1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1942–43 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 23rd-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.

1942–43 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, West regional fourth place
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record24–7 (12–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainWally Leask
Home arenaUW Pavilion
1942–43 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Washington124 .750247  .774
Oregon106 .6251910  .655
Washington State97 .5631911  .633
Oregon State88 .500199  .679
Idaho115 .0631420  .412
South
USC71 .875235  .821
UCLA44 .500147  .667
Stanford44 .5001011  .476
California17 .125915  .375
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1943
Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 12–4 in conference play; first in the Northern division. The conference playoff series was hosted by the Huskies, and they swept favored USC in two games.

In the eight-team NCAA tournament, Washington played in the West Regional in Kansas City. They lost to Texas by four points, then fell to Oklahoma in the consolation game.

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