1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1939–40 NCAA college basketball season. Led by twentieth-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.

1939–40 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	10–15 (6–10 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (20th season)
Captain	Bill McDonald
Home arena	UW Pavilion
Seasons ← 1938–39 1940–41 →

1939–40 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Oregon State	12	–	4		.750			27	–	11		.711
Oregon	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
Washington State	9	–	7		.563			23	–	10		.697
Washington	6	–	10		.375			10	–	15		.400
Idaho	3	–	13		.188			11	–	15		.423
South
USC †	10	–	2		.833			20	–	3		.870
Stanford	6	–	6		.500			14	–	9		.609
California	5	–	7		.417			15	–	17		.469
UCLA	3	–	9		.250			8	–	17		.320
† Conference playoff series winner

The Huskies were 10–15 overall in the regular season and 6–10 in conference play; fourth in the Northern division.^[1][2] In the season finale in Seattle, they upset newly-crowned division winner Oregon State.^[1]

References

1. "Huskies upset Beavers, 41-35". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 3, 1940. p. 6.
2. "Oregon Staters nab loop crown". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 4, 1940. p. 11.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1939–40 basketball season
• Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History