1972–73 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1972–73 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.
1972–73 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
1972–73 record | 6–20 (2–12 Pac-8) |
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Home arena | Bohler Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA | 14 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of November 25, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll |
The Cougars were 6–20 overall in the regular season and 2–12 in conference play, last in the standings.[2] The two conference wins were both at home: Stanford in early January in Raveling's Pac-8 debut,[3][4][5][6] and Oregon State in March.[7][8] This was the last season for varsity basketball at Bohler Gym;[2] the Performing Arts Center (now Beasley Coliseum) opened in June 1973.[9]
Raveling was hired in April 1972; he was previously an assistant at Maryland under Lefty Driesell,[10][11] and led the Cougar program for eleven seasons.[12]
References
- "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- Brown, Bruce (March 10, 1973). "Raveling not "broken up" by end of era at Bohler". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
- Misslidine, Harry (January 7, 1973). "Dolven and Griffin key Cougars win". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
- "WSU whips Stanford: Dolven gets 28". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 7, 1973. p. 2B.
- Aldrich, Allen (January 7, 1973). "Dolven paces Cougs past Cards". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 16.
- Brown, Bruce (January 8, 1973). "WSU plan same". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
- Withers, Bud (March 6, 1973). "WSU gets even as Beavers fall". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 3B.
- Brown, Bruce (March 6, 1973). "Cougars celebrate win". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
- "Ceremony opens center". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). June 4, 1973. p. 1.
- "Raveling is WSU choice". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). April 11, 1972. p. 17.
- Missildine, Harry (April 12, 1972). "Cougars' new coach busy with touring, telephoning". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 16.
- Devlin, Vince (March 16, 1983). "Raveling". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1972–73 basketball season