The 1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the

University of Washington The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...

for the

1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 30, 1987. Major rule changes Beginning in 1986–87, the following rules changes were implemented: * ...

. Led by second-year head coach

Andy Russo Andy Russo (born May 26, 1948) was a college basketball coach at Louisiana Tech and at Washington. He compiled a 60–61 record through four seasons at Washington, and resigned at the end of the 1988-89 season after he led the Huskies to a pair of ...

, the Huskies were members of the

Pacific-10 Conference The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division ...

and played their home games on campus at

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. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, winning their final two games to tie for third in the The conference tournament debuted this year and third-seeded Washington advanced to the but lost to host and top seed

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by twelve points. Washington played in the

National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...

and advanced to the quarterfinals. They defeated

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in overtime in then

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in Seattle, but fell at

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to end the season

Postseason results

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References

External links

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