1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 May 2012 Basketball 1979–80 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific-10 Pac-10 22–6 14–4 George Raveling 8th Performing Arts Coliseum NCAA tournament First round The 1979–80 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 14–4 in conference play, third in the standings. For the first time since its national runner-up finish in 1941, WSU was invited to the 48-team NCAA tournament and were seeded fifth in the Mideast region; they met twelfth seed Penn, the Ivy League champion, in the first round in West Lafayette, Indiana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8rZeAAAAIBAJ&pg=4816%2C2024314 Lewiston Morning Tribune Pickett Todd Cougs meet Penn today in opening round March 6, 1980 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eudPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5382%2C2982760 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Cougs venture into Ivy domain March 6, 1980 23 The Cougars had a ten-point lead early in the second half, but it was tied at 51 with just under four minutes to go when Don Collins fouled out and Penn outscored the Cougars eleven to four.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=e-dPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734%2C3485934 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Ivy champs poison Cougs' NCAA bid March 7, 1980 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=87ZeAAAAIBAJ&pg=4250%2C2330067 Lewiston Morning Tribune Pickett Todd Penn humbles Cougars in NCAA tourney March 7, 1980 1Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bAtWAAAAIBAJ&pg=6266%2C1911917 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire services It's all over for George and WSU March 7, 1980 1C WSU's next NCAA appearance was three years away in 1983. Roster 1979 Washington State Cougars y Don Collins 42 F 6 6 190 Sr Toledo, Ohio y George Raveling Postseason result yes |- !colspan=6 style=Washington State Cougars| NCAA Tournament Thu, March 6 6:10 pm yes yes 5 ME (12ME) Penn Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana First round 55–62 22–6 12,632 no AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1979–80 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State Washington State