1959–60 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1959–60 Washington Huskies 150 Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU, Big Five 15–13 2–9 John Grayson 1st Joe Cipriano Hec Edmundson Pavilion The 1959–60 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1959–60 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by first-year head coach John Grayson, the Huskies were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Big Five) and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were 15–13 overall in the regular season and 2–9 in conference play, last in the standings. Grayson was hired in July 1959,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xHdfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=li8MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6288%2C1178892 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Huskies pick Idaho State coach for basketball post July 8, 1959 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z95YAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5424%2C1712065 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Grayson gets UW hoop job July 8, 1959 22https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DiBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7OIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4815%2C1157941 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Huskies pick Idaho coach July 8, 1959 1C following the departure of Tippy Dye in June to become athletic director at Wichita State.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n_xVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7uIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5162%2C1529951 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Dye accepts Wichita post June 8, 1959 2B Grayson was the head coach at Idaho State, formerly of the Rocky Mountain Conference, and had led the Bengals to the NCAA tournament in 1957 with a 25–2 regular season record;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zA1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3832%2C2393051 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick NCAA regionals open Friday March 15, 1957 1B he coached the Husky program for four years.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MG0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3egDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3634%2C265830 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Grayson fired by Jim Owens April 14, 1963 1, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ttpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832%2C3996834 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Grayson released from Husky post April 15, 1963 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2BhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CeMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6730%2C2454913 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon UPI Grayson relieved of duties April 14, 1963 5B Following the season in May 1960, assistant (and alumnus) Joe Cipriano became the head coach at independent Idaho.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mDRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6787%2C2826276 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach May 23, 1960 9 After a successful 20–6 season on the Palouse with the Vandals in 1963, he rejoined Dye at Nebraska of the Big Eight Conference,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YHIpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6479%2C1624112 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Cipriano departs with best wishes March 20, 1963 16 and guided the Huskers for seventeen years.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LbcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4I4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3168%2C5113469 Ellensburg Daily Record Washington UPI Former Husky star Joe Cipriano dies November 25, 1980 9https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6PhVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4975%2C7949292 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Cancer claims Cipriano November 26, 1980 5C References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1959–60 basketball season Category:Washington Huskies men's basketball seasons Washington Huskies Washington Washington