1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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|mode=Basketball

|year=1975–76

|team=Washington Huskies

|image=Washington Huskies logo.svg

|image_size=150

|conference=Pacific-8 Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Pac-8

|CoachRank=10

|APRank=

|record=22–6

|conf_record=9–5

|head_coach=Marv Harshman

|hc_year=5th

|asst_coach1=Bob Johnson

|asst_coach2=

|asst_coach3=

|stadium=Hec Edmundson Pavilion

|champion=

|bowl=NCAA Tournament

|bowl_result=First round

}}

The 1975–76 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were {{nowrap|22–5}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|9–5}} in conference play, fourth in the standings.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hqRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6444%2C1189225 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=WSU wins as Huskies take fourth |date=March 7, 1976 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3pBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2740%2C1863749 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Emerson |first=Paul |title=WSU nips UW, 61-59 |date=March 7, 1976 |page=1B}} In their final three games, all on the road, the eighth-ranked Huskies defeated #17 {{nowrap|Oregon,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3567%2C6975301 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Conrad |first=John |title=Oregon's streak ends quietly |date=February 27, 1976 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dNZVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693%2C6956681 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Bishoff |first=Don |title=Mac Court's fairy tale had unhappy ending |date=February 27, 1976 |page=1B}}}} but then lost at Oregon State and Washington State.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mq5hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K-ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2266%2C7428775 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Withers |first=Bud |title=OSU, not 'Gabby,' has the last word |date=February 29, 1976 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hqRVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6444%2C1189225|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=WSU wins as Huskies take fourth |date=March 7, 1976 |page=1B}}

Washington made the 32-team NCAA Tournament as an at-large team, their first appearance in 23 years. The NCAA announced the selections prior to the end of the regular {{nowrap|season,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MfNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=de0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6963%2C1453365 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskies get NCAA berth |date=March 5, 1976 |page=28 }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n65hAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4445%2C949703|work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=NCAA picture |date=March 5, 1976 |page=2D}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MfNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=de0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6918%2C1440623 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Dee upset at choice of Huskies |date=March 5, 1976 |page=25}}}} two days before the Huskies' loss to the rival Cougars in Pullman. Oregon was seeded into the quarterfinals of the twelve-team NIT,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h6RVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6555%2C1721304 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Conrad |first=John |title=NIT seeds Ducks into quarters |date=March 8, 1976 |page=1B}} while OSU and WSU stayed home.

The eleventh-ranked Huskies met #10 Missouri in the first round in Lawrence, Kansas, and lost by two points.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OvNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=de0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2343%2C5210059 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskies out: 69-67 |date=March 14, 1976 |page=D1}} Despite this close loss, the final AP poll dropped them out of the top twenty;{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j6RVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LOADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2951%2C3791169 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=AP collegiate basketball poll |date=March 16, 1976 |page=5C}} they ended at {{winpct|22|6|record=y}}, but on a three-game losing streak. (Missouri also fell in that poll, four slots to fourteenth.)

The next NCAA tournament appearance for Washington was eight years away.