American college basketball season
1950–51 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 15 Washington †
11
–
5
.688
24
–
6
.800
Oregon
10
–
6
.625
18
–
13
.581
Washington State
7
–
9
.438
17
–
15
.531
Idaho
6
–
10
.375
15
–
14
.517
Oregon State
6
–
10
.375
14
–
18
.438
UCLA
8
–
4
.667
19
–
10
.655
No. 19 USC
8
–
4
.667
21
–
6
.778
Stanford
5
–
7
.417
12
–
14
.462
California
3
–
9
.250
16
–
16
.500
† Conference playoff series winner As of 1951[1] Rankings from AP Poll
The 1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1950–51 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tippy Dye , the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington .
The Huskies were 20–5 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play;[2] [3] they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner UCLA ,[4] [5] which extended their home court winning streak to nineteen games.[2]
In the 16-team NCAA tournament , Washington defeated Texas A&M by 22 points in the opener of the West regional in Kansas City ,[6] [7] then fell by four to second-ranked Oklahoma A&M .[8] [9] In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated newly-crowned NIT champion BYU by thirteen points to end the season at 24–6.[10]
Dye was hired in June 1950; he was previously the head coach at Ohio State for four seasons.[11] [12] The Buckeyes were Big Ten champions in the 1949–50 season and made the eight-team NCAA tournament .
Washington returned to the NCAA Tournament two years later in 1953 , and advanced to the Final Four.
Postseason results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 9 8:00 pm
No. 15
UCLA Game One
W 70–51
21–5
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (9,500)Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 10 8:00 pm
No. 15
UCLA Game Two
W 71–54
22–5
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (12,500)Seattle, Washington
NCAA Tournament
Thu, March 22 *
No. 15
vs. Texas A&M First round
W 62–40
23–5
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Fri, March 23 *7:45 pm
No. 15
vs. No. 2 Oklahoma A&M Regional final (Quarterfinal)
L 57–61
23–6
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Sat, March 24 *6:00 pm
No. 15
vs. No. 11 BYU Regional third place
W 80–67
24–6
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific time.
Rankings
References
^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .
^ a b "Washington sets ND record with 86-41 triumph" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 4, 1951. p. 13.
^ "Coast play-offs set for Seattle during week end" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1951. p. 13.
^ "Play-off opener won by Huskies" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1951. p. 8.
^ "Huskies garner division crown by 71-54 tally" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1951. p. 11.
^ "Huskies, Oklahoma tangle; champs win opening clash" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). United Press. March 23, 1951. p. 11.
^ "Kingpins edge by first-round test" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. March 23, 1951. p. 11.
^ "Oklahoma faces Kansas quintet in title battle" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). United Press. March 24, 1951. p. 8.
^ "Plods battle for title" . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 7.
^ Miller, Hack (March 25, 1951). "BYU loses 80-67 tilt" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
^ "Tippy Dye signs as basket boss for Washington" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. June 2, 1950. p. 13.
^ "Dye accepts cage coach position at Washington" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. June 3, 1950. p. 10.
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