1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1971–72 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record20–6 (10–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1971–72 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 UCLA14–0 1.00030–0  1.000
Washington10–4 .71420–6  .769
Oregon State9–5 .64318–10  .643
USC9–5 .64316–10  .615
California6–8 .42913–16  .448
Stanford5–9 .35710–15  .400
Washington State3–11 .21411–15  .423
Oregon0–14 .0006–20  .231
As of April 15, 1972[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 20–6 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play, second in the standings;[2][3] it was Washington's best season in nineteen years.[4] The 25-team NCAA tournament included only one Pac-8 team, champion UCLA. The Huskies did not play in the 16-team National Invitation Tournament (NIT) because the Pac-8 did not allow it.[5] This rule was changed after this season and USC played in the NIT in 1973.[6]

Previous head coach Tex Winter left in May 1971 to become head coach of the NBA's San Diego Rockets,[7][8] who moved to Houston the next month.[9][10] Harshman was hired in June,[11][12] and led the Huskies for fourteen seasons. He was previously the head coach at rival Washington State for thirteen years, preceded by thirteen years at his alma mater, Pacific Lutheran.

Roster
1971–72 Washington Huskies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 32 Charles Dudley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)186 lb (84 kg) Sr Harrisburg, PA
F 43 Jeff Hawes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) So Mercer Island
C 33 Steve Hawes 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)229 lb (104 kg) Sr Mercer Island
G 15 Louis Nelson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) Jr Compton, CA
F 10 Paul Tillman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)188 lb (85 kg) Sr Long Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

References
  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1972). "Ban on NIT event lamented for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
  3. "Pacific-8 final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1972. p. 21.
  4. Missildine, Harry (March 9, 1972). "Harshman club seems sure of finishing second again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 18.
  5. "Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1972. p. 23.
  6. "Irish-USC opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1973. p. 13.
  7. "Rockets name Winter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 1B.
  8. "Rockets hire Winter". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 12.
  9. "Tex, Big E., etc. going to Houston". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1971. p. 12.
  10. "NBA Rockets sold to Houston group". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. June 24, 1971. p. 1, part 2.
  11. "Marv Harshman quits WSU for Husky basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 6, 1971. p. 11.
  12. Missildine, Harry (June 7, 1971). "Bohler Gym won't scare this coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
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