1961–62 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1961–62 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1961–62 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1961–62 record	8–18
Head coach	Marv Harshman (4th season);
Home arena	Bohler Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1960–61 1962–63 →

The 1961–62 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1961–62 college basketball season. Led by fourth-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 8–18 overall in the regular season, and dropped both games to rival Washington.^[1]^[2]

Washington State was 4–12 against the former Northern Division of the Pacific Coast Conference: Washington (0–2), Oregon (2–2), Oregon State (0–5), and Palouse neighbor Idaho (2–3).^[3]^[4]

References[]

^ "Hot Huskies hand Cougars their 18th loss". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 11, 1962. p. 10.
^ "Washington whips WSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 11, 1962. p. 1B.
^ "Idaho clips WSU, 65-60". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 28, 1962. p. 8.
^ "Vandals victors; take series 3-2". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 28, 1962. p. 18.

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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