1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	22–6 (9–1 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (8th season);
Captain	Alfie James
Home arena	UW Pavilion; (opened December 27)
	Seasons ← 1926–27 1928–29 →

1927–28 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington	9	–	1	.900	22	–	6	.786
Oregon	8	–	2	.800	18	–	3	.857
Idaho	4	–	6	.400	7	–	7	.500
Oregon State	4	–	6	.400	15	–	16	.484
Montana	4	–	6	.400	6	–	8	.429
Washington State	1	–	9	.100	7	–	17	.292
South
USC †	6	–	3	.667	22	–	4	.846
California	6	–	3	.667	9	–	6	.600
UCLA	5	–	4	.556	10	–	5	.667
Stanford	1	–	8	.111	8	–	13	.381

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1928^[2] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1927–28 NCAA college basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the new UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 22–4 overall in the regular season and 9–1 in conference play; first in the Northern division, the beginning of a five-year run as division winners. UW dropped their final conference game in overtime to Oregon.^[3] The new UW Pavilion was opened in late December with a three-game series against Illinois.^[1]^[4]

Washington traveled to Los Angeles and met Southern division winner USC in the Pacific Coast championship series. The Trojans swept in two close games;^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] it was the fifth consecutive year that the title series was won by the Southern division team.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.

Postseason results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Mon, March 5	at USC Game One	L 50–53	22–5	Los Angeles, California
Tue, March 6	at USC Game Two	L 26–27	22–6	Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "U. of W. wins from Illinois". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1927. p. 13.
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Vandals invade Montana court". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 27, 1928. p. 14.
^ "U. of W. wins final game, 32-26". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1927. p. 13.
^ "U.S.C. grabs off first of series". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1928. p. 8.
^ "Trojans flash to win victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1928. p. 16.
^ "Huskies nosed out for championship". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1928. p. 4.
^ "Trojan cage men win Coast title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1928. p. 16.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1927–28 basketball season
Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History

[srheced-1] "U. of W. wins from Illinois". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1927. p. 13.

[2] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[vinv-3] "Vandals invade Montana court". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 27, 1928. p. 14.

[uwfngm-4] "U. of W. wins final game, 32-26". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1927. p. 13.

[grboff-5] "U.S.C. grabs off first of series". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1928. p. 8.

[trjfl-6] "Trojans flash to win victory". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1928. p. 16.

[hnofch-7] "Huskies nosed out for championship". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1928. p. 4.

[trcmwct-8] "Trojan cage men win Coast title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1928. p. 16.

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v t e Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Washington State
Culture & lore	Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1895–96 1896–98 1898–99 1899–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics