The 1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1928–29 NCAA college basketball season. Led by ninth-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.
1928–29 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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PCC Northern Division Champions | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Record | 18–2 (10–0 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Monty Snider |
Home arena | UW Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 9 | – | 14 | .391 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 2 | – | 8 | .200 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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California † | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 13 | – | 6 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 16 | – | 6 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 1 | – | 8 | .111 | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference playoff series winner |
The Huskies were 18–0 overall in the regular season and 10–0 in conference play;[2] first in the Northern division for a second consecutive year. Undefeated Washington hosted Southern division winner California in the Pacific Coast championship series,[3][4][5] but lost two straight.[6][7][8][9] It was the sixth consecutive win for the Southern division in the title series.
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.
Postseason results
editDate time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series | |||||||||||
Fri, March 1 |
California Game One |
L 31–43 | 18–1 |
UW Pavilion (8,000) Seattle, Washington | |||||||
Sat, March 2 |
California Game Two |
L 27–30 | 18–2 |
UW Pavilion (8,000) Seattle, Washington | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time. |
References
edit- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Cougars finish in third place". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1929. p. 16.
- ^ "Huskies all set to tackle Bruins in 3-game series". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1929. p. 10.
- ^ "Start series for title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1929. p. 16.
- ^ "Bears in north to meet Husky cagers tonight". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). United Press. March 1, 1929. p. 13.
- ^ "California wins at Washington". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1929. p. 14.
- ^ "Back Huskies against wall". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1929. p. 1, section 2.
- ^ "California wins title of Coast". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 3, 1929. p. 1, sports.
- ^ "Huskies stage desperate rally". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1929. p. 18.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1928–29 basketball season
- Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History