1998–99 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=1998–99

|team=Washington State Cougars

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|image_size=150

|conference=Pacific-10 Conference

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|short_conf=Pac-10

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|record=10–19

|conf_record=4–14

|head_coach=Kevin Eastman

|hc_year=5th

|asst_coach1=Jeff Maher

|asst_coach2=Warren Riley

|asst_coach3=Lorenzo Hall {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NcwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hdAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2084%2C899363 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Pond |first=Alex |title=WSU basketball coach resigns |date=March 10, 1999 |page=1A}}

|stadium=Beasley Coliseum

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{{1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 1998–99 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fifth-year head coach Kevin Eastman,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8YdXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6740%2C3216404 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Stricklane |first=Carter |title=Eastman's future up in air |date=March 7, 1999 |page=C1}} 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|10–19}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|4–14}} in conference play, last in the {{nowrap|standings.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gateAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=2921%2C1906597|work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|agency=Associated Press |title=Huskies take bite out of Cougs |date=March 7, 1999 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OcwqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hdAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5501%2C759210 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=UW dumps WSU, nabs No. 7 seed |date=March 8, 1999 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oVRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nusDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1432%2C1836957 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Pac-10 men's basketball standings |date=March 7, 1999 |page=1G}}}} There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Shortly after the regular season ended, Eastman voluntarily {{nowrap|resigned.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hateAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oy4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4266%2C2964882 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|last=Bauer |first=Doug |title=WSU's Eastman steps down |date=March 11, 1999 |page=1B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I-YnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6724%2C105835 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Stricklane |first=Carter |title=Eastman leaves on his terms |date=March 11, 1999 |page=C1}}}}