1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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.

1979–80 Washington Huskies men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record18–10 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Marv Harshman (9th season)
Assistant coachBob Johnson
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
1979–80 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
^#5 Oregon State162 .889263  .897
No. 18 Arizona State153 .833227  .759
Washington State144 .778226  .786
*UCLA126 .667179  .654
Washington99 .5001810  .643
Arizona612 .3331215  .444
USC513 .2781215  .444
Oregon513 .2781017  .370
Stanford513 .278719  .269
California315 .167819  .296
As of April 15, 1980
*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 Huskies were 18–9 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, fifth in the standings. 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. 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; but stayed home for the postseason.

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