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1938–39 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1938–39 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the NCAA college basketball season. Led by nineteenth-year head coach Hec Edmundson, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play; second in the Northern division. After a six-game winning streak, Washington was a game behind leader Oregon with two games remaining, both against the Webfoots in Seattle. Oregon won the first to clinch the title, then won the finale as well; they went on to win the conference title (swept California) and the first NCAA tournament, which had an eight-team field. References External linksSports Reference– Washington Huskies: 1938–39 basketball seasonWashington Huskies men's basketball media guide (2009–10)– History {{DEFAULTSORT:1938-39 Washington Huskies men's basketball t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hec Edmundson
Clarence Sinclair "Hec" Edmundson (August 3, 1886 – August 6, 1964) was an American basketball and track coach. A native of Moscow, Idaho, and a 1910 graduate of the University of Idaho, Edmundson coached at his alma mater (1916–18) and the University of Washington (1920–47), compiling a 508–204 () overall record in 29 seasons. Edmundson also coached the track teams and served on the NCAA Basketball Committee from 1941 to 1946. The University of Washington hosted the national basketball finals in 1949 and 1952 in the arena that bears his name. Nickname Edmundson gained his nickname from his mother: as a child, he often muttered, "Oh, heck." Collegiate and Olympic career One of the first great athletes at the fledgling University of Idaho in Moscow, Edmundson competed in track for his hometown university and launched the team onto the national stage when he and two other athletes traveled to the Lewis and Clark Exposition Games against the top schools in the N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
