1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 May 2012 Basketball 1982–83 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific-10 Pac-10 23–7 14–4 George Raveling 11th Len Stevens Ron Righter Beasley Coliseum NCAA tournament Second round The 1982–83 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eleventh-year head coach George Raveling,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e6hfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5480%2C3723516 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Ramsdell Paul High finish: That's what Cougars are aiming for in Pac-10 November 26, 1982 1C the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 14–4 in conference play; runner-up to UCLA, who they split with in the season series. There was no conference tournament this season; it debuted four years later. They had a chance to tie the Bruins for the title,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7NkvAAAAIBAJ&pg=5800%2C5659684 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Cougs only want 1 win March 12, 1983 16 but lost by a point to rival Washington in Seattle to end the regular season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7dkvAAAAIBAJ&pg=6527%2C6018983 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Cougar hopes collapse March 13, 1983 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6qZYAAAAIBAJ&pg=2378%2C3012815 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Cougars lose so UCLA wins Pac-10 title despite losing March 13, 1983 5B After missing it the previous two seasons, WSU was invited to the 52-team NCAA tournament and were seeded eighth in the West region; they met ninth-seed Weber State, the Big Sky champion, in the first round in Boise. WSU's only two non-conference losses were to Big Sky teams, neighbor Idaho and Montana, on the road in December. The Cougars defeated Weber by ten points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Lt4qAAAAIBAJ&pg=3188%2C935214 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson Doug WSU hands Weber an early exit March 18, 1983 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r-0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=6832%2C1204370 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Cougs earn a crack at Ralph March 18, 1983 25 The next opponent was the top seed in the West, #4 Virginia with center Ralph Sampson, who had a first-round bye. The Cougars stayed with the Cavaliers, but lost by five points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=se0vAAAAIBAJ&pg=6822%2C1860775 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Cavs find WSU no pushover March 20, 1983 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8aZYAAAAIBAJ&pg=4546%2C4719904 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Cavs oust Cougars March 20, 1983 7C Washington State's 23–7 record was their best in 42 years, since the national runner-up team of 1941 went 26–6. Raveling was the Pac-10 coach of the year and the national runner-up for AP coach of the year.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qdURAAAAIBAJ&pg=5069%2C534835 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Lewis named top coach; Raveling finishes second April 2, 1983 13 In early April, he left Pullman to succeed Lute Olsen at Iowa in the Big Ten Conference;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2rUSAAAAIBAJ&pg=5564%2C513876 Spokane Chronicle Washington Brown Bruce Stewart Chuck Raveling ponders offer April 4, 1983 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rNURAAAAIBAJ&pg=6728%2C2200092 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Brown Bruce Raveling answers Iowa call April 5, 1983 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=h_5VAAAAIBAJ&pg=2031%2C1115233 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services Raveling decides to leave Cougars April 5, 1983 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bJIyAAAAIBAJ&pg=3722%2C5775654 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Devlin Vince Iowa: Nothing is un-Raveling - yet February 12, 1984 D1 assistant Len Stevens was quickly promoted to head coach.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=27USAAAAIBAJ&pg=6820%2C758296 Spokane Chronicle Washington WSU names Len Stevens April 5, 1983 17https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=rdURAAAAIBAJ&pg=6673%2C2532945 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Grippi Vince Stevens to coach Cougars April 6, 1983 C1 A third-round selection the 1983 NBA draft, senior guard/forward Craig Ehlo had a fourteen-year career in the NBA. WSU's next NCAA appearance was eleven years away in 1994, under head coach Kelvin Sampson. The court surface at Beasley Coliseum was tartan (polyurethane) for its first decade and this was its final season;https://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/stanford?a=d&d=stanford19840223-01.1.6&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# Stanford Daily California (Stanford University) Zeigler Mark Hoop crew hopes to tame WSU, but beating Cougars not easy February 23, 1984 6 a traditional hardwood floor debuted at the start of the next season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=58YRAAAAIBAJ&pg=4799%2C113395 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Seattle Pacific at WSU: At a glance December 1, 1983 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6MYRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6535%2C594408 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington WSU sports new look, old results December 2, 1983 20 Postseason results yes |- !colspan=6 style=Washington State Cougars| Regular season November 27, 1982 yes yes Wisconsin UW Fieldhouse Madison, Wisconsin 66–64 1–0 |- !colspan=6 style=Washington State Cougars| NCAA Tournament Thu, March 17 6:10 pm yes yes 8W Weber State 9W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho First round CBS 62–52 23–6 11,200 Sat, March 19 11:10 am yes yes 8W Virginia 4 1W BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho Second round CBS 49–54 23–7 12,177 no AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1982–83 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State Washington State