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 | |
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PCC Northern Division Champions | |
Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
1936–37 record | 24–8 (11–5 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | WSC Gymnasium |
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Washington State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford † | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 25 | – | 2 | .926 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 6 | .760 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 6 | – | 13 | .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 | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
References
- "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Webfoots get coveted bye in drawings for playoff series". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1937. p. 1.
- "State five awaits Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1937. p. 14.
- "Oregon swamped in 42-25 title tilt at Pullman". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 21, 1937. p. 1.
- "Stanford defeats Cougars again to take Coast title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1937. p. 6.
- "Southerners win by close margin". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 29, 1937. p. 12.
External links
- Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1936–37 basketball season