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1950–51 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play; they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner which extended their home court winning streak to nineteen games. In the 16-team NCAA tournament, Washington defeated Texas A&M by 22 points in the opener of the West regional in then fell by four to second-ranked In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated newly-crowned NIT champion BYU by thirteen points to end the season Dye was hired in June 1950; he was previously the head coach at The Buckeyes were Big Ten champions in the season and made the eight-team NCAA tournament. Washington ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippy Dye
William Henry Harrison "Tippy" Dye (April 1, 1915 – April 11, 2012) was an American college athlete, coach, and athletic director. As a basketball head coach, Dye led the University of Washington to its only NCAA Final Four appearance in 1953. As an athletic director, Dye helped build the University of Nebraska football dynasty in the 1960s. Playing career Born in Harrisonville, Ohio, Dye enrolled at Ohio State University in 1933 and became a star three-sport athlete for the Buckeyes. He earned three varsity letters as a football quarterback in 1934, 1935, and 1936. His team finished those seasons with records of 7–1, 7–1, and 5–3, respectively, and until 2006 he was the only Buckeye quarterback to win three consecutive games over the University of Michigan. Dye also played guard on the basketball team, lettering in 1935, 1936, and 1937. He was an All-Conference selection in the Big Ten in 1936 and 1937. In 1937 he was also the team's captain. Dye lettered in base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |