1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
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	† Conference playoff series winner ; As of 1929; Rankings from AP Poll

1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1928–29 record	9–14 (5–5 PCC)
Head coach	Jack Friel (1st season);
Home arena	WSC Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1927–28 1929–30 →

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.^[2]

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.^[3]^[4] A former team captain and all-conference player under Fred Bohler, Friel led Washington State as head coach for three decades.^[5]

References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Cougars finish in third place". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1929. p. 16.
^ "Jack Friel named Big Sky executive". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 8, 1963. p. 8.
^ "Indian victors honored today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 12, 1928. p. 14.
^ Blanchette, John (December 14, 1995). "Death takes Jack Friel". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1928–29 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[cgfitp-2] "Cougars finish in third place". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1929. p. 16.

[jfbs-3] "Jack Friel named Big Sky executive". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 8, 1963. p. 8.

[ivhtc-4] "Indian victors honored today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 12, 1928. p. 14.

[dtjfrl-5] Blanchette, John (December 14, 1995). "Death takes Jack Friel". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

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1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington	10	–	0	1.000	18	–	2	.900
Idaho	6	–	4	.600	11	–	10	.524
Washington State	5	–	5	.500	9	–	14	.391
Oregon State	4	–	6	.400	12	–	8	.600
Oregon	3	–	7	.300	10	–	8	.556
Montana	2	–	8	.200	9	–	11	.450
South
California †	9	–	0	1.000	17	–	3	.850
Stanford	6	–	3	.667	13	–	6	.684
USC	2	–	7	.222	16	–	6	.727
UCLA	1	–	8	.111	7	–	9	.438

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1929^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

v t Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics