1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1928–29 college basketball season. Led by first-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.

1928–29 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1928–29 record9–14 (5–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington10–0 1.000  18–2  .900
Idaho6–4 .600  11–10  .524
Washington State5–5 .500  9–14  .391
Oregon State4–6 .400  12–8  .600
Oregon3–7 .300  10–8  .556
Montana2–8 .200  9–11  .450
South
California †9–0 1.000  17–3  .850
Stanford6–3 .667  13–6  .684
USC2–7 .222  16–6  .727
UCLA1–8 .111  7–9  .438
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1929[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 9–14 overall in the regular season and 5–5 in conference play, third in the Northern division.[2]

Alumnus Friel was the head coach at North Central High School in Spokane, and won the state title in his third and final season at NCHS in 1928.[3][4] A former team captain and all-conference player under Fred Bohler, Friel led Washington State as head coach for three decades.[5]


References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Cougars finish in third place". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1929. p. 16.
  3. "Jack Friel named Big Sky executive". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 8, 1963. p. 8.
  4. "Indian victors honored today". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 12, 1928. p. 14.
  5. Blanchette, John (December 14, 1995). "Death takes Jack Friel". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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