1944–45 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1944–45 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 23–13 11–5 Jack Friel 17th WSC Gymnasium The 1944–45 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1944–45 college basketball season. Led by seventeenth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were 22–11 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, tied for first in the Northern division.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c-NXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7320%2C831064 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Cougars and Oregon start playoff March 10 in Pullman March 5, 1945 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-MpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6509%2C4949618 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Northern Division, Coast Conference final standings March 4, 1945 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YI9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=njAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4401%2C4022375 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Playoff series start(s) Saturday in Pullman March 5, 1945 6 In the best-of-three playoff series with Oregon, the road teams won the first two games,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_spYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6417%2C5458818 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Oregon sweeps over WSC in first playoff win, 51-41 March 11, 1945 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eeNXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7467%2C2225346 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Johnson Bob Backboard shy Cougar five drops opener to Oregonians March 12, 1945 12 which were played six nights apart.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A8tYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4269%2C5842356 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon WSC wins tilt from U-O 53-48 March 17, 1945 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fuNXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5888%2C3503062 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Cougars, Oregon even in playoff March 17, 1945 6 In the deciding third game in Eugene the next night, the home team rallied from a six-point deficit at halftime to win by a basket;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BMtYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5924%2C5875554 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Webfoots rally to grab title playoff, 39-37 March 18, 1945 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A3VWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=guQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6956%2C4019654 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Oregon grabs Coast crown March 19, 1945 3 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f-NXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=j_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7311%2C3722069 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Cougars return to Pullman; Ducks travel to Kansas City March 19, 1945 10 Oregon advanced to the eight-team NCAA tournament,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bI9fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=njAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2680%2C4854358 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Oregon wins division title March 18, 1945 11 but lost their opener by three points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CstYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3264%2C6410245 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Strite Dick Arkansas clips Webfoots, 79-76 March 24, 1945 1 Postseason results yes no |- !colspan=6 style=Washington State Cougars| Pacific Coast Conference Northern Division Playoff Series Sat, March 10 8:00 pm no Oregon WSC Gymnasium Pullman, Washington Game One 41–51 22–12 Fri, March 16 8:00 pm yes no Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon Game Two 53–48 23–12 7,000 Sat, March 17 8:00 pm yes no Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon Game Three 37–39 23–13 6,000 no Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1944–45 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State