1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–17 (1–9 PCC)
Head coach
Seasons
1927–28 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington 9 – 1   .900 22 – 6   .786
Oregon 8 – 2   .800 18 – 3   .857
Idaho 4 – 6   .400 7 – 7   .500
Oregon State 4 – 6   .400 15 – 16   .484
Montana 4 – 6   .400 6 – 8   .429
Washington State 1 – 9   .100 7 – 17   .292
South
USC † 6 – 3   .667 22 – 4   .846
California 6 – 3   .667 9 – 6   .600
UCLA 5 – 4   .556 10 – 5   .667
Stanford 1 – 8   .111 8 – 13   .381
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1927–28 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1927–28 college basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Karl Schlademan, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 7–17 overall in the regular season and 1–9 in conference play, last in the Northern division.[2]

Schlademan was the track and field coach for the Cougars until 1940, but this was his final year as head basketball coach. He was succeeded by alumnus Jack Friel, who 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. ^ "Vandals invade Montana court". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 27, 1928. p. 14.
  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.