1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1968–69 Washington Huskies 150 Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 13–13 6–8 Tex Winter 1st Hec Edmundson Pavilion The 1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tex Winter, 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 13–13 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play, fourth in the standings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8mxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7383%2C2509732 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Pacific-8 Conference final standings March 10, 1969 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8WxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2097%2C2133740 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Cougars end year happily with win over Washington March 8, 1969 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=d7FhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7286%2C2764751 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Cougs whip UW, end brightly March 8, 1969 13 Winter was hired in March 1968;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZIkyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=keYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=7210%2C3145451 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas Associated Press Tex leaves K-State; assistant moves up March 29, 1968 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PGtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AfgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7457%2C3840884 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press UW selects coach March 29, 1968 17 he had led Kansas State for the previous fifteen seasons, and the Wildcats were Big Eight champions in 1968. He coached the Huskies for three seasons, then left for the NBA's Houston Rockets.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jbRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897%2C3381985 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Rockets name Winter May 15, 1971 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wu9LAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Zu0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1525%2C5436004 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Rockets hire Winter May 15, 1971 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gyUwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=s-wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2143%2C2922594 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Tex, Big E., etc. going to Houston June 24, 1971 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tvkpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MREEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4634%2C4290262 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI NBA Rockets sold to Houston group June 24, 1971 1, part 2 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1968–69 basketball season Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball seasons Washington Huskies Washington Washington