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
Record16–14 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coachLen Stevens
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1981–82 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oregon State 16 2   .889 25 5   .833
No. 19 UCLA 14 4   .778 21 6   .778
USC 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Washington 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Washington State 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
California 8 10   .444 14 13   .519
Arizona State 8 10   .444 13 14   .481
Oregon 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Arizona 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Stanford 2 16   .111 7 20   .259
As of April 15, 1982[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

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  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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