1931–32 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1931–32 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1931–32 NCAA college basketball season. Led by twelfth-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.

1931–32 Washington Huskies men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	19–6 (12–4 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (12th season)
Captain	Ralph Cairney
Home arena	UW Pavilion
Seasons ← 1930–31 1932–33 →

1931–32 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington	12	–	4		.750			19	–	6		.760
Washington State	11	–	5		.688			22	–	5		.815
Oregon State	7	–	9		.438			13	–	11		.542
Oregon	7	–	9		.438			13	–	11		.542
Idaho	2	–	14		.125			8	–	16		.333
South
California †	8	–	3		.727			16	–	8		.667
USC	8	–	3		.727			10	–	12		.455
UCLA	4	–	7		.364			9	–	10		.474
Stanford	2	–	9		.182			6	–	13		.316
† Conference playoff series winner

The Huskies were 19–4 overall in the regular season and 12–4 in conference play; first in the Northern division for a fifth consecutive year.^[1][2] A game behind rival Washington State with two games to play,^[3] UW defeated the Cougars twice in Seattle to end the season on a thirteen-game winning streak, eleven in conference.^[1][2]

Washington traveled to Oakland for the PCC championship series against California, the winner of the Southern division after a playoff win over USC. The matchup was a repeat of the previous year's series, won by the Huskies in three games in Seattle. This year, the Golden Bears hosted and won both games to take the conference crown.^[4][5][6]

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 4	vs. California Game One	L 21–22	19–5	Civic Auditorium  Oakland, California
Sat, March 5	vs. California Game Two	L 24–36	19–6	Civic Auditorium (7,000) Oakland, California
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. "Huskies dash Cougar hopes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 29, 1932. p. 10.
2. "Washington to play California in south for Coast basketball title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 29, 1932. p. 6.
3. "Tonight is the night; Cougars face Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 26, 1932. p. 21.
4. "California wins Coast title by beating Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1932. p. 10.
5. "Bears beat Husky five in two straight games to win 1932 P.C. title". Berkeley Daily Gazette. (California). March 7, 1932. p. 11.
6. "Old Cal still basket master". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1932. p. 12.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1931–32 basketball season
• Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History