1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	18–10 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (9th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Johnson
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion

1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
^#5 Oregon State	16	–	2	.889	26	–	3	.897
No. 18 Arizona State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Washington State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	6	.786
*UCLA	12	–	6	.667	17	–	9	.654
Washington	9	–	9	.500	18	–	10	.643
Arizona	6	–	12	.333	12	–	15	.444
USC	5	–	13	.278	12	–	15	.444
Oregon	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Stanford	5	–	13	.278	7	–	19	.269
California	3	–	15	.167	8	–	19	.296

As of April 15, 1980^[1] *Oregon State vacated all tournament games (0–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (16-2, 26-4) ^UCLA vacated all tournament games (5–1) due to NCAA sanctions. Disputed record (22-10, 12-6) Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1979–80 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by ninth-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 18–9 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, fifth in the standings.^[2]^[3] There was no conference tournament yet; it debuted seven years later.

This was Washington's first appearance in the National Invitation Tournament, they played UNLV in the first round and lost by twenty points.^[4]^[5] The Pac-8 did not allow participation in the NIT until 1973. The 1972 Huskies were 20–6 overall and 10–4 in conference, second in the standings;^[6]^[7] but stayed home for the postseason.^[8]^[9]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Fri, March 7*	at UNLV First round	L 73–93	18–10	Las Vegas Convention Center (6,380) Las Vegas, Nevada
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

↑ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
↑ "UW gets NIT bid but Idaho left out". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. March 3, 1980. p. 20.
↑ "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 1980. p. 4B.
↑ "Huskies down (and out)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1980. p. 14.
↑ "Vegas routs Huskies 93-73 in NIT opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 8, 1980. p. 4B.
↑ Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1972). "Ban on NIT event lamented for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.
↑ "Pacific-8 final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1972. p. 21.
↑ Missildine, Harry (March 9, 1972). "Harshman club seems sure of finishing second again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 18.
↑ "Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1972. p. 23.

External links

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[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[getbid-2] "UW gets NIT bid but Idaho left out". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). wire services. March 3, 1980. p. 20.

[ptstgs-3] "College standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 3, 1980. p. 4B.

[hdnout-4] "Huskies down (and out)". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1980. p. 14.

[routs-5] "Vegas routs Huskies 93-73 in NIT opener". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 8, 1980. p. 4B.

[bannit-6] Brown, Bruce (March 11, 1972). "Ban on NIT event lamented for UW". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 9.

[petfstg-7] "Pacific-8 final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1972. p. 21.

[mhsdn-8] Missildine, Harry (March 9, 1972). "Harshman club seems sure of finishing second again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 18.

[nineacc-9] "Nine accept NCAA bids; NIT lines up five teams". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1972. p. 23.

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