1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	North
	South
	† Conference playoff series winner ; As of 1950; Rankings from AP Poll

1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
1949–50 record	19–13 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach	Jack Friel (22nd season);
Home arena	Bohler Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1948–49 1950–51 →

The 1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1949–50 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. ^[2] They met Southern division winner UCLA in a best-of-three series in Los Angeles for the PCC title,^[2] which the seventh-ranked Bruins swept in two games.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Washington State's next winning record in conference play came seventeen years later, in the 1966–67 season.

Postseason results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific Coast Conference Playoff Series
Fri, March 10 8:00 pm	No. 18	at No. 7 UCLA Game One	L 58–60	19–12	UCLA Men's Gym (2,700) Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 11 8:00 pm	No. 18	at No. 7 UCLA Game Two	L 49–52	19–13	UCLA Men's Gym (2,700) Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Cougars, Bruins to open series Friday for PCC championship". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1950. p. 6.
^ "UCLA nips Cougars 60-58 on last second field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1950. p. 10.
^ "UCLA captures Coast crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 12, 1950. p. 14A.
^ "Spectacular UCLA shooting licked Cougars says Friel". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1950. p. 15.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1949–50 basketball season

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

[lmtcbg-2] "Cougars, Bruins to open series Friday for PCC championship". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1950. p. 6.

[bscgrs-3] "UCLA nips Cougars 60-58 on last second field goal". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1950. p. 10.

[uccc-4] "UCLA captures Coast crown". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 12, 1950. p. 14A.

[spshlc-5] "Spectacular UCLA shooting licked Cougars says Friel". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 13, 1950. p. 15.

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Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1949–50 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	13	.594
Washington	8	–	8	.500	19	–	10	.655
Oregon State	8	–	8	.500	13	–	14	.481
Idaho	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
Oregon	6	–	10	.375	9	–	19	.321
South
No. 7 UCLA †	10	–	2	.833	24	–	7	.774
USC	7	–	5	.583	16	–	8	.667
California	4	–	8	.333	10	–	17	.370
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	11	–	14	.440

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1950^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll