1959–60 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1959–60 Washington State Cougars 150 Independent 13–13 Marv Harshman 2nd Bohler Gymnasium The 1959–60 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1959–60 NCAA college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Marv Harshman, the Cougars were an independent and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were 13–13 overall in the regular season and dropped both campus games to rival Washington,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=E1dYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ivcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5038%2C1579121 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Ducks carry NW hopes into play-off contest March 7, 1960 14https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=DRhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5258%2C1261111 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Northwest basketball March 7, 1960 3B but defeated the Huskies at the Spokane Coliseum.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PClYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3581%2C6817896 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Johnson Bob Cougar season "success" with win over Huskies beaten January 30, 1960 8 The Pacific Coast Conference disbanded in the spring of 1959, and the successor Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU, Big Five) initially included the PCC's Southern Division and Washington. The other four teams of the Northern Division competed as independents for several years; all but Idaho eventually joined. Washington State was 5–7 against the former Northern Division: Washington (1–2), Oregon (0–3), Oregon State (0–2), and Palouse neighbor Idaho (4–0).https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8r9eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6129%2C2957588 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press WSU trips Idaho 4th straight time February 21, 1960 10 References External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1959–60 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Washington State Washington State