1955–56 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1955–56 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1955–56 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–22 (2–14 PCC)
Head coach	Jack Friel (28th season);
Home arena	Bohler Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1954–55 1956–57 →

1955–56 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 UCLA	16	–	0	1.000	22	–	6	.786
Washington	11	–	5	.688	15	–	11	.577
Stanford	10	–	6	.625	18	–	6	.750
California	10	–	6	.625	17	–	8	.680
USC	9	–	7	.563	14	–	12	.538
Oregon	5	–	11	.313	11	–	15	.423
Oregon State	5	–	11	.313	8	–	18	.308
Idaho	4	–	12	.250	6	–	19	.240
Washington State	2	–	14	.125	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1955–56 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1955–56 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 28th-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 4–22 overall in the regular season and 2–14 in conference play, last in the standings.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Bruins 'look past' Trojans; sights are on Russell & company". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1956. p. 11.
^ "PCC standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1956. p. 18.
^ "Final PCC hoop standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 4, 1956. p. 1B.
^ "Coast Conference final standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1956. p. 10.
^ "PCC final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 12, 1956. p. 18.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1955–56 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[lkpst-2] "Bruins 'look past' Trojans; sights are on Russell & company". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1956. p. 11.

[sdcstgs-3] "PCC standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1956. p. 18.

[erghop-4] "Final PCC hoop standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 4, 1956. p. 1B.

[srfs56-5] "Coast Conference final standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1956. p. 10.

[sdcfins-6] "PCC final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 12, 1956. p. 18.

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v t e Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Gonzaga Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics