1986–87 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1986–87
Team:	Washington State Cougars
Conference:	Pacific-10
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Record:	10–18
Conf Record:	6–12
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach2:	Prescott "Puck" Smith

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.

The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for eighth in the

The conference tournament debuted this year;^[1] seeded ninth, WSU lost to eighth-seed Arizona State by sixteen points in the opening round.^{[2] [3]}

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;^{[4] [5] [6]} assistant Kelvin Sampson was soon promoted to head coach,^{[7] [8]} and led the program for seven seasons.

Postseason result

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External links

• Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1986–87 basketball season

Notes and References

1. News: Cougars chase historic firsts . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Condotta . Bob . March 4, 1987 . 9.
2. News: Cougars show mid-season form, lose to ASU . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Bergum . Steve . March 6, 1987 . 25.
3. News: WSU season ends . Idahonian . (Moscow). March 6, 1987 . 11.
4. News: Stevens accepts coaching job at Reno . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Bergum . Steve . Blanchette . John . April 4, 1987 . B1.
5. News: In today's episode, Len goes to Reno . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Bergum . Steve . Blanchette . John . April 4, 1987 . B1.
6. News: Stevens leaves WSU for Nevada-Reno . Idahonian . (Moscow) . Condotta . Bob . April 4, 1987 . 9.
7. News: Sampson accepts Cougar challenge . Idahonian . (Moscow) . April 10, 1987 . 1.
8. News: Sampson christens a new era at WSU . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Bergum . Steve . April 11, 1987 . B1.