1996–97 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1996–97 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-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.

1996–97 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record13–17 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1996–97 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
No. 21 Stanford 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
California 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
USC 12 6   .667 17 11   .607
No. 15 Arizona 11 7   .611 25 9   .735
Washington 10 8   .556 17 11   .607
Oregon 8 10   .444 17 11   .607
Washington State 5 13   .278 13 17   .433
Oregon State 3 15   .167 7 20   .259
Arizona State 2 16   .111 10 20   .333
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Cougars were 13–17 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, eighth in the standings.[2][3]

There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

References

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  1. ^ "Pacific 10 conference 1996–97 standings". Retrieved November 21, 2007.
  2. ^ "Dollar delivers for UCLA". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). news wervice reports. March 9, 1997. p. 5H.
  3. ^ Staszkow, Craig (March 10, 1997). "Dollar's dash deflates Cougars". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
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