1947–48 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team  The 1947–48 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the college basketball season. Led by twentieth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at Bohler Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, third place in the Northern