1920–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1920–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record18–4 (10–4 PCC)
Head coach
  • Hec Edmundson (1st season)
CaptainArch Talbot
Seasons
← 1919–20
1920–21 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stanford 8 3   .727 15 3   .833
California 8 3   .727 15 4   .789
Washington 10 4   .714 18 4   .818
Oregon 8 4   .667 15 5   .750
Washington State 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
Oregon State 2 14   .125 6 17   .261
As of 1921[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1920–21 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1920–21 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 18–4 overall in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play; fourth in the standings. Washington ended the season with eight consecutive wins, six in conference.

Edmundson joined the UW athletic staff in 1920 as track coach, and also led the Husky basketball program for 27 years; he continued as track coach for seven more, retiring in the summer of 1954. A native of Moscow, Idaho, (and an Olympian in track in 1912) he had previously coached basketball for two seasons in his hometown at his alma mater, Idaho.

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved April 10, 2019.

External links

  • Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1920–21 basketball season
  • Washington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10) – History
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Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues
  • Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries
Culture & lore
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Seasons
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics