1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8
Record8–21 (3–11 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home arenaPerforming Arts Coliseum
Seasons
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 12 – 2   .857 26 – 4   .867
USC 11 – 3   .786 24 – 5   .828
Oregon 9 – 5   .643 15 – 11   .577
Washington 7 – 7   .500 16 – 10   .615
Oregon State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 13   .500
Stanford 5 – 9   .357 11 – 14   .440
California 3 – 11   .214 9 – 17   .346
Washington State 3 – 11   .214 8 – 21   .276
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the new Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 3–11 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[2][3]

The court surface at the new coliseum was tartan (polyurethane) for its first decade;[4] a traditional hardwood floor debuted in the fall of 1983.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Aldrich, Allen (March 10, 1974). "Washington rips Cougars in season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 14.
  3. ^ Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1974). "WSU coach feels team needs help". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
  4. ^ Zeigler, Mark (February 23, 1984). "Hoop crew hopes to tame WSU, but beating Cougars not easy". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). p. 6.
  5. ^ "Seattle Pacific at WSU: At a glance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 1, 1983. p. 20.
  6. ^ "WSU sports new look, old results". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 2, 1983. p. 20.