Marv Harshman

Alma Mater: 

Pacific Lutheran (WA)

Class of: 
Hometown: 
Lake Stevens, WA
  • Named national coach of the year by the NABC in 1984
  • Elected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1984
  • Final Top 20 Rankings (two: AP/UPI/USA)--1976 (NR/10) and 1984 (15/15/19)
  • All-Americans (one): Washington's Detlef Schrempf (1985).
Record: 

Season

School

Overall

League

Finish

Conference (Division)

Postseason (Record)

1945-46

Pacific Lutheran

10-18

3-13

4th

WIAC

DNP

1946-47

Pacific Lutheran

15-14

6-6

3rd

WIAC

DNP

1947-48

Pacific Lutheran

17-15

12-3

1st

WIAC

DNP

1948-49

Pacific Lutheran

25-7

11-3

T-2nd

Evergreen

DNP

1949-50

Pacific Lutheran

19-8

8-6

4th

Evergreen

DNP

1950-51

Pacific Lutheran

20-11

10-4

T-2nd

Evergreen

DNP

1951-52

Pacific Lutheran

22-10

7-5

3rd

Evergreen

DNP

1952-53

Pacific Lutheran

16-10

8-4

T-2nd

Evergreen

DNP

1953-54

Pacific Lutheran

18-10

8-4

2nd

Evergreen

DNP

1954-55

Pacific Lutheran

17-6

10-2

T-1st

Evergreen

DNP

1955-56

Pacific Lutheran

25-6

15-3

1st

Evergreen

DNP

1956-57

Pacific Lutheran

28-1

12-0

1st

Evergreen

DNP

1957-58

Pacific Lutheran

21-6

12-0

1st

Evergreen

DNP

1958-59

Washington State

10-16

3-13

8th

PCC (North)

DNP

1959-60

Washington State

13-13

DNP

1960-61

Washington State

10-16

DNP

1961-62

Washington State

8-18

DNP

1962-63

Washington State

5-20

DNP

1963-64

Washington State

5-21

2-13

6th

Pacific-8

DNP

1964-65

Washington State

9-17

6-8

5th

Pacific-8

DNP

1965-66

Washington State

15-11

6-8

4th

Pacific-8

DNP

1966-67

Washington State

15-11

8-6

2nd

Pacific-8

DNP

1967-68

Washington State

16-9

8-6

3rd

Pacific-8

DNP

1968-69

Washington State

18-8

11-3

2nd

Pacific-8

DNP

1969-70

Washington State

19-7

9-5

2nd

Pacific-8

DNP

1970-71

Washington State

12-14

2-12

7th

Pacific-8

DNP

1971-72

Washington

20-6

10-4

2nd

Pacific-8

DNP

1972-73

Washington

16-11

6-8

T-5th

Pacific-8

DNP

1973-74

Washington

16-10

7-7

4th

Pacific-8

DNP

1974-75

Washington

16-10

6-8

T-5th

Pacific-8

DNP

1975-76

Washington*

22-6

9-5

4th

Pacific-8

NCAA (0-1)

1976-77

Washington

17-10

8-6

T-3rd

Pacific-8

DNP

1977-78

Washington

14-13

6-8

T-5th

Pacific-8

DNP

1978-79

Washington

11-16

6-12

T-8th

Pacific-10

DNP

1979-80

Washington

18-10

9-9

5th

Pacific-10

NIT (0-1)

1980-81

Washington

14-13

8-10

T-5th

Pacific-10

DNP

1981-82

Washington

19-10

11-7

4th

Pacific-10

NIT (1-1)

1982-83

Washington

16-15

7-11

T-6th

Pacific-10

DNP

1983-84

Washington

24-7

15-3

T-1st

Pacific-10

NCAA (2-1)

1984-85

Washington

22-10

13-5

T-1st

Pacific-10

NCAA (0-1)

* Record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Oregon State.

  • 40-Year Coaching Record: 653-450 (.592) overall
  • 253-122 (.675) in 13 years at Pacific Lutheran (WA)
  • 155-181 (.461) in 13 years at Washington State
  • 245-147 (.625) in 14 years at Washington
  • 21-22 (.488) in Washington Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
  • 101-31 (.765) in Evergreen Intercollegiate Conference
  • 175-178 (.496) in Pacific Coast/Pacific-8/Pacific-10 Conference (55-74 with Washington State/120-104 with Washington)
  • 2-3 (.400) in NCAA Tournament
  • 1-2 (.333) in NIT