1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	North
	South
	† Conference playoff series winner ; As of 1946; Rankings from AP Poll

1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1945–46 record	16–13 (5–11 PCC)
Head coach	Jack Friel (18th season);
Home arena	WSC Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1944–45 1946–47 →

The 1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1945–46 college basketball season. Led by eighteenth-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 16–13 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play, last place in the Northern division.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
^ "PCC final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 4, 1946. p. 12.
^ "PCC final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 3, 1946. p. 22.

1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Idaho	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Oregon State	10	–	6	.625	13	–	11	.542
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	16	–	17	.485
Washington	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Washington State	5	–	11	.313	16	–	13	.552
South
California †	11	–	1	.917	30	–	6	.833
USC	8	–	4	.667	14	–	7	.667
UCLA	5	–	7	.417	8	–	16	.333
Stanford	0	–	12	.000	6	–	18	.250

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1946^[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