1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10
Record	13–16 (7–11 Pac-10)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Dave Harshman; Kim Motta;
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
USC	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
California	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345

† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1988^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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.^[2]^[3]

At the conference tournament's last quarterfinal, WSU upset third seed UCLA by two points.^[4]^[5]^[6] In the semifinal, the Cougars took second-seeded Oregon State to double overtime, but lost by six points.^[7]

Sampson was promoted to head coach in April 1987,^[8]^[9] and led the program for seven seasons.

Roster[edit]

1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		LaVar Ball	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	California

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson

Assistant coach(es)

Dave Harshman
Kim Motta

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Postseason results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Fri, Nov 27, 1987*	vs. Eastern Washington	W 68–46	1–0
Sat, Nov 28, 1987*	vs. Idaho	L 49–53	1–1
Thu, Dec 3, 1987*	BYU	L 54–60	1–2	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Sat, Dec 5, 1987*	Fresno State	W 61–60	2–2	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Fri, Dec 11, 1987*	vs. Indiana State	W 73–61	3–2
Sat, Dec 12, 1987*	at No. 6 Indiana Indiana Classic	L 56–63	3–3	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Sun, Dec 20, 1987	Arizona State	L 65–66	3–4 (0–1)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Tue, Dec 22, 1987	No. 1 Arizona	L 55–89	3–5 (0–2)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Sun, Jan 3, 1988*	at Wisconsin	L 65–80	3–6	Wisconsin Field House (6,205) Madison, Wisconsin
Sat, Jan 9, 1988	at Washington	W 70–63	4–6 (1–2)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Thu, Jan 14, 1988	at California	W 59–37	5–6 (2–2)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Sat, Jan 16, 1988	at Stanford	W 70–68	6–6 (3–2)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Thu, Jan 21, 1988	Oregon	L 46–67	6–7 (3–3)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Sat, Jan 23, 1988	Oregon State	W 56–49	7–7 (4–3)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Thu, Jan 28, 1988	at UCLA	L 63–88	7–8 (4–4)	Pauley Pavilion (6,583) Los Angeles, California
Sat, Jan 30, 1988	at USC	L 60–65	7–9 (4–5)	Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Tue, Feb 2, 1988*	Idaho	W 56–43	8–9	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Sat, Feb 6, 1988	Washington	W 61–52	9–9 (5–5)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Mon, Feb 8, 1988*	Southwestern Louisiana	W 60–48	10–9	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Thu, Feb 11, 1988	Stanford	L 50–51	10–10 (5–6)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Sat, Feb 13, 1988	California	L 76–82	10–11 (5–7)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Thu, Feb 18, 1988	at Oregon State	L 48–62	10–12 (5–8)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Sun, Feb 21, 1988	at Oregon	L 66–73	10–13 (5–9)	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Thu, Feb 25, 1988	USC	W 67–57	11–13 (6–9)	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Sat, Feb 27, 1988	UCLA	L 55–62	11–14 (6–10)	Friel Court (5,475) Pullman, Washington
Thu, Mar 3, 1988	at No. 3 Arizona	L 41–79	11–15 (6–11)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Sun, Mar 6, 1988	at Arizona State	W 70–66	12–15 (7–11)	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Pacific-10 Tournament
Fri, March 11, 1988 9:00 pm, ESPN	vs. (3) UCLA Quarterfinal	W 73–71	13–15	McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, Arizona
Sat, March 12, 1988 3:00 pm	vs. (2) Oregon State Semifinal	L 68–74 ^2OT	13–16	McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "WSU gives Arizona St. short end". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1988. p. C1.
^ "WSU earns third shot at UCLA". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 7, 1988.
^ Bergum, Steve (March 12, 1988). "WSU upsets UCLA, meets Oregon State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
^ "Cougs edge the Bruins at tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 12, 1988. p. 5B.
^ "Cougars surprise UCLA". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 12, 1988. p. 1D.
^ Rosenburg, Kurt (March 13, 1988). "Beavers convinced win spells N-C-A-A". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
^ "Sampson accepts Cougar challenge". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 10, 1987. p. 1.
^ Bergum, Steve (April 11, 1987). "Sampson christens a new era at WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Washington State Cougars: 1987–88 basketball season

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[shrtend-2] "WSU gives Arizona St. short end". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 7, 1988. p. C1.

[wetscla-3] "WSU earns third shot at UCLA". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 7, 1988.

[bersr-4] Bergum, Steve (March 12, 1988). "WSU upsets UCLA, meets Oregon State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.

[cebat-5] "Cougs edge the Bruins at tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 12, 1988. p. 5B.

[csucla-6] "Cougars surprise UCLA". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 12, 1988. p. 1D.

[bvconv-7] Rosenburg, Kurt (March 13, 1988). "Beavers convinced win spells N-C-A-A". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[sacgch-8] "Sampson accepts Cougar challenge". Idahonian. (Moscow). April 10, 1987. p. 1.

[schnew-9] Bergum, Steve (April 11, 1987). "Sampson christens a new era at WSU". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.

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