1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1981–82 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1981–82 record19–10 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coachMarv Harshman (11th season)
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Oregon State162 .889  255  .833
No. 19 UCLA144 .778  216  .778
USC135 .722  199  .679
Washington117 .611  1910  .655
Washington State108 .556  1614  .533
California810 .444  1413  .519
Arizona810 .444  1314  .481
Oregon414 .222  918  .333
Arizona414 .222  918  .333
Stanford216 .111  720  .259
As of April 15, 1981[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 11–7 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2] The Huskies dropped their last five games of the regular season.[3] There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted five years later.

Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and defeated BYU in the first round by three points in Provo, Utah.[4][5] In the second round in Seattle, the Huskies lost by four points to Texas A&M.[6][7][8]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 10*
6:30 pm
at BYU
First round
W 66–63  19–9
Marriott Center (15,689)
Provo, Utah
Mon, March 15*
Texas A&M
Second round
L 65–69  19–10
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (6,123)
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) 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. "Final major college standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1982. p. 4C.
  3. "Washington draws BYU in NIT". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. March 8, 1982. p. 22.
  4. Rock, Brad (March 11, 1982). "Jupiter Effect ends Y.'s season". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  5. "Huskies' comeback beats BYU, 66-63". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 11, 1982. p. 7C.
  6. "Huskies howl". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 16, 1982. p. 1C.
  7. "Aggies remove Huskies from NIT". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. March 16, 1982. p. 4C.
  8. "Aggies outlast Huskies, 69-65". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. March 16, 1982. p. 17.
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