1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 Washington State Cougars 150 Pacific-10 Pac-10 13–16 7–11 Kelvin Sampson 1st Dave Harshman Kim Motta Beasley Coliseum The 1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-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 12–15 overall in the regular season and 7–11 in conference play, sixth in the standings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UKgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2372%2C4821697 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington WSU gives Arizona St. short end March 7, 1988 C1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TJUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6138%2C800254 Idahonian Moscow WSU earns third shot at UCLA March 7, 1988 At the conference tournament's last quarterfinal, WSU upset third seed UCLA by two points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VagpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jO8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5875%2C6949969 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Bergum Steve WSU upsets UCLA, meets Oregon State March 12, 1988 B1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fPJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6931%2C2639667 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Cougs edge the Bruins at tourney March 12, 1988 5Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6012%2C1448257 Idahonian Moscow Cougars surprise UCLA March 12, 1988 1D In the semifinal, the Cougars took second-seeded Oregon State to double overtime, but lost by six points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ffJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0uEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6387%2C3000363 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Rosenburg Kurt Beavers convinced win spells N-C-A-A March 13, 1988 1B Sampson was promoted to head coach in April 1987,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sZMrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=t9AFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5632%2C1088619 Idahonian Moscow Sampson accepts Cougar challenge April 10, 1987 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gagpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ee8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6717%2C5546821 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Bergum Steve Sampson christens a new era at WSU April 11, 1987 B1 and led the program for seven seasons. Roster 1987 Washington State Cougars y LaVar Ball F 6 6 265 Jr California y Kelvin Sampson Dave Harshman Kim Motta Season results 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1987 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Washington State Cougars| Regular season Fri, Nov 27, 1987 yes yes 1987 Eastern Washington Eagles Eastern Washington 68–46 1–0 Sat, Nov 28, 1987 yes yes Idaho 49–53 1–1 Thu, Dec 3, 1987 yes BYU Friel Court Pullman, Washington 54–60 1–2 Sat, Dec 5, 1987 yes 1987 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 61–60 2–2 Fri, Dec 11, 1987 yes yes Indiana State 73–61 3–2 Sat, Dec 12, 1987 yes yes Indiana 6 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 56–63 3–3 Sun, Dec 20, 1987 1987 Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 65–66 3–4 0–1 Tue, Dec 22, 1987 Arizona 1 Friel Court Pullman, Washington 55–89 3–5 0–2 Sun, Jan 3, 1988 yes yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 65–80 6,205 3–6 Sat, Jan 9, 1988 yes Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 70–63 4–6 1–2 Thu, Jan 14, 1988 yes 1987 California Golden Bears California Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 59–37 5–6 2–2 Sat, Jan 16, 1988 yes 1987 Stanford Cardinal Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 70–68 6–6 3–2 Thu, Jan 21, 1988 1987 Oregon Ducks Oregon Friel Court Pullman, Washington 46–67 6–7 3–3 Sat, Jan 23, 1988 Oregon State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 56–49 7–7 4–3 Thu, Jan 28, 1988 yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 63–88 6,583 7–8 4–4 Sat, Jan 30, 1988 yes 1987 USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 60–65 7–9 4–5 Tue, Feb 2, 1988 yes Idaho Friel Court Pullman, Washington 56–43 8–9 Sat, Feb 6, 1988 Washington Friel Court Pullman, Washington 61–52 9–9 5–5 Mon, Feb 8, 1988 yes 1987 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Friel Court Pullman, Washington 60–48 10–9 Thu, Feb 11, 1988 Stanford Friel Court Pullman, Washington 50–51 10–10 5–6 Sat, Feb 13, 1988 California Friel Court Pullman, Washington 76–82 10–11 5–7 Thu, Feb 18, 1988 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 48–62 10–12 5–8 Sun, Feb 21, 1988 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 66–73 10–13 5–9 Thu, Feb 25, 1988 USC Friel Court Pullman, Washington 67–57 11–13 6–9 Sat, Feb 27, 1988 UCLA Friel Court Pullman, Washington 55–62 5,475 11–14 6–10 Thu, Mar 3, 1988 yes Arizona 3 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 41–79 11–15 6–11 Sun, Mar 6, 1988 yes Arizona State ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona 70–66 12–15 7–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Washington State Cougars| Pacific-10 Tournament Fri, March 11, 1988 9:00 pm yes 6 UCLA 3 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Quarterfinal ESPN 73–71 13–15 13,061 Sat, March 12, 1988 3:00 pm yes 6 Oregon State 2 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Semifinal 68–74 2OT 13–16 13,549 AP poll Pacific time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1987–88 basketball season Category:Washington State Cougars men's basketball seasons Washington State Cougars Washington State Washington State