1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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.

1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1995–96 record18–11 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
1995–96 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 14 UCLA16–2 .889  23–8  .742
No. 11 Arizona14–4 .778  27–6  .818
Stanford12–6 .667  21–8  .724
Washington State9–9 .500  18–11  .621
Washington9–9 .500  16–12  .571
Oregon9–9 .500  16–13  .552
USC6–12 .333  13–17  .433
Arizona State6–12 .333  11–16  .407
Oregon State4–14 .222  6–21  .222
California12–16 .111  2–26  .071
As of November 23, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
1California forfeited games due to infractions.

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