1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record18–9 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaPerforming Arts Coliseum
1978–79 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA153 .833255  .833
USC144 .778209  .690
Oregon State117 .6111810  .643
Washington State108 .556189  .667
Arizona108 .5561611  .593
Arizona State711 .3891215  .444
Oregon711 .3891215  .444
Stanford612 .3331215  .444
Washington612 .3331116  .407
California414 .222621  .222
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978–79 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1978–79 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-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 18–9 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, tied for fourth in the standings. A late season loss at Arizona likely kept them out of the NIT.