The 1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1930–31 NCAA college basketball season. Led by eleventh-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.
| 1930–31 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 25–3 (14–2 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Henry Swanson |
| Home arena | UW Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 12 | – | 10 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 9 | – | 6 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference playoff series winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Huskies were 23–2 overall in the regular season and 14–2 in conference play; first in the Northern division for a fourth consecutive year.[2]
Washington met Southern division winner California in the Pacific Coast championship series at Seattle.[2] The Huskies won the first game,[3][4] lost the second by two,[5][6] setting up a third and deciding game, which they won by twelve.[7][8] It was Washington's first PCC title;[7] they had lost the championship series in the previous three seasons.[2]
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.
Postseason results
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series | |||||||||||
| Fri, March 6 |
California Game One |
W 41–25 | 24–2 |
UW Pavilion (8,000) Seattle, Washington | |||||||
| Sat, March 7 |
California Game Two |
L 34–36 | 24–3 |
UW Pavilion Seattle, Washington | |||||||
| Mon, March 9 |
California Game Three |
W 42–30 | 25–3 |
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.
- ^ a b c "Favor Bears to defeat Huskies in P.C.C. series". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). United Press. March 2, 1931. p. 9.
- ^ "Huskies scent basket crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1931. p. 12.
- ^ Helmer, George E. (March 7, 1931). "Bear cage hopes rest on comeback tonight as Huskies win opener". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). United Press. p. 9.
- ^ "Huskies poised for final fray". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1931. p. 12.
- ^ "Bears rally to defeat Husky cagers and even series; finale tonight". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). United Press. March 9, 1931. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Huskies may play Columbia's five". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1931. p. 8.
- ^ Helmer, George E. (March 10, 1931). "Huskies capture Coast cage title with a 42-30 triumph over U.C. five". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). United Press. p. 19.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1930–31 basketball season
- Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History