1977–78 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1977–78 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1977–78 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Record	14–13 (6–8 Pac-8)
Head coach	Marv Harshman (7th season);
Assistant coach	Bob Johnson
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

1977–78 Pacific-8 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 UCLA	14	–	0	1.000	25	–	3	.893
Oregon State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
Washington State	7	–	7	.500	16	–	11	.593
USC	7	–	7	.500	14	–	13	.519
Oregon	6	–	8	.429	16	–	11	.593
Washington	6	–	8	.429	14	–	13	.519
California	4	–	10	.286	11	–	16	.407
Stanford	3	–	11	.214	13	–	14	.481

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1977–78 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 14–13 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play, tied for fifth in the standings. ^[2]^[3]

Roster

1977–78 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school
G	14	Mike Neill	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
F	21	Mark Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Bart Hess	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
	30	Bill Lewis	—	—
F	31	Andra Griffin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
F	32	Stan Walker	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
C	33	James Woods	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G	34	Bob Fronk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
F	43	Kim Stewart	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F		Steve Matzen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G		Don Vaughn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr
C		Pétur Guðmundsson	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Mercer Island

Head coach

Marv Harshman (Pacific Lutheran)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Johnson (Washington)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 22, 1977	Australian Nationals	W 88–55	–	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Regular season
Nov 28, 1977*	Arizona State	W 68–62	1–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Dec 2, 1977*	Seattle Pacific	W 78–70	2–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Dec 7, 1977*	Wyoming	W 69–64	3–0	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Dec 10, 1977*	at Seattle	W 85–58	4–0	Seattle Center Coliseum Seattle, WA
Dec 15, 1977*	at Colorado	W 81–70	5–0	Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO
Dec 17, 1977*	at Utah State	L 85–91	5–1	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Dec 19, 1977*	at Santa Clara	L 75–82	5–2	Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, CA
Dec 23, 1977*	Wake Forest	L 70–77	5–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Dec 27, 1977*	vs. Villanova Far West Classic	L 73–78	5–4	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Dec 29, 1977*	vs. Rice Far West Classic	W 70–57	6–4	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Dec 30, 1977*	vs. Illinois Far West Classic	W 81–68	7–4	Veterans Memorial Coliseum (6,542) Portland, OR
Jan 6, 1978	No. 7 UCLA	L 60–79	7–5 (0–1)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,461) Seattle, WA
Jan 7, 1978	USC	L 73–81	7–6 (0–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Jan 12, 1978	at California	W 85–77	8–6 (1–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
Jan 14, 1978	at Stanford	L 68–72	8–7 (1–3)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Jan 18, 1978*	at Seattle	W 69–60	9–7	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Jan 21, 1978*	No. 2 Marquette	L 63–71	9–8	MECCA Arena (10,938) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 28, 1978	Washington State	W 68–52	10–8 (2–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Feb 2, 1978	Oregon	W 58–52	11–8 (3–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Feb 4, 1978	Oregon State	W 64–61	12–8 (4–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Feb 9, 1978	at Oregon State	L 60–64	12–9 (4–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 1978	at Oregon	L 60–64	12–10 (4–5)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
Feb 17, 1978	at USC	W 84–79	13–10 (5–5)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Feb 18, 1978	at No. 4 UCLA	L 64–104	13–11 (5–6)	Pauley Pavilion (12,593) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 23, 1978	Stanford	L 74–81	13–12 (5–7)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Feb 26, 1978	California	W 83–76	14–12 (6–7)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA
Mar 4, 1978	at Washington State	L 52–57	14–13 (6–8)	Washington State University Performing Arts Coliseum Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Pac-8 final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1978. p. 3B.
^ Emerson, Paul (March 5, 1978). "Washington State gets satisfaction". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "MBB Records Updated 3.26.24" (PDF). gohuskies.com. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1977–78 basketball season

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

[pctstg-2] "Pac-8 final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1978. p. 3B.

[wsgsa-3] Emerson, Paul (March 5, 1978). "Washington State gets satisfaction". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[4] "MBB Records Updated 3.26.24" (PDF). gohuskies.com. March 26, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

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