1916–17 Washington State men's basketball team

1916–17 Washington State men's basketball
1916–17 Washington State men's basketball
Northwest Conference Champions; Pacific Coast Conference Champions; Helms Foundation National Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference; Northwest Conference
Record	25–1 (8–1 PCC)
Head coach	Fred Bohler (9th season);
Captain	Roy Bohler

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 men's basketball team represented Washington State College in intercollegiate basketball during the 1916–17 season. The team finished the season with a 25–1 record^[1] and was the champion of the Pacific Coast Conference. The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was retroactively listed as the top team of the season by 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

Date time, TV	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

^ "Washington State season-by-season results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ "NCAA Division I Mens Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions". Rauzulu's Street. 2004. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "2012–13 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records. Washington State University. 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

[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. Archived from the original on October 1, 2018. 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.

[MGUIDE-4] "2012–13 Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Yearly records. Washington State University. 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2014.

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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 Statistical leaders
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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics