1991–92 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=1991–92
|team=Washington State Cougars
|image=
|image_size=150
|conference=Pacific-10
|division=
|short_conf=Pac-10
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=22–11
|conf_record=9–9
|head_coach=Kelvin Sampson
|hc_year=5th
|asst_coach1=
|asst_coach2=
|asst_coach3=
|stadium=Beasley Coliseum
|champion=
|bowl=National Invitation Tournament
|bowl_result=Second round
}}
{{1991–92 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1991–92 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-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 {{nowrap|21–10}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|9–9}} in conference play, tied for fifth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.
For the first time, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BbhhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FtEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1997%2C4564023 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Sullivan |first=Tim |title=Cougs settle for leftovers |date=March 16, 1992 |page=1C}} and advanced to the {{nowrap|second round.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VF5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=R_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4146%2C5782914|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Bergum |first=Steve |title=Lewis keeps WSU in NIT |date=March 19, 1992 |page=C1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=509XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=O_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6158%2C2678122 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Bergum |first=Steve |title=Lobos bury Cougar dream |date=March 24, 1992 |page=C1}}}}
Postseason results
{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes|rank=no|tv=}}
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!colspan=5 style={{NCAA color cell|Washington State Cougars}}| 1992 National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Wed, March 18
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Beasley Coliseum
| site_cityst = Pullman, Washington
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN
| score = 72–70
| overtime =
| record = 22–10
| attend = 4,003
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mon, March 23
| time = 6:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = no
| opponent = New Mexico
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Pit
| site_cityst = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| gamename = Second round
| tv =
| score = 71–79
| overtime =
| record = 22–11
| attend = 11,184
}}
{{CBB schedule end|ncg=|rank=|poll=AP poll|timezone=Pacific time}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/washington-state/1992-schedule.html Sports Reference] – Washington State Cougars: 1991–92 basketball season
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