1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1978–79
Pacific-10
1978–79 Pacific-10
Record	18–9 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	George Raveling (7th season);
Home arena	Performing Arts Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

As of April 15, 1979^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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

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

External links

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1978–79 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[cgdev-2] Van Sickel, Charlie (March 6, 1979). "Cougs end with win over Devils". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 15.

[cggo-3] "Cougars go out with win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. March 6, 1979. p. 3C.

[auungc-4] "Arizona upends unglued Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 4, 1979. p. C1.

[trmpl-5] "Arizona tramples Cougs' NIT hopes". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 4, 1979. p. 1B.

[cclawcg-6] "'Cats claw Cougars". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. March 4, 1979. p. 4B.

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Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics