ALL-TIME SERIES SCORES1924 W 48–15 (A)1925 W 20–10 (H)W 41–18 (A)1944 W 56–27 (H)Wisconsin (3-0)H: 1–0, A: 1–0, N: 1–01956 W 54–53 (H)1959 W 62–48 (A)1966 W 81–67 (N)Wisconsin-Green Bay (1–0)H: 1–0, A: 0–0, N: 0–02006 W 87–54 (H)Wisconsin-Stout (1-0)H: 1–0, A: 0–0, N: 0–01982 W 76–56 (H)Wright State (1-0)H: 1–0, A: 0–0, N: 0–02010 W 74–69 (H)Wyoming (9-4)H: 5–2, A: 2–2, N: 2–01948 W 57–47 (N) NCAA1950 L 29–49 (H)W 37–36 (H)1951 W 74–49 (H)W 53–51 (H)1952 W 52–50 (A)L 54–55 (A)1964 L 61–74 (H)1976 W 76–69 (A)1978 W 69–64 (H)1979 W 85–74 (N)2003 W 79–70 (H)2004 L 76–92 (A)Xavier (1-1)H: 0–0, A: 0–0, N: 1–11998 W 69–68 (N) NCAA2000 L 65–81 (N)Yale (3-0)H: 1–0, A: 0–0, N: 2–01958 W 66–51 (N)1970 W 84–70 (H)1981 W 68–62 (N)HISTORY1122012-13 Husky Basketball
ALL-TIME HUSKY COACHESDavid C. HallWashington’s first head coach who took over afterthe school fielded a team six years without an officialhead coach ... Coached for two season in 1909-10 and<strong>com</strong>piled a 23-7 record ... His .767 winning percentageis the third highest in school history.Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1909 9–1 .900 n/a n/a1910 14–6 .700 n/a n/aTotal 23–7 .767 n/a n/aClaude J. HuntThe sixth coach in school history and one of three individualsto serve as head coach of the football and basketballteams at Washington . . . Coached the basketballteam in 1918 and 1919, after returning from active duty inWorld War I . . . Led the team to a fourth-place conferencefinish in 1919 . . . Hunt graduated from DePauwUniversity in 1911. He was hired as head Washingtonfootball coach in 1917 after guiding Carleton (Minn.)College to consecutive undefeated seasons. His UWgridders were 1-2-1 in 1917 and 5-1-0 in 1919.Claude J. HuntWarner WilliamsCoached for one season, during 1911, and led Washingtonto an 11-1 mark and the Northwest IntercollegiateConference championship ... His single-seasonrecord is the second best behind a 7-0 finish in 1902 ...Career winning percentage of .917 is the best ever atWashington.Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1911 11–1 .917 n/a n/aOscar OlsonThe third coach in school history ... Led Washington init’s first two seasons in the Northwest IntercollegiateConference in 1912 and 1913 ... Posted a 26-10 careerrecord ... His winning percentage of 72.2% is the fourthbestamong all-time Washington coaches.Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1912 12–5 .706 8–4 .6671913 14–5 .737 11–5 .688Total 26–10 .722 19–9 .679Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1918 4–8 .333 n/a n/a1919 6–10 .375 5–7 .714Total 10–18 .357 5–7 .417Leonard B. “Stub” AllisonThe seventh coach in UW history ... One of three individualsto coach both the UW basketball and footballteams ... Coached basketball one season, in 1920 andtied for fourth in PCC play ... Allison’s squad was thelast at Washington to be nicknamed “SunDodgers” ...Graduated from Carleton (Minn.) College and becamean assistant football coach at Washington in 1919. Hewas the head football coach in 1920, guiding the teamto a 1-5 record. Allison coached the last UW footballgame at Denny Field on Nov. 5, 1920 which ended in a 3-0loss to Stanford ... He later coached football at California(1935-44) and led the Bears to a 10-0-1 mark, a No. 2ranking in the A.P. poll and a 13-0 win over Alabama inthe 1938 Rose Bowl.Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1920 7–8 .875 5–7 .417Hec EdmundsonArt McLarneyAnthony SavageThe fourth coach in school history and one of threeindividuals to coach both the UW basketball and footballteams ... Led Washington to Northwest IntercollegiateConference championships duirng both of his seasonsas head coach, in 1914 and 1915 ... Compiled a 29-4career record in his two seasons ... His winning percentageof 87.9% is the second-best among all-timeWashington coaches ... Became the football coachat Lincoln High School in Seattle and took over theWashington football squad in 1918 while Claude Huntwas off fighting World War I. Led the UW gridders toa 1-1 record.Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1914 12–2 .857 12–2 .8571915 17–2 .895 11–1 .917Total 29–4 .879 23–3 .885John DavidsonThe fifth coach in school history and the first to coachWashington in Pacific Coast Conference play ... Led theteam to a pair of third-place PCC finishes ... Coached in1916 and 1917, registering a 16-15 career mark.Year <strong>Record</strong> Pct. Conference Pct.1916 7–7 .500 2–6 .2501917 9–8 .529 7–5 .583Total 16–15 .516 9–11 .450Clarence “Hec” EdmundsonThe eighth basketball coach in school history ...Coached the UW basketball team for 27 years (1921-47) and the track & field team for 36 years (1919-55)... Started as track coach and football trainer in 1919,retired in 1955 after 36 years as track coach and 27 ashead basketball coach ... Compiled a 488-195 recordmaking him the winningest coach in UW men’s basketballhistory, third among all-time Pac-10 coaches ...Coached the Huskies to 11 of their 21 20-win seasons... Coached for 25 years in the PCC Northern Divisonfinishing first 12 times and second six times ... His UWtrack teams won eight Northern Division titles and threePCC crowns ... Including a four-year stint at Idaho (1917-21), Edmundson racked up a 508-204 career record.His winning percentage of 71.4% ranks No. 38 amongall-time NCAA coaches. Born during 1887 in Moscow,Idaho, Edmundson graduated from the University ofIdaho where he <strong>com</strong>peted in track. He placed sixthin the 800 meters at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm,Sweden. He became the head track & field coach atTexas A&M in 1913 before returning to Idaho to coachtrack and basketball. In 1919, Edmundson’s long associationwith Washington began. He helped dedicatethe multi-purpose structure, then called Washingtonpavilion, with a 34-23 win over Illinois on Dec. 27, 1927.On Jan. 16, 1948, the year after he stepped down asbasketball coach, that same Pavilion was renamed in hishonor. He remained as track coach until his retirementin 1955. A tremendous innovator, Edmundson tappedinto his track background and became an originatorof the fast break style of basketball. He co-founded,along with Tubby Graves, the Washington state highschool basketball tournament. At Edmundson’s requestHISTORY2012-13 Husky Basketball 113
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