1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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.

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

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 edit

  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.

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