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1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record22–6 (9–5 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1975–76 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UCLA 12 – 2   .857 27 – 5   .844
Oregon State 10 – 4   .714 18 – 9   .667
Oregon 10 – 4   .714 19 – 11   .633
Washington 9 – 5   .643 22 – 6   .786
Washington State 8 – 6   .571 18 – 8   .692
California 4 – 10   .286 12 – 14   .462
Stanford 3 – 11   .214 9 – 18   .333
USC 0 – 14   .000 11 – 16   .407
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Huskies were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2][3] In their final three games, all on the road, the eighth-ranked Huskies defeated #17 Oregon,[4][5] but then lost at Oregon State and Washington State.[6][7]

Washington made the 32-team NCAA Tournament as an at-large team, their first appearance in 23 years. The NCAA announced the selections prior to the end of the regular season,[8][9][10] two days before the Huskies' loss to the rival Cougars in Pullman. Oregon was seeded into the quarterfinals of the twelve-team NIT,[11] while OSU and WSU stayed home.

The eleventh-ranked Huskies met #10 Missouri in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, and lost by two points.[12] Despite this close loss, the final AP poll dropped them out of the top twenty;[13] they ended at 22–6 (.786), but on a three-game losing streak. (Missouri also fell in that poll, four slots to fourteenth.)[13]

The next NCAA tournament appearance for Washington was eight years away.

Postseason result

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA Tournament
Sat, March 13*
10:30 am 		No. 11 vs. No. 10 Missouri
First round 		L 67–69  22–6
 Allen Fieldhouse (11,130)
Lawrence, Kansas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Emerson, Paul (March 7, 1976). "WSU nips UW, 61-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ^ Conrad, John (February 27, 1976). "Oregon's streak ends quietly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
  5. ^ Bishoff, Don (February 27, 1976). "Mac Court's fairy tale had unhappy ending". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Withers, Bud (February 29, 1976). "OSU, not 'Gabby,' has the last word". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  7. ^ "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
  8. ^ "Huskies get NCAA berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.
  9. ^ "NCAA picture". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 5, 1976. p. 2D.
  10. ^ "Dee upset at choice of Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 25.
  11. ^ Conrad, John (March 8, 1976). "NIT seeds Ducks into quarters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  12. ^ "Huskies out: 69-67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. D1.
  13. ^ a b "AP collegiate basketball poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 16, 1976. p. 5C.
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