1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1936–37 college basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1936–37 record24–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington State115 .688  248  .750
Oregon115 .688  209  .690
Washington115 .688  1511  .577
Oregon State511 .313  1115  .423
Idaho214 .125  819  .296
South
Stanford102 .833  252  .926
USC84 .667  196  .760
California48 .333  1710  .630
UCLA210 .167  613  .316
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1937[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, in a three-way tie for first place in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff,[2] Washington State defeated rival Washington in Seattle,[3] and defeated Oregon eight nights later in Pullman to win their first division title.[4]

The best-of-three conference playoff series was held in Pullman against Southern division winner Stanford; the Cougars lost two close games.[5][6]

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA Tournament in 1939.

Postseason results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
PCC Northern Division Playoff
Fri, March 12
at Washington
First round
W 36–33  23–6
UW Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 20
Oregon
Final
W 42–25  24–6
WSC Gymnasium 
Pullman, Washington
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 26
Stanford
Game One
L 28–31  24–7
WSC Gymnasium 
Pullman, Washington
Sat, March 27
Stanford
Game Two
L 40–41  24–8
WSC Gymnasium 
Pullman, Washington
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Webfoots get coveted bye in drawings for playoff series". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1937. p. 1.
  3. "State five awaits Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1937. p. 14.
  4. "Oregon swamped in 42-25 title tilt at Pullman". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 21, 1937. p. 1.
  5. "Stanford defeats Cougars again to take Coast title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1937. p. 6.
  6. "Southerners win by close margin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 29, 1937. p. 12.
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