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.

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

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

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[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.

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.

Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)
Rivalries	Idaho Washington
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics