1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by tenth-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
1980–81 record10–17 (3–15 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
1980–81 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Oregon State171 .944  262  .929
No. 3 Arizona162 .889  244  .857
No. 10 UCLA135 .722  207  .741
USC99 .500  1413  .519
Washington810 .444  1413  .519
Arizona810 .444  1314  .481
Oregon612 .333  1314  .481
California513 .278  1314  .481
Stanford513 .278  918  .333
Washington State315 .167  1017  .370
As of April 15, 1980[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 10–17 overall in the regular season and 3–15 in conference play, last in the standings.[2][3] There was no conference tournament yet, which debuted six years later. The previous season, WSU made the 48-team NCAA tournament and finished at 22–6, among the best records in school history.

This was the Cougars' first losing season in six years, since 1974–75.[3]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Cougs seek positive ending". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1981. p. 12.
  3. "Coug year frustrating". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 9, 1981. p. 21.
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