1975–76_Washington_Huskies_men's_basketball_team

1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

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The Huskies were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, fourth in the standings.[2][3] In their final three games, all on the road, the eighth-ranked Huskies defeated #17 Oregon,[4][5] but then lost at Oregon State and Washington State.[6][7]

Washington made the 32-team NCAA Tournament as an at-large team, their first appearance in 23 years. The NCAA announced the selections prior to the end of the regular season,[8][9][10] two days before the Huskies' loss to the rival Cougars in Pullman. Oregon was seeded into the quarterfinals of the twelve-team NIT,[11] while OSU and WSU stayed home.

The eleventh-ranked Huskies met #10 Missouri in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, and lost by two points.[12] Despite this close loss, the final AP poll dropped them out of the top twenty;[13] they ended at 22–6 (.786), but on a three-game losing streak. (Missouri also fell in that poll, four slots to fourteenth.)[13]

The next NCAA tournament appearance for Washington was eight years away.

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References

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    "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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    "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
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    Emerson, Paul (March 7, 1976). "WSU nips UW, 61-59". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
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    Conrad, John (February 27, 1976). "Oregon's streak ends quietly". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
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    Bishoff, Don (February 27, 1976). "Mac Court's fairy tale had unhappy ending". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
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    Withers, Bud (February 29, 1976). "OSU, not 'Gabby,' has the last word". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
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    "WSU wins as Huskies take fourth". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 7, 1976. p. 1B.
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    "Huskies get NCAA berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.
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    "NCAA picture". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 5, 1976. p. 2D.
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    "Dee upset at choice of Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 25.
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    Conrad, John (March 8, 1976). "NIT seeds Ducks into quarters". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  12. [12]
    "Huskies out: 69-67". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1976. p. D1.
  13. [13]
    "AP collegiate basketball poll". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 16, 1976. p. 5C.
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