1972–73 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1972–73 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8
Record6–20 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
Seasons
1972–73 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UCLA 14 – 0   1.000 30 – 0   1.000
USC 9 – 5   .643 18 – 10   .643
Oregon 8 – 6   .571 16 – 10   .615
Stanford 7 – 7   .500 14 – 11   .560
Washington 6 – 8   .429 16 – 11   .593
Oregon State 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
California 4 – 10   .286 11 – 15   .423
Washington State 2 – 12   .143 6 – 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972–73 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1972–73 NCAA college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 6–20 overall in the regular season and 2–12 in conference play, last in the standings.[2] The two conference wins were both at home: Stanford in early January in Raveling's Pac-8 debut,[3][4][5][6] and Oregon State in March.[7][8] This was the last season for varsity basketball at Bohler Gym;[2] the Performing Arts Center (now Beasley Coliseum) opened in June 1973.[9]

Raveling was hired in April 1972; he was previously an assistant at Maryland under Lefty Driesell,[10][11] and led the Cougar program for eleven seasons.[12]

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Brown, Bruce (March 10, 1973). "Raveling not "broken up" by end of era at Bohler". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
  3. ^ Misslidine, Harry (January 7, 1973). "Dolven and Griffin key Cougars win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
  4. ^ "WSU whips Stanford: Dolven gets 28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 7, 1973. p. 2B.
  5. ^ Aldrich, Allen (January 7, 1973). "Dolven paces Cougs past Cards". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 16.
  6. ^ Brown, Bruce (January 8, 1973). "WSU plan same". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
  7. ^ Withers, Bud (March 6, 1973). "WSU gets even as Beavers fall". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
  8. ^ Brown, Bruce (March 6, 1973). "Cougars celebrate win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
  9. ^ "Ceremony opens center". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). June 4, 1973. p. 1.
  10. ^ "Raveling is WSU choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). April 11, 1972. p. 17.
  11. ^ Missildine, Harry (April 12, 1972). "Cougars' new coach busy with touring, telephoning". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 16.
  12. ^ Devlin, Vince (March 16, 1983). "Raveling". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.