1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
PCC Northern Division Champions
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record24–8 (11–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1936–37 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington State 11 5   .688 24 8   .750
Oregon 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
Washington 11 5   .688 15 11   .577
Oregon State 5 11   .313 11 15   .423
Idaho 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
South
Stanford 10 2   .833 25 2   .926
USC 8 4   .667 19 6   .760
California 4 8   .333 17 10   .630
UCLA 2 10   .167 6 13   .316
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1936–37 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1936–37 college basketball season. Led by ninth-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.

The Cougars were 22–6 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, in a three-way tie for first place in the Northern division. In the three-way playoff, Washington State defeated rival Washington in Seattle, and defeated Oregon eight nights later in Pullman to win their first division title.

The best-of-three conference playoff series was held in Pullman against Southern division winner Stanford; the Cougars lost two close games.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) debuted the next year, and the NCAA tournament in 1939.