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1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1949–50 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record19–13 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaBohler Gymnasium
Seasons
1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
No. 18 Washington State 11 – 5   .688 19 – 13   .594
Washington 8 – 8   .500 19 – 10   .655
Oregon State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 14   .481
Idaho 7 – 9   .438 15 – 17   .469
Oregon 6 – 10   .375 9 – 19   .321
South
No. 7 UCLA † 10 – 2   .833 24 – 7   .774
USC 7 – 5   .583 16 – 8   .667
California 4 – 8   .333 10 – 17   .370
Stanford 3 – 9   .250 11 – 14   .440
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1950[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, first place in Northern division. [2] They met Southern division winner UCLA in a best-of-three series in Los Angeles for the PCC title,[2] which the seventh-ranked Bruins swept in two games.[3][4][5]

Washington State's next winning record in conference play came seventeen years later, in the 1966–67 season.

Postseason results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 10
8:00 pm 		No. 18 at No. 7 UCLA
Game One 		L 58–60  19–12
 UCLA Men's Gym (2,700)
Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 11
8:00 pm 		No. 18 at No. 7 UCLA
Game Two 		L 49–52  19–13
 UCLA Men's Gym (2,700)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) 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. ^ a b "Cougars, Bruins to open series Friday for PCC championship". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1950. p. 6.
  3. ^ "UCLA nips Cougars 60-58 on last second field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1950. p. 10.
  4. ^ "UCLA captures Coast crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 12, 1950. p. 14A.
  5. ^ "Spectacular UCLA shooting licked Cougars says Friel". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1950. p. 15.
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