1960–61 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1960–61 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1960–61 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1960–61 record	10–16
Head coach	Marv Harshman (3rd season);
Home arena	Bohler Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1959–60 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1960–61 college basketball season. Led by third-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 10–16 overall in the regular season, and dropped both games to rival Washington.^[1]^[2]

Washington State was 5–10 against the former Northern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference: Washington (0–2), Oregon (2–3), Oregon State (1–3), and Palouse neighbor Idaho (2–2).^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Huskies trim WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 12, 1961. p. 8.
^ "Cougars beaten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 13, 1961. p. 14.
^ "Washington State tips Idaho 77-63". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 22, 1961. p. 8.
^ "Cougars, Vandals all even as WSU tops Palouse rival". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 22, 1961. p. 18.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics