1969–70 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1969–70 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1969–70 college basketball season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

1969–70 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8
1969–70 record12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachJud Heathcote
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
1969–70 Pacific–8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 UCLA12–2 .857  28–2  .933
Washington State9–5 .643  19–7  .731
No. 20 USC9–5 .643  18–8  .692
Oregon8–6 .571  17–9  .654
Washington7–7 .500  17–9  .654
California5–9 .357  11–15  .423
Oregon State4–10 .286  10–16  .385
Stanford2–12 .143  5–20  .200
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 19–7 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, tied for second in the standings.[1][2]

After dropping consecutive games to champion UCLA, the Cougars finished the season on a six-game winning streak. Their overall record was the best at Washington State since the national runner-up season (26–6) of 1940–41.[2]

References

  1. Brown, Bruce (March 7, 1970). "Humble Harshman elated by Cougars exciting year". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 11.
  2. Missildine, Harry (March 8, 1970). "Cougars blast Washington for best finish in 29 years". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 2, sports.
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