1942–43 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1942–43 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record19–11 (9–7 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1942–43 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Washington124 .750247  .774
Oregon106 .6251910  .655
Washington State97 .5631911  .633
Oregon State88 .500199  .679
Idaho115 .0631420  .412
South
USC71 .875235  .821
UCLA44 .500147  .667
Stanford44 .5001011  .476
California17 .125915  .375
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1942–43 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1942–43 college basketball season. Led by fifteenth-year head coach Jack Friel, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Conference and played their home games on campus at the WSC Gymnasium in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 19–11 overall in the regular season and 9–7 in conference play, third in the Northern division.