1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1949–50 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific Coast Conference PCC 18 19–13 11–5 Jack Friel 22nd Bohler Gymnasium PCC Northern Division Champions 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. The Cougars were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, first place in Northern division. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DLheAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dTAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1546%2C459029 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Cougars, Bruins to open series Friday for PCC championship March 6, 1950 6 They met Southern division winner UCLA in a best-of-three series in Los Angeles for the PCC title, which the seventh-ranked Bruins swept in two games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HSpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6610%2C5015648 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press UCLA nips Cougars 60-58 on last second field goal March 11, 1950 10https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=HSpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uQsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6754%2C5092196 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press UCLA captures Coast crown March 12, 1950 14Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9NtXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1fUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6629%2C5452588 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Spectacular UCLA shooting licked Cougars says Friel March 13, 1950 15 Washington State's next winning record in conference play came seventeen years later, in the 1966–67 season. Postseason results yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Washington State Cougars| Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series Fri, March 10 8:00 pm yes 18 UCLA 7 UCLA Men's Gym Los Angeles, California Game One 58–60 19–12 2,700 Sat, March 11 8:00 pm yes 18 UCLA 7 UCLA Men's Gym Los Angeles, California Game Two 49–52 19–13 2,700 no Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1949–50 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State