1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record18–11 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 UCLA 16 – 2   .889 23 – 8   .742
No. 11 Arizona 14 – 4   .778 27 – 6   .818
Stanford 12 – 6   .667 21 – 8   .724
Washington State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 11   .621
Washington 9 – 9   .500 16 – 12   .571
Oregon 9 – 9   .500 16 – 13   .552
USC 6 – 12   .333 13 – 17   .433
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 16   .407
Oregon State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 21   .222
California1 2 – 16   .111 2 – 26   .071
As of November 23, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.

The 1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Kevin Eastman, 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 17–10 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play (after a forfeit by California), tied for fourth in the standings.[1] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

For the second consecutive year, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament,[2] and advanced to the second round.[3][4][5][6]

Postseason results

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Thu, March 14*
7:00 pm 		Gonzaga
First round 		W 92–73  18–10
 Beasley Coliseum (6,985)
Pullman, Washington
Tue, March 19*
5:00 pm 		at Nebraska
Second round 		L 73–82  18–11
 Devaney Center (9,037)
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References

  1. ^ "Standings: Pac-10 men". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1996. p. 4G.
  2. ^ Miedema, Laurence (March 11, 1996). "NIT fits the bill for WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  3. ^ Miedema, Laurence (March 14, 1996). "Cougs try to block GU's path". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.
  4. ^ Miedema, Laurence (March 15, 1996). "Cougars crush cold GU in NIT opener". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
  5. ^ "Cougar season is history". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 20, 1996. p. 1B.
  6. ^ "Huskers plow through WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). staff and wire reports. March 20, 1996. p. 1B.