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University of Washington Huskies Men's Basketball

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University of Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Tickets

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Rating: 3.6 out of 5 based on 48 reviews

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Washington Huskies at Alaska Airlines Arena

Up to 9,268 fans can enjoy a men's basketball game at Alaska Airlines Arena, located at the Hec Edmundson Pavilion, on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. Hec Ed was originally built in 1927, with renovations completed in 2000. The multipurpose arena also serves as home base to the Huskies women's basketball team, as well as the school's gymnastics and volleyball programs. The Huskies official student section is called The Dawg Pack.

Washington Huskies Men's Basketball History

UW men's basketball dates back to 1895. The program competed as an independent until 1915 then joined the Pacific Coast Conference for the 1915-16 and 1916-17 seasons before returning to independent status for 1917-18. Washington had a long run in the PCC from 1918 to 1959 before departing for the Athletic Association of Western Universities from 1959 to 1968.

Since 1968, the Huskies have been in what has been the Pac-8, Pac-10 and now Pac-12.

In the program's first century of existence, Hec Edmundson (for whom the pavilion is named) was the all-time winningest head coach, with 488-195 spanning from 1920 to 1947. Lorenzo Romar, who led the team from 2003 to 2017, notably was 298-196 overall, with six trips to the NCAA tournament. Romar also played for the Huskies from 1978 to 1980 before playing in the NBA for five seasons. Mike Hopkins took over for Romar as head coach of the Huskies in 2017.

Washington has been a consistent pipeline to the NBA. Markelle Fultz became the first Husky drafted No. 1 overall when the Philadelphia 76ers selected him in 2017. Prior to Fultz, other notable players taken in the first round out of UW include Chris Welp (16th overall in 1987), Nate Robinson (21st overall in 2005), Spencer Hawes (10th overall in 2007), Terrence Ross (eighth overall in 2012), Marquese Chriss (eighth overall in 2016), Dejounte Murray (29th overall in 2016) and Matisse Thybulle (20th overall in 2019). All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas was taken in the second round of the 2011 NBA draft.

Washington sports teams were originally nicknamed the Sun Dodgers until the mascot was switched to the Huskies in 1922.

The Huskies have played against the cross-state rival Washington State Cougars since 1910. The Gonzaga Bulldogs — located in Spokane, Washington — and Oregon Ducks are also considered rivals.

Reviews

Rating: 3.6 out of 5 based on 48 reviews
  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great game

    by RedondoBeach on 2/21/17Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    Very exciting game close game, loved the cheerleaders and 1/2 time show

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    UW Men's basketball

    by Stepho39 on 2/7/17Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    The game vs. UCLA was sold out, so I should not have been surprised that our seats were in the top row, which prevented us from watching the big screen. The game was an exciting event.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    Terrible Unorganized Venue

    by D2R3L on 2/7/17Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    The university sold tickets with no seat assignments to students, so they wandered the arena taking everyone's seats. As the actual ticket holder showed up there would be debate followed by musical chairs. We missed the first 10 minutes of the first half due to the commotion in front of us.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Frustrating Loss to the Cougars

    by Grandmagg1 on 1/5/17Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    UW Huskies had an 11 point lead that was erased by the 3 point shooting of WSU Cougars. Disappointed in the loss since I am a Husky fan and alumni. Good seats, good energy from the fans just came up short with the loss!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Go Huskies!

    by Chief65789 on 11/20/16Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    It appears as though the stadium is being rebuilt because they appear to have replaced most of the old bleacher style seating with new individual style chairs. This is a huge improvement from last year because I was packed into a small area with a bunch of other fans. Last year was so uncomfortable I left halfway during the game. This year I opted to try it out one more time and bought more expensive seats, but even the "cheap" seats appear to be getting a makeover.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    1st TIme

    by AdvenntureSome on 3/18/16Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    This was the first time I went to Hec Ed for a ball game and I thoroughly enjoyed it and the ticket price was good too...

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Husky Basketball

    by Joegray3 on 3/18/16Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    Tournament excitement at the Home Court. Even though it's not the Big Tournament, it's still fun, with a home court advantage helping the team. Seating was pretty much open in the upper section.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Andrew Andrews goes out in a blaze of glory

    by Barbarello on 3/6/16Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    It's always a great atmosphere when UW goes against WSU. The crowd was electric. I can't wait to watch the Huskies again next season.

  • Rating: 1 out of 5

    UW Basketball

    by Chief65789 on 3/5/16Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    The game was fun, the stadium is nice, people are friendly didn't have any unruly people knocking about. But the seating sucks!

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Great entertainment

    by Boras on 2/10/16Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion - Seattle

    Huskies are athletic and great fun to watch! Fun atmosphere for college sports!