The 1949–50 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1949–50 NCAA college basketball season. Led by 22nd-year head coach

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, the Cougars were members of the

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and played their home games on campus at

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. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, first place in Northern division. They met Southern division winner

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in a best-of-three series in Los Angeles for the PCC title, which the seventh-ranked Bruins swept in Washington State's next winning record in conference play came seventeen years later, in the 1966–67 season.

Postseason results

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References

External links

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Washington State Cougars The Washington State Cougars (known informally as the Cougs) are the athletic teams that represent Washington State University. Located in Pullman, Washington, WSU is a member of the Pac-12 Conference in NCAA Division I. The athletic program co ...

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