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1980–81 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 1980–81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by tenth-year head coach George Raveling, 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 overall in the regular season and in conference play, last in the standings. There was no conference tournament yet, which debuted six years later. The previous season, WSU made the 48-team NCAA tournament and finished at 22–6, among the best records in school history. This was the Cougars' first losing season in six years, since 1974–75. References External linksSports Reference– Washington State Cougars: 1980–81 basketball season {{DEFAULTSORT:1980-81 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Raveling
George Henry Raveling (born June 27, 1937) is an American former college basketball player and coach. He played at Villanova University, and was the head coach at Washington State University the University of Iowa and the University of Southern California Raveling has been Nike's global basketball sports marketing director since he retired from coaching in 1994.Former Iowa coach Raveling among Lapchick winners Associated Press (Newton Daily News), November 21, 2013 |
Beasley Coliseum
Beasley Coliseum is a general-purpose indoor arena in the northwest United States, located on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The home venue for both the Cougars men's and women's basketball teams of the Pac-12 Conference, it opened in 1973, and its current seating capacity is 12,058 for basketball. The arena was renamed in 1981 for Wallis Beasley (1915–2008), a long-time sociology professor and executive vice shortly before his retirement from the university. He was WSU's faculty representative for athletics in the 1960s and also served as interim university For its first eight years, the venue was known as The building used "space frame" construction, relatively novel at the time. The elevation of the court is approximately above sea level. The project was approved by the WSU board of regents in early 1969. First events The building's inaugural event in 1973 was the university's commencement exercises on Its first sporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State University
Washington State University (Washington State, WSU, or informally Wazzu) is a public land-grant research university with its flagship, and oldest, campus in Pullman, Washington. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest land-grant universities in the American West. With an undergraduate enrollment of 24,278 and a total enrollment of 28,581, it is the second largest institution for higher education in Washington state behind the University of Washington. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". The WSU Pullman campus stands on a hill and is characterized by open spaces and a red brick and basalt material palette—materials originally found on site. The university sits within the rolling topography of the Palouse in rural eastern Washington and remains closely connected to the town and the region. The university also operates campuses across Washington at WSU Spokane, WSU Tri-Cities, and WSU Vancouver, all founded in 1989. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Season
The 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 28, 1980, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship game on March 30, 1981, at The Spectrum in Philadelphia. The Indiana Hoosiers won their fourth NCAA national championship with a 63–50 victory over the North Carolina Tar Heels. Rule Changes * On free throw attempts, players can now enter the free-throw lane after the foul shooter releases the ball. Previously, players had to wait until the ball touched either the rim or backboard before entering the lane. * The time allotted to replace a disqualified (fouled out) player was reduced from 60 to 30 seconds. * Starting in the 1981–82 season, the national third-place game was abolished. * Conferences were allowed to experiment with the three-point shot in conference games only. The Southern Conference was the first to use the shot in their confere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Division I-A), the highest level of college football in the nation. The conference's 12 members are located in the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Utah, and Washington (state), Washington. They include each state's flagship public university, four additional public universities, and two private research universities. The modern Pac-12 conference formed after the disbanding of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), whose principal members founded the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU) in 1959. The conference previously went by the names Big Five, Big Six, Pacific-8, and Pacific-10. The Pac-12 moniker was adopted in 2011 with the add ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pullman, Washington
Pullman () is the largest city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 29,799 at the 2010 census, and estimated to be 34,506 in 2019. Originally founded as Three Forks, the city was renamed after industrialist George Pullman in 1884. Pullman is noted as a fertile agricultural area known for its many miles of rolling hills and the production of wheat and legumes. It is home to Washington State University, a public research land-grant university, and the international headquarters of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. Pullman is from Moscow, Idaho, home to the University of Idaho, and is served by the Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport. History In 1876, about five years after European-American settlers established Whitman County on November 29, 1871, Bolin Farr arrived in Pullman. He camped at the confluence of Dry Flat Creek and Missouri Flat Creek on the bank of the Palouse River. Within the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12, taking place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. History The predecessor conference of the Pac-12, the Pacific Coast Conference, began playing basketball in the 1915–16 season. The PCC was split into North and South Divisions for basketball beginning with the 1922–23 season. The winners of the two divisions would play a best of three series of games to determine the PCC basketball champion. If two division teams tied, they would have a one-game playoff to produce the division representative. Starting with the first edition of the event now known as the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1939, the winner of the PCC divisional playoff was given the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament. Oregon, the 1939 PCC champion, won the championship game in the 1939 NCAA basketball tournament. The last d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1987 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was played March 5–8 at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, on the UCLA campus. The champion of the tournament was host UCLA, which received the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Most Outstanding Player was Reggie Miller This was the inaugural Pac-10 tournament. The format ran for four years, through 1990.2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 50–60 (PDF copy available a2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide) Seeds All ten schools participated; teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. Bracket There were no overtime games All tournament team *Reggie Miller, UCLA *Pooh Richardson, UCLA * Anthony Taylor, Oregon * Chris Welp, Washington *Phil Zevenbergen, Washington Aftermath * Oregon's win over #2 Arizona was the only upset of the 1987 tournament. * UCLA defeated Washington, who had sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979–80 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
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 overall in the regular season and 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. 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. WSU's next NCAA appearance was three years away in 1983. Roster Postseason result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1980 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 6th, 1980, and ended with the championship game on March 24th at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. A total of 48 games were played, including a national third-place game. Louisville, coached by Denny Crum, won the national title with a 59–54 victory in the final game over UCLA, coached by Larry Brown. Darrell Griffith of Louisville was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Structurally speaking, this was the 1st tournament of the modern era. For the first time: # An unlimited number of at-large teams could come from any conference. (From 1975 to 1979, conferences were only allowed 1 at-large entry.) # The bracket was seeded to make each region as evenly competitive as possible. (Previously, geographic considerations had trumped this.) # All teams were seeded solel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974–75 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Team
The 1974–75 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1974–75 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach George Raveling, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at the Performing Arts Coliseum in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, last in the standings. The sole win came in the last game over rival Washington in Seattle. The NCAA Tournament expanded to 32 teams this season and for the first time, WSU hosted sub-regional games. Two opening round games in the West regional were played at the Performing Arts Coliseum on Saturday, March 15, with Montana and eventual champion UCLA advancing. References External linksSports Reference– Washington State Cougars: 1974–75 basketball season {{DEFAULTSORT:1974-75 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team Washington Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Seasons
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