1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by eighth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were 11–16 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, tied for eighth in the standings, which now had ten teams. Washington lost five of its final six games, but the victory was over top-ranked UCLA. There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted eight years later. == References == == External links == Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1978–79 basketball season