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 NCAA 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
Record12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachJud Heathcote
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
Seasons
1969–70 Pacific–8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 12 2   .857 28 2   .933
Washington State 9 5   .643 19 7   .731
No. 20 USC 9 5   .643 18 8   .692
Oregon 8 6   .571 17 9   .654
Washington 7 7   .500 17 9   .654
California 5 9   .357 11 15   .423
Oregon State 4 10   .286 10 16   .385
Stanford 2 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

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