1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
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.
| 1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 15 |
| Record | 24–6 (11–5 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 As of 1951[1] Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Huskies were 20–5 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play;[2][3] they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner UCLA,[4][5] which extended their home court winning streak to nineteen games.[2]
In the 16-team NCAA tournament, Washington defeated Texas A&M by 22 points in the opener of the West regional in Kansas City,[6][7] then fell by four to second-ranked Oklahoma A&M.[8][9] In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated newly-crowned NIT champion BYU by thirteen points to end the season at 24–6.[10]
Dye was hired in June 1950; he was previously the head coach at Ohio State for four seasons.[11][12] 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
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
Rankings
References
- "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Washington sets ND record with 86-41 triumph". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 4, 1951. p. 13.
- "Coast play-offs set for Seattle during week end". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1951. p. 13.
- "Play-off opener won by Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1951. p. 8.
- "Huskies garner division crown by 71-54 tally". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1951. p. 11.
- "Huskies, Oklahoma tangle; champs win opening clash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. March 23, 1951. p. 11.
- "Kingpins edge by first-round test". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 23, 1951. p. 11.
- "Oklahoma faces Kansas quintet in title battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press. March 24, 1951. p. 8.
- "Plods battle for title". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 7.
- Miller, Hack (March 25, 1951). "BYU loses 80-67 tilt". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- "Tippy Dye signs as basket boss for Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 2, 1950. p. 13.
- "Dye accepts cage coach position at Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 3, 1950. p. 10.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1950–51 basketball season