1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tex Winter, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Record13–13 (6–8 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1968–69 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 13 1   .929 29 1   .967
Washington State 11 3   .786 18 8   .692
USC 8 6   .571 15 11   .577
Washington 6 8   .429 13 13   .500
Oregon 5 9   .357 13 13   .500
Oregon State 5 9   .357 12 14   .462
California 4 10   .286 12 13   .480
Stanford 4 10   .286 8 17   .320
As of April 15, 1969[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 13–13 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2][3][4]

Winter was hired in March 1968;[5][6] he had led Kansas State for the previous fifteen seasons, and the Wildcats were Big Eight champions in 1968. He coached the Huskies for three seasons, then left for the NBA's Houston Rockets.[7][8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1969. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Cougars end year happily with win over Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1969. p. 9.
  4. ^ "Cougs whip UW, end brightly". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1969. p. 13.
  5. ^ "Tex leaves K-State; assistant moves up". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 29, 1968. p. 18.
  6. ^ "UW selects coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1968. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Rockets name Winter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 1B.
  8. ^ "Rockets hire Winter". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 12.
  9. ^ "Tex, Big E., etc. going to Houston". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1971. p. 12.
  10. ^ "NBA Rockets sold to Houston group". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. June 24, 1971. p. 1, part 2.
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