1940–41 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1940–41 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1940–41 college basketball season. Led by thirteenth-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.

1940–41 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record26–6 (13–3 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1940–41 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Washington State133 .813266  .813
Oregon State97 .563199  .679
Oregon79 .4381818  .500
Washington79 .4381213  .480
Idaho412 .2501415  .483
South
Stanford102 .833215  .808
California66 .5001512  .556
USC66 .5001510  .600
UCLA210 .167620  .231
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1941
Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 22–5 overall in the regular season and 13–3 in conference play, first place in Northern division. They met Southern division Stanford in a best-of-three series in Pullman for the PCC title, which the Cougars swept in two games.

Washington State advanced to the eight-team NCAA tournament in Kansas City; they defeated Creighton and Arkansas to advance to the final, but lost to Wisconsin by five points.

This remains the most successful season for Cougar men's basketball; WSU has made six NCAA tournament appearances since (1980, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2024), and the best result is the Sweet Sixteen in 2008.

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