American college basketball season
1994–95 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 1 UCLA
17
–
1
.944
32
–
1
.970
No. 15 Arizona
14
–
4
.778
24
–
7
.774
No. 16 Arizona State
12
–
6
.667
24
–
9
.727
Oregon
11
–
7
.611
19
–
9
.679
Stanford
10
–
8
.556
20
–
9
.690
Washington State
10
–
8
.556
18
–
12
.600
Washington
6
–
12
.333
10
–
17
.370
Oregon State
6
–
12
.333
9
–
18
.333
USC
4
–
14
.222
9
–
19
.321
California 1
0
–
18
.000
0
–
27
.000
As of November 23, 2011[ 1] Rankings from AP Poll 1 California forfeited all wins due to infractions.
The 1994–95 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Led by first-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 .
The Cougars were 16–11 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, tied for fifth in the standings.[ 2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990 , it resumed in 2002 .
For the second time, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament ,[ 2] [ 3] and advanced to the quarterfinals.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
Eastman, who previously led UNC Wilmington , was hired in May 1994.[ 9] [ 10]
Postseason results
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 15 *9:00 pm, ESPN
Texas Tech First round
W 94–82
17–11
Beasley Coliseum (5,200)Pullman, Washington
Mon, March 20 *5:00 pm
at Illinois State Second round
W 83–80
18–11
Redbird Arena (8,751)Normal, Illinois
Thu, March 23 *4:30 pm
at Canisius Quarterfinal
L 80–89
18–12
Memorial Auditorium (9,065)Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific time.
References
^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide" . Pacific-10 Conference. p. 68. Retrieved November 23, 2011 .
^ a b Bergum, Steve (March 13, 1995). "Cougars welcome NIT pick" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Miedema, Laurence (March 13, 1995). "Cougars, Tech in NIT battle" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 21, 1995). "Cougars hang on for win" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 23, 1995). "Dity in mind, Cougars state case" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 24, 1995). "Questionable 'T' helps oust WSU, 89-90" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
^ "Cougs turned back" . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 24, 1995. p. 1B.
^ "Cougar NIT hopes run out of 'T'ime" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). staff and wire reports. March 24, 1995. p. 1C.
^ Miedema, Laurence (May 10, 1994). "Eastman now officially a Cougar" . Moscow-Pullman Daily News . (Idaho-Washington). p. 1C.
^ "Eastman announced as new WSU coach" . Ellensburg Daily Record . (Washington). Associated Press. May 10, 1994. p. 9.
External links
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics