1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record10–18 (6–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UCLA † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
Arizona 13 – 5   .722 18 – 12   .600
Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
California 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Oregon State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 11   .633
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 16 – 14   .533
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 17   .393
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
USC 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
† 1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Len Stevens, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

The Cougars were 10–17 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, tied for eighth in the standings.[2][3][4]

The conference tournament debuted this year;[4][5] seeded ninth, WSU lost to eighth-seed Arizona State by sixteen points in the opening round.[6][7]

A month after the season ended, Stevens resigned in early April to become head coach at Nevada, then a member of the Big Sky Conference;[8][9][10] assistant Kelvin Sampson was soon promoted to head coach,[11][12] and led the program for seven seasons.

Postseason result

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 5
7:00 pm 		vs. (8) Arizona State
First round 		L 60–76  10–18
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Condotta, Bob (March 2, 1987). "It's a rousing finale for Cougars". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
  3. ^ "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 1, 1987. p. B1.
  4. ^ a b Bergum, Steve (March 4, 1987). "Cougars, Pac-10 get a fresh chance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D2.
  5. ^ Condotta, Bob (March 4, 1987). "Cougars chase historic firsts". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1987). "Cougars show mid-season form, lose to ASU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  7. ^ "WSU season ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 6, 1987. p. 11.
  8. ^ Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (April 4, 1987). "Stevens accepts coaching job at Reno". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  9. ^ Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (April 4, 1987). "In today's episode, Len goes to Reno". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  10. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 4, 1987). "Stevens leaves WSU for Nevada-Reno". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
  11. ^ "Sampson accepts Cougar challenge". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 10, 1987. p. 1.
  12. ^ Bergum, Steve (April 11, 1987). "Sampson christens a new era at WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.