1963–64 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1963–64 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Record9–17 (5–10 AAWU, Big Six)
Head coach
  • Mac Duckworth (1st season)
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1963–64 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 15 – 0   1.000 30 – 0   1.000
Stanford 9 – 6   .600 15 – 10   .600
California 8 – 7   .533 13 – 14   .481
USC 6 – 9   .400 10 – 16   .385
Washington 5 – 10   .333 9 – 17   .346
Washington State 2 – 13   .133 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1963–64 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1963–64 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Mac Duckworth, the Huskies were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Big Six) and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 9–17 overall in the regular season and 5–10 in conference play, fifth in the standings. [2][3]

Athletic director Jim Owens promoted Duckworth to head coach in April 1963,[4][5][6] and led the Huskies for five years. He was previously an assistant at Washington for three seasons under John Grayson.

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Unbeaten Bruins eyeing regionals". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 7, 1964. p. 8.
  3. ^ "Huskies defeat Cougars". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1964. p. 2.
  4. ^ "Duckworth gets Husky hoop job". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 23, 1963. p. 2B.
  5. ^ "Huskies pick hoop mentor". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 23, 1963. p. 15.
  6. ^ "Duckworth gets job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. April 24, 1963. p. 11.