1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1968–69 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tex Winter, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
1968–69 record13–13 (6–8 Pac-8)
Head coachTex Winter (1st season)
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1968–69 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UCLA131 .929  291  .967
Washington State113 .786  188  .692
USC86 .571  1511  .577
Washington68 .429  1313  .500
Oregon59 .357  1313  .500
Oregon State59 .357  1214  .462
California410 .286  1213  .480
Stanford410 .286  817  .320
As of April 15, 1968[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 13–13 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2][3][4]

Winter was hired in March 1968;[5][6] he had led Kansas State for the previous fifteen seasons, and the Wildcats were Big Eight champions in 1968. He coached the Huskies for three seasons, then left for the NBA's Houston Rockets.[7][8][9][10]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1969. p. 15.
  3. "Cougars end year happily with win over Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1969. p. 9.
  4. "Cougs whip UW, end brightly". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1969. p. 13.
  5. "Tex leaves K-State; assistant moves up". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 29, 1968. p. 18.
  6. "UW selects coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1968. p. 17.
  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.
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