1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record10–19 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona 17 1   .944 35 3   .921
Oregon State 12 6   .667 20 11   .645
UCLA 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
Stanford 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Oregon 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Washington State 7 11   .389 13 16   .448
Arizona State 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
USC 5 13   .278 7 21   .250
California 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
Washington 5 13   .278 10 19   .345
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1988[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 9–18 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[2]

In the Pac-10 tournament at Tucson, Washington was seeded tenth and defeated seventh seed Arizona State by fourteen points in the opening round,[3][4] then lost to second seed Oregon State by nineteen points in the quarterfinals.[5][6]

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 10
9:00 pm
vs. (7) Arizona State
First round
W 96–82  10–18
McKale Center (12,635)
Tucson, Arizona
Fri, March 11
7:00 pm
vs. (2) Oregon State
Quarterfinal
L 61–80  10–19
McKale Center (13,061)
Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1988. p. 3B.
  3. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 11, 1988). "Huskies earn victory, new fans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  4. ^ Rosenberg, Kurt (March 11, 1988). "Huskies turn ASU's season from bad to worse, 96-82". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
  5. ^ Rosenberg, Kurt (March 12, 1988). "Sherwood boosts Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 12, 1988). "Little Beavers post big victory over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.
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