1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1968–69 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	13–13 (6–8 Pac-8)
Head coach	Tex Winter (1st season);
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1967–68 1969–70 →

1968–69 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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.

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[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1968–69 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[sdcpestg-2] "Pacific-8 Conference final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1969. p. 15.

[enyrhap-3] "Cougars end year happily with win over Washington". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1969. p. 9.

[cwuw-4] "Cougs whip UW, end brightly". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1969. p. 13.

[tlkst-5] "Tex leaves K-State; assistant moves up". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). Associated Press. March 29, 1968. p. 18.

[uwselcoa-6] "UW selects coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 29, 1968. p. 17.

[rnwntr-7] "Rockets name Winter". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 1B.

[rhwntr-8] "Rockets hire Winter". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 15, 1971. p. 12.

[gotoho-9] "Tex, Big E., etc. going to Houston". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 24, 1971. p. 12.

[rocsold-10] "NBA Rockets sold to Houston group". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. June 24, 1971. p. 1, part 2.

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