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
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	24–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	Jack Friel (9th season)
Home arena	WSC Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1935–36 1937–38 →

1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
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

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,^[1] Washington State defeated rival Washington in Seattle,^[2] and defeated Oregon eight nights later in Pullman to win their first division title.^[3]

The best-of-three conference playoff series was held in Pullman against Southern division winner Stanford; the Cougars lost two close games.^[4][5]

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. "Webfoots get coveted bye in drawings for playoff series". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 8, 1937. p. 1.
2. "State five awaits Oregon". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1937. p. 14.
3. "Oregon swamped in 42-25 title tilt at Pullman". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 21, 1937. p. 1.
4. "Stanford defeats Cougars again to take Coast title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 28, 1937. p. 6.
5. "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