1993–94 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1993–94 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1993–94 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–22 (3–15 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1993–94 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Arizona 14 4   .778 29 6   .829
No. 17 UCLA 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
No. 16 California 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Washington State 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Stanford 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Arizona State 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
USC 9 9   .500 16 12   .571
Oregon 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Washington 3 15   .167 5 22   .185
Oregon State 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 5–22 overall in the regular season and 3–15 in conference play, ninth in the standings.[1] Although swept by Northwest rivals Oregon and Washington State, the Huskies' big win of the season was an upset of #12 Arizona,[2][3] the Wildcats won the Pac-10 title and advanced to the Final Four. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Bender was hired in April 1993; he was previously the head coach at Illinois State.[4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 13, 1994. p. 1E.
  2. ^ "Huskies capture first league win over No. 12 Cats". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. February 6, 1994. p. 5E.
  3. ^ "Huskies surprise Wildcats". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. February 7, 1994. p. 4C.
  4. ^ Klass, Tim (April 13, 1993). "Bender faces big challenge at UW". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  5. ^ Wright, Bart (April 14, 1993). "Bender's first recruit: UW students". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Tacoma News Tribune). p. C1.

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