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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
Record24–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
Seasons
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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,[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

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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

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  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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