1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record18–9 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaPerforming Arts Coliseum
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 State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, tied for fourth in the standings.[2][3] A late season loss at Arizona likely kept them out of the NIT.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Van Sickel, Charlie (March 6, 1979). "Cougs end with win over Devils". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.
  3. ^ "Cougars go out with win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. March 6, 1979. p. 3C.
  4. ^ "Arizona upends unglued Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 4, 1979. p. C1.
  5. ^ "Arizona tramples Cougs' NIT hopes". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 4, 1979. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "'Cats claw Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. March 4, 1979. p. 4B.