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1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Len Stevens, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record10–18 (6–12 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 UCLA † 14 – 4   .778 25 – 7   .781
Arizona 13 – 5   .722 18 – 12   .600
Washington 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
California 10 – 8   .556 20 – 15   .571
Oregon State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 11   .633
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536
Oregon 8 – 10   .444 16 – 14   .533
Arizona State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 17   .393
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
USC 4 – 14   .222 9 – 19   .321
† 1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner
As of March 25, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The Cougars were 10–17 overall in the regular season and 6–12 in conference play, tied for eighth in the standings.[2][3][4]

The conference tournament debuted this year;[4][5] seeded ninth, WSU lost to eighth-seed Arizona State by sixteen points in the opening round.[6][7]

A month after the season ended, Stevens resigned in early April to become head coach at Nevada, then a member of the Big Sky Conference;[8][9][10] assistant Kelvin Sampson was soon promoted to head coach,[11][12] and led the program for seven seasons.

Postseason result edit

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 5
7:00 pm 		vs. (8) Arizona State
First round 		L 60–76  10–18
 Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time.

References edit

  1. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  2. ^ Condotta, Bob (March 2, 1987). "It's a rousing finale for Cougars". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
  3. ^ "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 1, 1987. p. B1.
  4. ^ a b Bergum, Steve (March 4, 1987). "Cougars, Pac-10 get a fresh chance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D2.
  5. ^ Condotta, Bob (March 4, 1987). "Cougars chase historic firsts". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
  6. ^ Bergum, Steve (March 6, 1987). "Cougars show mid-season form, lose to ASU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
  7. ^ "WSU season ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 6, 1987. p. 11.
  8. ^ Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (April 4, 1987). "Stevens accepts coaching job at Reno". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  9. ^ Bergum, Steve; Blanchette, John (April 4, 1987). "In today's episode, Len goes to Reno". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  10. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 4, 1987). "Stevens leaves WSU for Nevada-Reno". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 9.
  11. ^ "Sampson accepts Cougar challenge". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 10, 1987. p. 1.
  12. ^ Bergum, Steve (April 11, 1987). "Sampson christens a new era at WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.

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