1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	20–6 (10–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (1st season)
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	30	–	0	1.000
Washington	10	–	4	.714	20	–	6	.769
Oregon State	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
USC	9	–	5	.643	16	–	10	.615
California	6	–	8	.429	13	–	16	.448
Stanford	5	–	9	.357	10	–	15	.400
Washington State	3	–	11	.214	11	–	15	.423
Oregon	0	–	14	.000	6	–	20	.231

As of April 15, 1972 Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1971–72 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-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.

The Huskies were 20–6 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play, second in the standings; it was Washington's best season in nineteen years. The 25-team NCAA tournament included only one Pac-8 team, champion UCLA. The Huskies did not play in the 16-team National Invitation Tournament (NIT) because the Pac-8 did not allow it. This rule was changed after this season and USC played in the NIT in 1973.

Previous head coach Tex Winter left in May 1971 to become head coach of the NBA's San Diego Rockets, who moved to Houston the next month. Harshman was hired in June, and led the Huskies for fourteen seasons. He was previously the head coach at rival Washington State for thirteen years, preceded by thirteen years at his alma mater, Pacific Lutheran.

Roster

1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	32	Charles Dudley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Harrisburg, PA
F	43	Jeff Hawes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Mercer Island
C	33	Steve Hawes	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Mercer Island
G	15	Louis Nelson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Jr	Compton, CA
F	10	Paul Tillman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Long Beach, CA

Head coach

Marv Harshman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

References

"2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1972). "Ban on NIT event lamented for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
"Pacific-8 final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1972. p. 21.
Missildine, Harry (March 9, 1972). "Harshman club seems sure of finishing second again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 18.
"Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1972. p. 23.
"Irish-USC opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1973. p. 13.
"Rockets name Winter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 1B.
"Rockets hire Winter". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 12.
"Tex, Big E., etc. going to Houston". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1971. p. 12.
"NBA Rockets sold to Houston group". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. June 24, 1971. p. 1, part 2.
"Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 6, 1971. p. 11.
Missildine, Harry (June 7, 1971). "Bohler Gym won't scare this coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1971–72 basketball season

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