1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of April 15, 1979[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Washington Huskies men's basketball
1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1978–79 record	11–16 (6–12 Pac-10)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (8th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Johnson
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion

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.

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

"2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
"Final college basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1979. p. 3B.
"Washington's miracle win on Washington's birthday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 23, 1979. p. 5D.
"Shocker! It's UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 23, 1979. p. 27.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1978–79 basketball season

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[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[ptstgs-2] "Final college basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1979. p. 3B.

[brthdy-3] "Washington's miracle win on Washington's birthday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 23, 1979. p. 5D.

[shcker-4] "Shocker! It's UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. February 23, 1979. p. 27.

Washington Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1927–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Washington State
Culture & lore	Harry the Husky "Bow Down to Washington" The 6th Man
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys Statistical leaders
Seasons	1895–96 1896–98 1898–99 1899–1901 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
USC	14	–	4	.778	20	–	9	.690
Oregon State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	10	.643
Washington State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	9	.667
Arizona	10	–	8	.556	16	–	11	.593
Arizona State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	7	–	11	.389	12	–	15	.444
Stanford	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
Washington	6	–	12	.333	11	–	16	.407
California	4	–	14	.222	6	–	21	.222

As of April 15, 1979[1]; Rankings from AP Poll