1998–99 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Eastman,[3] the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

1998–99 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1998–99 record10–19 (4–14 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Maher
  • Warren Riley
  • Lorenzo Hall [1]
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Stanford153 .833  267  .788
No. 12 Arizona135 .722  227  .759
No. 15 UCLA126 .667  229  .710
Washington108 .556  1712  .586
California810 .444  2211  .667
Oregon810 .444  1913  .594
USC711 .389  1513  .536
Oregon State711 .389  1314  .481
Arizona State612 .333  1416  .467
Washington State414 .222  1019  .345
As of July 26, 2011[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars were 10–19 overall in the regular season and 4–14 in conference play, last in the standings.[4][5][6] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Shortly after the regular season ended, Eastman voluntarily resigned.[1][7][8]

References

  1. Pond, Alex (March 10, 1999). "WSU basketball coach resigns". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1A.
  2. "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  3. Stricklane, Carter (March 7, 1999). "Eastman's future up in air". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. "Huskies take bite out of Cougs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1999. p. 1B.
  5. "UW dumps WSU, nabs No. 7 seed". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1999. p. 1C.
  6. "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1999. p. 1G.
  7. Bauer, Doug (March 11, 1999). "WSU's Eastman steps down". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  8. Stricklane, Carter (March 11, 1999). "Eastman leaves on his terms". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
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