1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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.

1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record10–15 (6–10 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBill McDonald
Home arenaUW Pavilion
Seasons
1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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 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

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Huskies upset Beavers, 41-35". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 3, 1940. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Oregon Staters nab loop crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1940. p. 11.
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