1977–78 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1977–78 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1977–78 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-8
Record	16–11 (7–7 Pac-8)
Head coach	George Raveling (6th season);
Home arena	Performing Arts Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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.

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.
^ ^a ^b "Cougars win, grab third". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1978. p. 3B.
^ ^a ^b 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

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

[cwgrbth-2] "Cougars win, grab third". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 5, 1978. p. 3B.

[surg-3] Van Sickel, Charlie (March 6, 1978). "Surging Cougars end well". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 16.

[ldtpscgs-4] "Late dunk tips Cougs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 18, 1978. p. 15.

[bruslp-5] "Bruins slip by Cougs, 60-59". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. February 18, 1978. p. 5B.

[moagny-6] "More agony for Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 19, 1978. p. D1.

[hclcgs-7] "Hoisington cools Cougs, 55-54". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire service reports. February 19, 1978. p. 4B.

[wsgsts-8] Emerson, Paul (March 5, 1978). "Washington State gets satisfaction". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

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v t e Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics