The 1995–96 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
Led by second-year head coach Kevin Eastman, 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 17–10 overall in the regular season and 9–9 in conference play (after a forfeit by California), tied for fourth in the standings.
[1] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.
For the second consecutive year, Washington State played in the National Invitation Tournament,[2] and advanced to the second round.