1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	10–15 (6–10 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (20th season)
Captain	Bill McDonald
Home arena	UW Pavilion
Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon State	12	–	4	.750	27	–	11	.711
Oregon	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	23	–	10	.697
Washington	6	–	10	.375	10	–	15	.400
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	11	–	15	.423
South
USC †	10	–	2	.833	20	–	3	.870
Stanford	6	–	6	.500	14	–	9	.609
California	5	–	7	.417	15	–	17	.469
UCLA	3	–	9	.250	8	–	17	.320

† Conference playoff series winner

The 1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1939–40 NCAA college basketball season. Led by twentieth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 10–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play; fourth in the Northern division.^[2]^[3] In the season finale in Seattle, they upset newly-crowned division winner Oregon State.^[2]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Huskies upset Beavers, 41-35". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 3, 1940. p. 6.
^ "Oregon Staters nab loop crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1940. p. 11.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1939–40 basketball season
Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History

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