1963–64 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1963–64 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1963–64 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Mac Duckworth, the Huskies were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Big Six) and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1963–64 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
1963–64 record9–17 (5–10 AAWU, Big Six)
Head coachMac Duckworth (1st season)
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1963–64 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UCLA150 1.000  300  1.000
Stanford96 .600  1510  .600
California87 .533  1314  .481
USC69 .400  1016  .385
Washington510 .333  917  .346
Washington State213 .133  521  .192
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Huskies were 9–17 overall in the regular season and 5–10 in conference play, fifth in the standings. [2][3]

Athletic director Jim Owens promoted Duckworth to head coach in April 1963,[4][5][6] and led the Huskies for five years. He was previously an assistant at Washington for three seasons under John Grayson.

References

  1. "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. "Unbeaten Bruins eyeing regionals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1964. p. 8.
  3. "Huskies defeat Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1964. p. 2.
  4. "Duckworth gets Husky hoop job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 23, 1963. p. 2B.
  5. "Huskies pick hoop mentor". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 23, 1963. p. 15.
  6. "Duckworth gets job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 24, 1963. p. 11.
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