The 1987–88 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented

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for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach

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, the Cougars were members of the

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and played their home games on campus at

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. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, sixth in the At the conference tournament's last quarterfinal, WSU upset third seed

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by two points. In the semifinal, the Cougars took second-seeded

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to double overtime, but lost by six points. Sampson was promoted to head coach in April 1987, and led the program for seven seasons.

Roster

Season results

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References

External links

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