1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1951–52 NCAA college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1951–52 Washington Huskies men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	25–6 (14–2 PCC)
Head coach	Tippy Dye (2nd season)
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
No. 6 Washington	14	–	2		.875			25	–	6		.806
Idaho	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Oregon	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Washington State	6	–	10		.375			19	–	16		.543
Oregon State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
South
No. 19 UCLA †	8	–	4		.667			19	–	12		.613
Stanford	6	–	6		.500			19	–	8		.704
California	6	–	6		.500			17	–	13		.567
USC	4	–	8		.333			16	–	14		.533
† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 24–4 overall in the regular season and 14–2 in conference play;^[1] in the PCC title series in Los Angeles against Southern division winner UCLA,^[2] the underdog Bruins won in three games,^[3][4] but lost early in the NCAA tournament. The Final Four was played on the Huskies' home floor,^[5] which were won by Kansas.^[6]

Washington returned to the NCAA Tournament the next year, and advanced to the Final Four.

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 7 8:30 pm	No. 6	No. 19 UCLA Game One	L 53–65	24–5	UCLA Men's Gym  Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 8 8:30 pm	No. 6	No. 19 UCLA Game Two	W 53–50	25–5	UCLA Men's Gym  Los Angeles, California
Mon, March 10 8:30 pm	No. 6	No. 19 UCLA Game Three	L 50–60	25–6	UCLA Men's Gym  Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

Rankings

Main article: 1951–52 NCAA men's basketball rankings

References

1. "Huskies, UCLA set to battle for loop title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 3, 1952. p. 15.
2. "UCLA gains fourth straight Southern division crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 2, 1952. p. 13.
3. "UCLA tips Huskies 60-50". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). United Press. March 11, 1952. p. 14.
4. "Underdog UCLA dumps Huskies for PCC title". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1952. p. 15.
5. "Top hoop teams open Nationals Tuesday on Coast". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 24, 1952. p. 13.
6. Strite, Dick (March 27, 1952). "Jayhawks trounce St. John's, 80-63". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 17.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1951–52 basketball season