1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1971–72 Washington Huskies Basketball 150 Pacific-8 Conference Pac-8 20–6 10–4 Marv Harshman 1st Hec Edmundson Pavilion 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;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dzwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4929%2C3453210 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Brown Bruce Ban on NIT event lamented for UW March 11, 1972 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dzwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6028%2C3773903 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Pacific-8 final standings March 13, 1972 21 it was Washington's best season in nineteen years.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vNkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4699%2C2945905 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Harshman club seems sure of finishing second again March 9, 1972 18 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7082%2C397360 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams March 2, 1972 23 This rule was changed after this season and USC played in the NIT in 1973.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y-MRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5897%2C640367 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Irish-USC opener March 17, 1973 13 Previous head coach Tex Winter left in May 1971 to become head coach of the NBA's San Diego 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 12 who moved to Houston the next month.https://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 Harshman was hired in June,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y4BfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4459%2C1201423 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job June 6, 1971 11https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aB1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6549%2C2569574 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Bohler Gym won't scare this coach June 7, 1971 10 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 Washington Huskies y Charles Dudley basketball 32 G 6 2 186 Sr Harrisburg, PA y Jeff Hawes 43 F 6 7 200 So Mercer Island Steve Hawes 33 C 6 9 229 Sr Mercer Island y Louis Nelson 15 G 6 3 192 Jr Compton, CA n Paul Tillman 10 F 6 5 188 Sr Long Beach, CA Marv Harshman References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1971–72 basketball season Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball seasons Washington Huskies Washington Washington