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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
Record7–22 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 22 Oregon State 15 – 3   .833 22 – 7   .759
No. 14 Arizona † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 7   .781
California 12 – 6   .667 22 – 10   .688
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 15 – 14   .517
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
USC 6 – 12   .333 12 – 16   .429
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Washington 5 – 13   .278 11 – 17   .393
Washington State 1 – 17   .056 7 – 22   .241
† Conference 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

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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

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  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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