1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 3 |
AP | No. 4 |
Record | 30–3 (15–1 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 4 Washington † | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 30 | – | 3 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon |
8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 27 | .206 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 17 | – | 5 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 6 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 8 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford |
2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1953[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1952–53 NCAA college basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
The Huskies were 25–2 overall in the regular season and 15–1 in conference play; they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner
In the 22-team
The Huskies were led on the floor by All-American center Bob Houbregs and guard Joe Cipriano, later the head coach at Idaho and Nebraska.
Washington's next NCAA Tournament appearance was 23 years later in 1976; their first National Invitation Tournament (NIT) appearance was in 1980.
Postseason results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series | |||||||||||
Fri, March 6 8:00 pm |
No. 4 | California Game One |
W 60–47 | 26–2 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (11,400) Seattle, Washington | ||||||
Sat, March 7 8:00 pm |
No. 4 | California Game Two |
W 80–57 | 27–2 |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (11,600) Seattle, Washington | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Fri, March 13* 7:30 pm |
No. 2 | vs. No. 14 Seattle First round |
W 92–70 | 28–2 |
Gill Coliseum (10,200) Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
Sat, March 14* 9:30 pm |
No. 2 | vs. Santa Clara Quarterfinal |
W 74–62 | 29–2 |
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
Tue, March 17* 7:45 pm |
No. 2 | vs. No. 5 Kansas Semifinal |
L 53–79 | 29–3 |
Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Wed, March 18* 5:45 pm |
No. 2 | vs. No. 7 LSU Consolation |
W 88–69 | 30–3 |
Municipal Auditorium (10,500) Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. time.All times are in Pacific |
Rankings
References
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Strite, Dick (March 8, 1953). "Washington claims PCC title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
- ^ "Huskies aiming for first start in NCAA play-off". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 9, 1953. p. 13.
- ^ "Huskies gain on Indiana; rank second in AP poll". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1953. p. 17.
- ^ "Big Bob fends Broncos 74-62". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 15, 1953. p. 8.
- ^ "Hoosiers tip Kansas for NCAA crown, 69-68". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1953. p. 14.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1952–53 basketball season