1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team  The 1950–51 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Tippy Dye, the Huskies were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play; they won the PCC title series with a two-game sweep of Southern division winner which extended their home court winning streak to nineteen games. In the 16-team NCAA Tournament, Washington defeated Texas A&M by 22 points in the opener of the West regional in then fell by four to second-ranked In the regional third place game, the Huskies defeated newly-crowned NIT champion BYU by thirteen points to end the season   Dye was hired in June 1950; he was previously the head coach at The Buckeyes were Big Ten champions in the season and made the eight-team NCAA Tournament. Washington returned to the NCAA Tournament two years later in 1953, and advanced to the Final Four.  !colspan=6 style=| Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series !colspan=6 style=| NCAA Tournament