American college basketball season
1927–28 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
PCT W
L
PCT
Washington 9
–
1
.900
22
–
6
.786
Oregon 8
–
2
.800
18
–
3
.857
Idaho 4
–
6
.400
7
–
7
.500
Oregon State 4
–
6
.400
15
–
16
.484
Montana 4
–
6
.400
6
–
8
.429
Washington State 1
–
9
.100
7
–
17
.292
USC †6
–
3
.667
22
–
4
.846
California 6
–
3
.667
9
–
6
.600
UCLA 5
–
4
.556
10
–
5
.667
Stanford 1
–
8
.111
8
–
13
.381
† Conference playoff series winner
The 1927–28 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1927–28 NCAA college basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Hec Edmundson , the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the new UW Pavilion in Seattle, Washington .
The Huskies were 22–4 overall in the regular season and 9–1 in conference play; first in the Northern division, the beginning of a five-year run as division winners. UW dropped their final conference game in overtime to Oregon .[ 3] Illinois .[ 1] [ 4]
Washington traveled to Los Angeles and met Southern division winner USC in the Pacific Coast championship series.
The Trojans swept in two close games;[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] it was the fifth consecutive year that the title series was won by the Southern division team.
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted in 1938 , and the NCAA Tournament in 1939 .
Postseason results
References
^ a b "U. of W. wins from Illinois" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 28, 1927. p. 13.^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018 .^ "Vandals invade Montana court" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). February 27, 1928. p. 14.^ "U. of W. wins final game, 32-26" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 31, 1927. p. 13.^ "U.S.C. grabs off first of series" . Eugene Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 6, 1928. p. 8.^ "Trojans flash to win victory" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). Associated Press. March 6, 1928. p. 16.^ "Huskies nosed out for championship" . Eugene Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. March 7, 1928. p. 4.^ "Trojan cage men win Coast title" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). March 7, 1928. p. 16.
External links
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics
