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1969–70 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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The 1969–70 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1969–70 NCAA college basketball season. Led by twelfth-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-8 Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

ConferencePacific-8
Record12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Headcoach
Assistant coachJud Heathcote
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1969–70 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-8
Record12–14 (2–12 Pac-8)
Head coach
Assistant coachJud Heathcote
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
Seasons
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1969–70 Pacific–8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 UCLA12–2 .85728–2  .933
Washington State9–5 .64319–7  .731
No. 20 USC9–5 .64318–8  .692
Oregon8–6 .57117–9  .654
Washington7–7 .50017–9  .654
California5–9 .35711–15  .423
Oregon State4–10 .28610–16  .385
Stanford2–12 .1435–20  .200
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Cougars were 19–7 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play, tied for second in the standings.[1][2]

After dropping consecutive games to champion UCLA, the Cougars finished the season on a six-game winning streak. Their overall record was the best at Washington State since the national runner-up season (26–6) of 1940–41.[2]

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