1989–90 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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.

1989–90 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
1989–90 record7–22 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 22 Oregon State153 .833  227  .759
No. 14 Arizona153 .833  257  .781
California126 .667  2210  .688
UCLA117 .611  2211  .667
Oregon108 .556  1514  .517
Stanford99 .500  1812  .600
USC612 .333  1216  .429
Arizona State612 .333  1516  .484
Washington513 .278  1117  .393
Washington State117 .056  722  .241
1990 Pac-10 Tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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