1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1928–29 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 9–14 5–5 Jack Friel 1st WSC Gymnasium Runner-up The 1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1928–29 college basketball season. Led by first-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. The Cougars were 9–14 overall in the regular season and 5–5 in conference play, third in the Northern division.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=espXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sfQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C5138006 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Cougars finish in third place February 25, 1929 16 Alumnus Friel was the head coach at North Central High School in Spokane, and won the state title in his third and final season at NCHS in 1928.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-rVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F-kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5080,2416110 Jack Friel named Big Sky executive Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press June 8, 1963 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U85XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4888%2C2109831 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Indian victors honored today March 12, 1928 14 A former team captain and all-conference player under Fred Bohler, Friel led Washington State as head coach for three decades.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PmNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0PEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6122%2C1678353 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Death takes Jack Friel Blanchette John December 14, 1995 C1 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1928–29 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State