1929–30 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1929–30 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1929–30 NCAA college basketball season. Led by tenth-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.

1929–30 Washington Huskies men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1929–30 record21–7 (12–4 PCC)
Head coachHec Edmundson (10th season)
CaptainHarold McClary
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1929–30 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington124 .750  217  .750
Washington State97 .563  1412  .538
Oregon88 .500  1412  .538
Oregon State79 .438  1413  .519
Idaho412 .250  718  .280
South
USC72 .778  155  .750
California63 .667  98  .529
UCLA36 .333  148  .636
Stanford27 .222  109  .526
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1930[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 20–5 overall in the regular season and 12–4 in conference play; first in the Northern division for a third consecutive year.

Washington traveled to Los Angeles and met Southern division winner USC in the Pacific Coast championship series. The Huskies lost the first game,[2] won the second,[3] setting up a third and deciding game, which they lost by six.[4] It was the seventh 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
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 7
at USC
Game One
L 31–46  20–6
 
Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 8
at USC
Game Two
W 36–32  21–6
 
Los Angeles, California
Mon, March 10
at USC
Game Three
L 29–35  21–7
 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. Zimmermann, Paul (March 8, 1930). "Trojans defeat Huskies; favored to win title tilt". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8.
  3. "Hoop leadership decided tonight". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1931. p. 14.
  4. Zimmermann, Paul (March 11, 1930). "Trojans defeat Huskies in last game for title". Eugene Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 10.
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