1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record16–13 (5–11 PCC)
Head coach
Home arenaWSC Gymnasium
1945–46 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North
Idaho115 .6882311  .676
Oregon State106 .6251311  .542
Oregon88 .5001617  .485
Washington610 .3751414  .500
Washington State511 .3131613  .552
South
California111 .917306  .833
USC84 .667147  .667
UCLA57 .417816  .333
Stanford012 .000618  .250
† Conference championship playoff series winner

The 1945–46 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State College for the 1945–46 college basketball season. Led by eighteenth-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 16–13 overall in the regular season and 5–11 in conference play, last place in the Northern division.