1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record11–16 (6–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 25 – 5   .833
USC 14 – 4   .778 20 – 9   .690
Oregon State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 10   .643
Washington State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 9   .667
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 16 – 11   .593
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Oregon 7 – 11   .389 12 – 15   .444
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 12 – 15   .444
Washington 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
California 4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, tied for eighth in the standings, which now had ten teams.[2] Washington lost five of its final six games, but the victory was over top-ranked UCLA.[3][4]

There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted eight years later.

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Final college basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1979. p. 3B.
  3. ^ "Washington's miracle win on Washington's birthday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 23, 1979. p. 5D.
  4. ^ "Shocker! It's UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 23, 1979. p. 27.