1974–75 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 1974–75 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.
1974–75 Washington State Cougars men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific-8 |
Record | 10–16 (1–13 Pac-8) |
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Home arena | Performing Arts Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 28 | – | 3 | .903 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 9 | .654 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of November 25, 2011[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The Cougars were 10–16 overall in the regular season and 1–13 in conference play, last in the standings.[2][3][4] The sole win came in the last game over rival Washington in Seattle.[3][4]
The NCAA Tournament expanded to 32 teams this season and for the first time, WSU hosted sub-regional games.[5] Two opening round games in the West regional were played at the Performing Arts Coliseum on Saturday, March 15, with Montana and eventual champion UCLA advancing.[6][7][8]
References
- "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- "Puidokas ready for UW". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1975. p. 25.
- "Cougs harness Huskies by eight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 9, 1975. p. 1B.
- "Hopeful Raveling ready to recruit". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1975. p. 13.
- "WSU chosen NCAA cage site". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 21, 1974. p. 15.
- Brown, Bruce (March 17, 1975). "UCLA, Montana paired Thursday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
- "Bruins, Grizzlies start title trek tonight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 15, 1975. p. 3B.
- Brown, Bruce (March 15, 1975). "Bruins begin title search". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 10.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1974–75 basketball season