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
ConferencePacific-8
Record16–11 (7–7 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home arenaPerforming Arts Coliseum
Seasons
1977–78 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cougars win, grab third". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1978. p. 3B.
  3. ^ a b Van Sickel, Charlie (March 6, 1978). "Surging Cougars end well". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.
  4. ^ "Late dunk tips Cougs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 18, 1978. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Bruins slip by Cougs, 60-59". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. February 18, 1978. p. 5B.
  6. ^ "More agony for Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 19, 1978. p. D1.
  7. ^ "Hoisington cools Cougs, 55-54". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. February 19, 1978. p. 4B.
  8. ^ Emerson, Paul (March 5, 1978). "Washington State gets satisfaction". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
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