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 UCLA15–3 .833  25–5  .833
USC14–4 .778  20–9  .690
Oregon State11–7 .611  18–10  .643
Washington State10–8 .556  18–9  .667
Arizona10–8 .556  16–11  .593
Arizona State7–11 .389  12–15  .444
Oregon7–11 .389  12–15  .444
Stanford6–12 .333  12–15  .444
Washington6–12 .333  11–16  .407
California4–14 .222  6–21  .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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