1981–82 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1981–82 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.

1981–82 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
1981–82 record16–14 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coachGeorge Raveling (10th season)
Assistant coachLen Stevens
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Oregon State162 .889  255  .833
No. 19 UCLA144 .778  216  .778
USC135 .722  199  .679
Washington117 .611  1910  .655
Washington State108 .556  1614  .533
California810 .444  1413  .519
Arizona810 .444  1314  .481
Oregon414 .222  918  .333
Arizona414 .222  918  .333
Stanford216 .111  720  .259
As of April 15, 1981[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 16–14 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, fifth in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament yet, which debuted five years later.

Washington State hosted the first two rounds in the West regional of the 48-team NCAA Tournament at Beasley Coliseum.[3][4] The highest seeds, conference champions #2 Oregon State and #3 Idaho, had both defeated WSU on the tartan court this season; they advanced and met in the Sweet Sixteen in Provo, Utah.[5]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "WSU goes down swinging". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1982. p. 10C.
  3. "UI: To Pullman with a bye". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire reports. March 8, 1982. p. 19.
  4. "Pullman: It's Vandal country". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1982. p. 19.
  5. Missildine, Harry (March 15, 1982). "Idaho: Next stop, Provo". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 15.
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