1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the new Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

1973–74 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8
Record8–21 (3–11 Pac-8)
Head coach
Home arenaPerforming Arts Coliseum
Seasons
1973–74 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 UCLA 12 2   .857 26 4   .867
USC 11 3   .786 24 5   .828
Oregon 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Washington 7 7   .500 16 10   .615
Oregon State 6 8   .429 13 13   .500
Stanford 5 9   .357 11 14   .440
California 3 11   .214 9 17   .346
Washington State 3 11   .214 8 21   .276
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Cougars were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 3–11 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.[2][3]

The court surface at the new coliseum was tartan (polyurethane) for its first decade;[4] a traditional hardwood floor debuted in the fall of 1983.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Aldrich, Allen (March 10, 1974). "Washington rips Cougars in season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 14.
  3. ^ Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1974). "WSU coach feels team needs help". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 13.
  4. ^ Zeigler, Mark (February 23, 1984). "Hoop crew hopes to tame WSU, but beating Cougars not easy". Stanford Daily. (California). (Stanford University). p. 6.
  5. ^ "Seattle Pacific at WSU: At a glance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 1, 1983. p. 20.
  6. ^ "WSU sports new look, old results". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 2, 1983. p. 20.
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