1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1936–37 NCAA college basketball season. Led by seventeenth-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.

1936–37 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	15–11 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (17th season)
Captain	Charles Wagner
Home arena	UW Pavilion
Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Washington State	11	–	5		.688			24	–	8		.750
Oregon	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
Washington	11	–	5		.688			15	–	11		.577
Oregon State	5	–	11		.313			11	–	15		.423
Idaho	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
South
Stanford †	10	–	2		.833			25	–	2		.926
USC	8	–	4		.667			19	–	6		.760
California	4	–	8		.333			17	–	10		.630
UCLA	2	–	10		.167			6	–	13		.316
† Conference playoff series winner

The Huskies were 15–10 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play; tied for first in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff,^[1] Washington lost at home to rival Washington State,^[2] who went on to defeat Oregon in Pullman.^[3]

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA tournament in 1939.

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
PCC Northern Division Playoff
Fri, March 12	Washington State First round	L 33–36	15–11	UW Pavilion  Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. "Webfoots get coveted bye in drawings for playoff series". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1937. p. 1.
2. "State five awaits Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1937. p. 14.
3. "Oregon swamped in 42-25 title tilt at Pullman". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 21, 1937. p. 1.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1936–37 basketball season
• Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History