1962–63 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1962–63 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Grayson, the Huskies were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Big Five) and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1962–63 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record13–13 (6–6 AAWU, Big Five)
Head coach
  • John Grayson (4th season)
Assistant coachMac Duckworth
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1962–63 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCLA † 7 5   .583 20 9   .690
Stanford 7 5   .583 16 9   .640
USC 6 6   .500 20 9   .690
Washington 6 6   .500 13 13   .500
California 4 8   .333 13 11   .542
† Conference playoff game[1][2] winner
Rankings from AP Poll[3]

The Huskies were 13–13 overall in the regular season and 6–6 in conference play, tied for third in the standings.

Grayson was relieved of his duties on April 13 by athletic director Jim Owens,[4][5][6] and assistant Mac Duckworth was promoted to head coach ten days later.[7][8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "UCLA five clips Stanford by 51–45". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1963. p. 1D.
  2. ^ "UCLA trips Stanford in playoff 51–45". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. March 13, 1963. p. 9.
  3. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Grayson fired by Jim Owens". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 14, 1963. p. 1, sports.
  5. ^ "Grayson released from Husky post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 15, 1963. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Grayson relieved of duties". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 14, 1963. p. 5B.
  7. ^ "Duckworth gets Husky hoop job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 23, 1963. p. 2B.
  8. ^ "Huskies pick hoop mentor". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 23, 1963. p. 15.
  9. ^ "Duckworth gets job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 24, 1963. p. 11.
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