1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	As of November 23, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll; 1California forfeited games due to infractions.

1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1995–96 record	18–11 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Kevin Eastman (2nd season);
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1994–95 1996–97 →

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[]

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

External links[]

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1995–96 basketball season

[ergstg-1] "Standings: Pac-10 men". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 10, 1996. p. 4G.

[ftbill-2] Miedema, Laurence (March 11, 1996). "NIT fits the bill for WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.

[tryblok-3] Miedema, Laurence (March 14, 1996). "Cougs try to block GU's path". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1D.

[cocold-4] Miedema, Laurence (March 15, 1996). "Cougars crush cold GU in NIT opener". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.

[csihis-5] "Cougar season is history". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 20, 1996. p. 1B.

[hptwsu-6] "Huskers plow through WSU". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). staff and wire reports. March 20, 1996. p. 1B.

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1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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.

v t Washington State Cougars men's basketball
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