1991–92 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1991–92 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second round
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	22–11 (9–9 Pac-10)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (5th season)
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 UCLA	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
No. 8 USC	15	–	3		.833			24	–	6		.800
No. 10 Arizona	13	–	5		.722			24	–	7		.774
Stanford	10	–	8		.556			18	–	11		.621
Washington State	9	–	9		.500			22	–	11		.667
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Oregon State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Washington	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
California	4	–	14		.222			10	–	18		.357
Oregon	2	–	16		.111			6	–	21		.222
As of April 15, 1991[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991–92 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-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.

The Cougars were 21–10 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play, tied for fifth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

For the first time, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament,^[2] and advanced to the second round.^[3][4]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 18* 9:00 pm, ESPN	Minnesota First round	W 72–70	22–10	Beasley Coliseum (4,003) Pullman, Washington
Mon, March 23* 6:30 pm	at New Mexico Second round	L 71–79	22–11	The Pit (11,184) Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. Sullivan, Tim (March 16, 1992). "Cougs settle for leftovers". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
3. Bergum, Steve (March 19, 1992). "Lewis keeps WSU in NIT". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
4. Bergum, Steve (March 24, 1992). "Lobos bury Cougar dream". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1991–92 basketball season