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1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1980–81 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.

1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record10–17 (3–15 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1980–81 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oregon State 17 – 1   .944 26 – 2   .929
No. 3 Arizona State 16 – 2   .889 24 – 4   .857
No. 10 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 20 – 7   .741
USC 9 – 9   .500 14 – 13   .519
Washington 8 – 10   .444 14 – 13   .519
Arizona 8 – 10   .444 13 – 14   .481
Oregon 6 – 12   .333 13 – 14   .481
California 5 – 13   .278 13 – 14   .481
Stanford 5 – 13   .278 9 – 18   .333
Washington State 3 – 15   .167 10 – 17   .370
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Cougars were 10–17 overall in the regular season and 3–15 in conference play, last in the standings.[2][3] There was no conference tournament yet, which debuted six years later. The previous season, WSU made the 48-team NCAA tournament and finished at 22–6, among the best records in school history.

This was the Cougars' first losing season in six years, since 1974–75.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Cougs seek positive ending". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1981. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "Coug year frustrating". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 9, 1981. p. 21.
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