1977–78 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1977–78 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
1977–78 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
1977–78 record | 16–11 (7–7 Pac-8) |
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Home arena | Performing Arts Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 UCLA | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | – | 3 | .893 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 15, 1977[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
The Cougars were 16–11 overall in the regular season and 7–7 in conference play, tied for third in the standings.[2][3] During their final road trip, they lost twice by one point in Los Angeles to #4 UCLA and USC.[4][5][6][7] WSU won their final three games, all at home, concluding with the rival Washington Huskies on Saturday night, with over 11,800 in attendance.[2][3][8]
References
- "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Cougars win, grab third". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1978. p. 3B.
- Van Sickel, Charlie (March 6, 1978). "Surging Cougars end well". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
- "Late dunk tips Cougs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 18, 1978. p. 15.
- "Bruins slip by Cougs, 60-59". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. February 18, 1978. p. 5B.
- "More agony for Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 19, 1978. p. D1.
- "Hoisington cools Cougs, 55-54". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. February 19, 1978. p. 4B.
- Emerson, Paul (March 5, 1978). "Washington State gets satisfaction". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1977–78 basketball season
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