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
1978–79 record11–16 (6–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UCLA153 .833  255  .833
USC144 .778  209  .690
Oregon State117 .611  1810  .643
Washington State108 .556  189  .667
Arizona108 .556  1611  .593
Arizona State711 .389  1215  .444
Oregon711 .389  1215  .444
Stanford612 .333  1215  .444
Washington612 .333  1116  .407
California414 .222  621  .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

  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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