1952–53 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
	North
	South
	† Conference playoff series winner ; As of 1953; Rankings from AP Poll

1952–53 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1952–53 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1952–53 record	7–27 (3–13 PCC)
Head coach	Jack Friel (25th season);
Home arena	Bohler Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1951–52 1953–54 →

The 1952–53 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1952–53 college basketball season. Led by 25th-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 7–27 overall in the regular season and 3–13 in conference play, last in the Northern division.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 1, 1953. p. 1C.
^ "Final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1953. p. 19.

1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
No. 4 Washington †	15	–	1	.938	30	–	3	.909
Idaho	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Oregon State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Washington State	3	–	13	.188	7	–	27	.206
South
California	9	–	3	.750	16	–	10	.615
USC	7	–	5	.583	17	–	5	.773
UCLA	6	–	0	1.000	16	–	8	.667
Stanford	2	–	10	.167	7	–	20	.259

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1953^[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