1952–53 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1952–53 Washington Huskies NCAA Basketball Tournament 1953 Third Place.jpg 150 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 3 4 30–3 15–1 Tippy Dye 3rd Hec Edmundson Pavilion Pacific Coast Conference Champions NCAA tournament Third place 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 California,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iiNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6480%2C5928436 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Washington claims PCC title March 8, 1953 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P-ZXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=efYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6888%2C3105041 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Huskies aiming for first start in NCAA play-off March 9, 1953 13 and climbed to second in the AP poll.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QOZXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=efYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6902%2C3541623 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Huskies gain on Indiana; rank second in AP poll March 10, 1953 17 In the 22-team NCAA tournament, Washington won twice in Corvallis, Oregon, over Seattle and Santa Clara,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q69eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ay8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=1354%2C1352428 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Big Bob fends Broncos 74-62 March 15, 1953 8 and advanced to the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri. In the semifinal against defending champion Kansas, the Huskies lost by 26 points in front of a partisan crowd, then defeated LSU by nineteen points in the consolation game to take third place. Indiana won the title by a point.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IS9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7144%2C95488 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Hoosiers tip Kansas for NCAA crown, 69-68 March 19, 1953 14 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 yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Washington Huskies| Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series Fri, March 6 8:00 pm 4 California Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Game One 60–47 26–2 11,400 Sat, March 7 8:00 pm 4 California Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Game Two 80–57 27–2 11,600 |- !colspan=6 style=Washington Huskies| NCAA tournament Fri, March 13 7:30 pm yes yes 2 Seattle 14 Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon First round 92–70 28–2 10,200 Sat, March 14 9:30 pm yes yes 2 Santa Clara Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon Quarterfinal 74–62 29–2 Tue, March 17 7:45 pm yes yes 2 Kansas 5 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Semifinal 53–79 29–3 10,500 Wed, March 18 5:45 pm yes yes 2 LSU 7 Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Consolation 88–69 30–3 10,500 no Pacific time Rankings 1952–53 NCAA men's basketball rankings References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1952–53 basketball season Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball seasons Washington Huskies Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Washington Washington Washington