1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
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.
| 1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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PCC Northern Division Champions | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 22–6 (9–1 PCC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Alfie James |
| Home arena | UW Pavilion (opened December 27)[1] |
Seasons | |
| 1927–28 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 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
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 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
- ^ 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
- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1927–28 basketball season
- Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History