1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1936–37 NCAA college basketball season. Led by seventeenth-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.

1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1936–37 record15–11 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainCharles Wagner
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington State11–5 .688  24–8  .750
Oregon11–5 .688  20–9  .690
Washington11–5 .688  15–11  .577
Oregon State5–11 .313  11–15  .423
Idaho2–14 .125  8–19  .296
South
Stanford †10–2 .833  25–2  .926
USC8–4 .667  19–6  .760
California4–8 .333  17–10  .630
UCLA2–10 .167  6–13  .316
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1937[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 15–10 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play; tied for first in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff,[2] Washington lost at home to rival Washington State,[3] who went on to defeat Oregon in Pullman.[4]

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.

Postseason result

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
PCC Northern Division Playoff
Fri, March 12
Washington State
First round
L 33–36  15–11
UW Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) 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. "Webfoots get coveted bye in drawings for playoff series". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1937. p. 1.
  3. "State five awaits Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1937. p. 14.
  4. "Oregon swamped in 42-25 title tilt at Pullman". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 21, 1937. p. 1.
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