1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1978–79
Team:	Washington State Cougars
Conference:	Pacific-10
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	18–9
Conf Record:	10–8
Hc Year:	7th

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 overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for fourth in the standings.^{[1] [2]} A late season loss at Arizona likely kept them out of the NIT.^{[3] [4] [5]}

External links

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

Notes and References

1. News: Cougs end with win over Devils . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Van Sickel . Charlie. March 6, 1979 . 15.
2. News: Cougars go out with win . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire service reports . March 6, 1979 . 3C.
3. News: Arizona upends unglued Cougars . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . March 4, 1979 . C1.
4. News: Arizona tramples Cougs' NIT hopes . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . March 4, 1979 . 1B.
5. News: 'Cats claw Cougars . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . wire service reports . March 4, 1979 . 4B.