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 coachJack Friel (1st season)
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1928–29 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Washington100 1.000  182  .900
Idaho64 .600  1110  .524
Washington State55 .500  914  .391
Oregon State46 .400  128  .600
Oregon37 .300  108  .556
Montana28 .200  911  .450
South
California90 1.000  173  .850
Stanford63 .667  136  .684
USC27 .222  166  .727
UCLA18 .111  79  .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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