The 1967–68 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1967–68 NCAA University Division basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mac Duckworth, the Huskies were members of the Athletic Association of Western Universities (Pacific-8) and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.
| 1967–68 Washington Huskies men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| Record | 12–14 (4–10 AAWU, Pac-8) |
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| Home arena | Hec Edmundson Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 UCLA | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 1 | .967 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 13 | .480 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| As of April 15, 1968[2] Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Huskies were 12–14 overall in the regular season and 4–10 in conference play, seventh in the standings.[3][4][5]
Duckworth resigned on March 19,[1][6][7] and Tex Winter was hired away from Kansas State the following week.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mac Duckworth quits post at Washington". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 20, 1968. p. 12.
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ Ashmun, Chuck (March 9, 1968). "UW doesn't spoil fun for Cougars". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
- ^ "Pacific Eight standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1968. p. 1B.
- ^ "Pac-8 loop finishes quietly". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1968. p. 15.
- ^ "Duckworth steps down as Husky hoop coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1968. p. 35.
- ^ "Duckworth resigns post". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 20, 1968. p. 1D.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1967–68 basketball season