The 1999–2000 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented

Washington State University Washington State University (WSU, or colloquially Wazzu) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Pullman, Washington, United States. Founded in 1890, WSU is also one of the oldest Land-grant uni ...

for the

1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basket ...

. Led by first-year head coach Paul Graham, the Cougars were members of the

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and played their home games on campus at

Beasley Coliseum Beasley Coliseum is a general-purpose indoor arena in the northwest United States, located on the campus of Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. The home venue for the Cougars men's and women's basketball teams of the Pac-12 Confe ...

Pullman, Washington Pullman is the most populous city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 32,901 at the 2020 census, and estimated to be 32,508 in 2022. Originally founded as ...

. The Cougars were overall in the regular season and in conference play, last in the There was no conference tournament this season; last played in

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, it resumed in

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. Graham was hired in March 1999; he was previously an assistant at

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under

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