1989–90 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1990 Pac-10 Tournament winner ; As of April 15, 1990; Rankings from AP Poll

1989–90 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1989–90 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
1989–90 record	7–22 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (3rd season);
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

The 1989–90 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Kelvin Sampson, 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 7–21 overall in the regular season and 1–17 in conference play, last in the standings.^[2]^[3]^[4] The sole Pac-10 victory was by one point over USC on November 30,^[5]^[6] and the season's last win was on December 29.^[7]^[8]

At the conference tournament, the Cougars met seventh seed USC in the first round and lost by seventeen points, ending the season on an eighteen-game losing streak.^[9]^[10]

Postseason result[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 8 8:00 pm	vs. (7) USC First round	L 68–85	7–22	University Activity Center (7,773) Tempe, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 7, 1990). "Cougars going south with skid". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
^ Meehan, Jim (March 7, 1990). "WSU hopes to repeat history". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 10A.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 8, 1990). "Struggling UCLA, coach on bubble". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 1, 1989). "Cougars' bombs beat SC 68-67". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.
^ Schulte, Chris (December 1, 1989). "WSU's thrilling win doesn't thrill coach". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
^ "Cougs deal Ohio Paine-ful loss". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 30, 1989. p. B1.
^ Sahlberg, Bert (December 30, 1989). "Paine's last-second heroics lift WSU past Ohio 72-69". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
^ "Cougs blow big lead, nightmare ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 9, 1990. p. 1B.
^ "USC 85, Wash State 68". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1990. p. 6B.

External links[]

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1989–90 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[cggs-2] Bergum, Steve (March 7, 1990). "Cougars going south with skid". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.

[hoprept-3] Meehan, Jim (March 7, 1990). "WSU hopes to repeat history". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 10A.

[stucla-4] Bergum, Steve (March 8, 1990). "Struggling UCLA, coach on bubble". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[cgbmb-5] Sahlberg, Bert (December 1, 1989). "Cougars' bombs beat SC 68-67". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1D.

[thrill-6] Schulte, Chris (December 1, 1989). "WSU's thrilling win doesn't thrill coach". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.

[cdopfls-7] "Cougs deal Ohio Paine-ful loss". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 30, 1989. p. B1.

[plsher-8] Sahlberg, Bert (December 30, 1989). "Paine's last-second heroics lift WSU past Ohio 72-69". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[cbblnme-9] "Cougs blow big lead, nightmare ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 9, 1990. p. 1B.

[uscwsuerg-10] "USC 85, Wash State 68". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 9, 1990. p. 6B.

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Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Oregon State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
No. 14 Arizona †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
California	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
USC	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Washington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	7	–	22	.241

† 1990 Pac-10 Tournament winner As of April 15, 1990^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll