1999–2000 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Paul Graham, the Cougars were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

1999–2000 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–22 (1–17 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
1999–2000 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Arizona 15 3   .833 27 7   .794
No. 5 Stanford 15 3   .833 27 4   .871
Oregon 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
No. 23 UCLA 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Arizona State 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
USC 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
California 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
Oregon State 5 13   .278 13 16   .448
Washington 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Washington State 1 17   .056 6 22   .214
As of July 26, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The Cougars were 6–22 overall in the regular season and 1–17 in conference play, last in the standings.[2] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Graham was hired in March 1999; he was previously an assistant at Oklahoma State under Eddie Sutton.[3][4][5]

References edit

  1. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2000
  2. ^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 12, 2000. p. 1G.
  3. ^ Blanchette, John (March 26, 1999). "Newest Coug gets ball rolling". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  4. ^ Bauer, Doug (March 26, 1999). "Washington State gets its man". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  5. ^ Metcalfe, Ryan (March 26, 1999). "Graham era begins with levity". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

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