

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1941[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 12–13 overall in the regular season and 7–9 in conference play; tied for third in the Northern division.[2][3] Washington opened conference play with four wins, but then lost nine straight;[4] they won their last three to climb out of fourth place.[2][3]

References

"2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
"Washington, Oregon State win final division tilts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1941. p. 16.
"Townsend wins scoring championship of Northern division". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1941. p. 11.
"Idaho defeats Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 25, 1941. p. 6.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1940–41 basketball season
Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History

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[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[woswin-2] "Washington, Oregon State win final division tilts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1941. p. 16.

[twscch-3] "Townsend wins scoring championship of Northern division". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1941. p. 11.

[apiddfwa-4] "Idaho defeats Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 25, 1941. p. 6.

Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Washington State
Culture & lore	Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895–96 1896–98 1898–99 1899–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics