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
Record10–19 (4–14 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Maher
  • Warren Riley
  • Lorenzo Hall [1]
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Stanford 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
No. 12 Arizona 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
No. 15 UCLA 12 6   .667 22 9   .710
Washington 10 8   .556 17 12   .586
California 8 10   .444 22 11   .667
Oregon 8 10   .444 19 13   .594
USC 7 11   .389 15 13   .536
Oregon State 7 11   .389 13 14   .481
Arizona State 6 12   .333 14 16   .467
Washington State 4 14   .222 10 19   .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

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  1. ^ a b 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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