American college basketball season
1971–72 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
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, 1971[1] ; 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;[2] [3] it was Washington's best season in nineteen years .[4] 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.[5] 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 ,[6] [7] who moved to Houston the next month.[8] [9] Harshman was hired in June,[10] [11] 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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.
^ "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.
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