The 1955–56 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the

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for the 1955–56 NCAA college basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach

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, the Huskies were members of the

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and played their home games on campus at

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. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, second in the

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