1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1916–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Pacific Coast Conference Champions Helms Foundation National Champions Premo-Porretta National Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	25–1 (8–1 PCC)
Head coach	Fred Bohler (9th season)
Captain	Roy Bohler
Seasons← 1915–16 1917–18 →

1916–17 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. 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.

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

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

v t e 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 NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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