1959–60 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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.

1959–60 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Record	15–13 (2–9 AAWU, Big Five)
Head coach	John Grayson (1st season)
Assistant coach	Joe Cipriano
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 California	11	–	1		.917			28	–	2		.933
UCLA	7	–	5		.583			14	–	12		.538
USC	5	–	7		.417			16	–	11		.593
Stanford	4	–	7		.364			11	–	14		.440
Washington	2	–	9		.182			15	–	13		.536
As of March 8, 1960^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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,^[2][3][4] following the departure of Tippy Dye in June to become athletic director at Wichita State.^[5] 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;^[6] he coached the Husky program for four years.^[7][8][9]

Following the season in May 1960, assistant (and alumnus) Joe Cipriano became the head coach at independent Idaho.^[10] After a successful 20–6 season on the Palouse with the Vandals in 1963, he rejoined Dye at Nebraska of the Big Eight Conference,^[11] and guided the Huskers for seventeen years.^[12][13]

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Huskies pick Idaho State coach for basketball post". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 9.
3. "Grayson gets UW hoop job". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 22.
4. "Huskies pick Idaho coach". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 1C.
5. "Dye accepts Wichita post". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. June 8, 1959. p. 2B.
6. Strite, Dick (March 15, 1957). "NCAA regionals open Friday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
7. "Grayson fired by Jim Owens". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 14, 1963. p. 1, sports.
8. "Grayson released from Husky post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 15, 1963. p. 15.
9. "Grayson relieved of duties". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 14, 1963. p. 5B.
10. "Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 23, 1960. p. 9.
11. Missildine, Harry (March 20, 1963). "Cipriano departs with best wishes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 16.
12. "Former Husky star Joe Cipriano dies". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. November 25, 1980. p. 9.
13. "Cancer claims Cipriano". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. November 26, 1980. p. 5C.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1959–60 basketball season