Soriano, Louie

Louis Soriano

Soriano was a terrific player at the University of Washington. In fact, he was an excellent all around athlete who once boxed future San Diego Chargers coach Don Coryell in college. After his college career, Soriano established himself as one of the top collegiate basketball officials in the country, and also worked as an observer of NBA officials for 22 years.

Birth and Death Dates:
unknown

Career Highlights:
After an excellent career at Bremerton High School, where he was a two-time All-state selection, Soriano became a three-year starter for the University of Washington, where he was a terrific scorer for the Huskies. Their 1949 season was a disappointment (they had a 11-15 record; 6-10 in conference), but the following year, behind Soriano's leadership, the Huskies improved to 19-10 (8-8 in conference). That year, Soriano finished third in the North Division in scoring with 12.2 points per game (in conference play) and was named first team All-Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division. He was also named All-America honorable mention, averaging 17 points per game overall on the season.

In 1951, Louie helped lead the Huskies to a 22-5 record, a No. 15 ranking, and the Pacific Coast Northern Division regular season championship (11-5 in conference). They then defeated Southern Division champ UCLA in the PCC playoff championship and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Soriano scored seven points and had three rebounds in Washington's 62-40 first-round win over Texas A&M.; In the West Regional Semifinal, he was held to only three points and one rebound as the Huskies lost to Oklahoma A&M;, 61-57. In the West consolation game, Louie scored eight points and led his team to a 80-67 victory over BYU.

Origin:
Bremerton, Washington

Career Dates:
Soriano played at the University of Washington from 1948-1951.

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