1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1939–40 NCAA college basketball season. Led by twentieth-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.

1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1939–40 record10–15 (6–10 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBill McDonald
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Oregon State12–4 .750  27–11  .711
Oregon10–6 .625  19–12  .613
Washington State9–7 .563  23–10  .697
Washington6–10 .375  10–15  .400
Idaho3–13 .188  11–15  .423
South
USC †10–2 .833  20–3  .870
Stanford6–6 .500  14–9  .609
California5–7 .417  15–17  .469
UCLA3–9 .250  8–17  .320
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1940[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 10–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play; fourth in the Northern division.[2][3] In the season finale in Seattle, they upset newly-crowned division winner Oregon State.[2]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Huskies upset Beavers, 41-35". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 3, 1940. p. 6.
  3. "Oregon Staters nab loop crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1940. p. 11.
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