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

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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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