1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1936–37 college basketball season. Led by ninth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record24–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Washington State115 .688248  .750
Oregon115 .688209  .690
Washington115 .6881511  .577
Oregon State511 .3131115  .423
Idaho214 .125819  .296
South
Stanford102 .833252  .926
USC84 .667196  .760
California48 .3331710  .630
UCLA210 .167613  .316
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1937
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, in a three-way tie for first place in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff, Washington State defeated rival Washington in Seattle, and defeated Oregon eight nights later in Pullman to win their first division title.

The best-of-three conference playoff series was held in Pullman against Southern division winner Stanford; the Cougars lost two close games.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA tournament in 1939.

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