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1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions
Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record25–1 (8–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainRoy Bohler
Seasons
1916–17 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington State 8 1   .889 25 1   .962
California 5 1   .833 15 1   .938
Washington 7 5   .583 8 8   .500
Oregon Agricultural 7 6   .538 11 7   .611
Stanford 0 6   .000 8 8   .500
Oregon 0 8   .000 0 11   .000

The 1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1916–17 season. The team finished the season with a 25–1 record[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2][3] Ivan Price and Roy Bohler (Fred's younger brother and captain of the team) were named to the All-Pacific Coast Conference team at the end of the season.[4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
12/26/1916*
at Davenport HS W 63–6  1–0
 
Davenport, WA
12/27/1916*
at Almira Athletic Club W 72–13  2–0
 
Almira, WA
12/28/1916*
at Reardan Athletic Club W 38–17  3–0
 
Reardan, WA
12/29/1916*
at Ritzville Athletic Club W 48–14  4–0
 
Ritzville, WA
12/30/1916*
at Spokane Athletic Club W 32–28  5–0
 
Spokane, WA
1/5/1917*
Whitworth W 64–22  6–0
 
Pullman, WA
1/11/1917
Washington W 37–25  7–0 (1–0)
 
Pullman, WA
1/12/1917
Washington W 41–24  8–0 (2–0)
 
Pullman, WA
1/19/1917
at Washington W 31–24  9–0 (3–0)
 
Seattle, WA
1/20/1917
at Washington W 26–14  10–0 (4–0)
 
Seattle, WA
1/22/1917*
at Whitman W 45–14  11–0
 
Walla Walla, WA
1/23/1917*
at Whitman W 37–19  12–0
 
Walla Walla, WA
1/26/1917*
at Idaho W 40–26  13–0
 
Moscow, ID
1/27/1917*
Idaho W 58–26  14–0
 
Pullman, WA
1/31/1917*
at Willamette W 35–18  15–0
 
Salem, OR
2/2/1917
at California L 20–28  15–1 (4–1)
 
Berkeley, CA
2/3/1917
at California W 32–29  16–1 (5–1)
 
Berkeley, CA
2/5/1917
at Stanford W 36–18  17–1 (6–1)
 
Stanford, CA
2/6/1917
at Stanford W 23–15  18–1 (7–1)
 
Stanford, CA
2/9/1917
at Oregon State W 28–17  19–1 (8–1)
Men's Gymnasium 
Corvallis, OR
2/10/1917*
at Multnomah Athletic Club W 28–11  20–1
 
Multnomah, OR
2/15/1917*
Montana W 33–22  21–1
 
Pullman, WA
2/23/1917*
Whitman W 44–19  22–1
 
Pullman, WA
2/24/1917*
Whitman W 41–25  23–1
 
Pullman, WA
2/28/1917*
at Idaho W 42–31  24–1
 
Moscow, ID
3/1/1917*
Idaho W 53–10  25–1
 
Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Washington State season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  3. ^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 534. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ a b "2012–13 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records. Washington State University. 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.