2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
APNo. 23
Record25–10 (14–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachJim Shaw
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Harden
  • Wayne Hunter
  • Derrick Wrobel
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Arizona 15 – 5   .750 27 – 9   .750
No. 23 Washington State 14 – 6   .700 25 – 10   .714
Colorado 13 – 7   .650 26 – 11   .703
Oregon † 12 – 8   .600 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Utah 9 – 11   .450 22 – 15   .595
California 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Washington 9 – 11   .450 17 – 15   .531
USC 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Stanford 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Arizona State 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Oregon State 5 – 15   .250 13 – 19   .406
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by head coach Kyle Smith in his 5th and final season for the Cougars. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 see din the East region. There they beat Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa State in the second round.

The season marked the final season of the Pac-12 conference as the conference dissolved after the majority of Pac-12 schools left the conference to join other conferences. They will play in the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years.

On February 19, 2024, the Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season.[1]

Previous season[edit]

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the second round. They received an invitation to participate in the NIT, where they were defeated by Eastern Washington in the first round.

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
TJ Bamba 5 G 6'5" 215 Junior Bronx, NY Transferred to Villanova
Dishon Jackson 10 C 6'10" 250 Junior Oakland, CA Transferred to Charlotte
DJ Rodman 11 F 6'6" 215 Senior Newport Beach, CA Graduate transferred to USC
Mael Hamon-Crespin 12 F 6'9" 235 Freshman Paris, France Signed to play professionally in France with Paris Basketball
Carlos Rosario 13 F 6'7" 180 Junior Santo Domingo, DR Transferred to Drake
Adrame Diongue 15 C 7'0" 190 Freshman Dakar, Senegal Transferred to San Jose State
Justin Powell 24 G 6'6" 197 Junior Prospect, KY Declared for 2023 NBA draft/undrafted; signed with Miami Heat
Mouhamed Gueye 35 F 6'11" 210 Sophomore Dakar, Senegal Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by Atlanta Hawks

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Jaylen Wells 0 F 6'7" 200 Junior Sacramento, CA Sonoma State
Joseph Yesufu 11 G 6'0" 180 GS Senior Bolingbrook, IL Kansas
Isaac Jones 13 F/C 6'9" 242 GS Senior Spanaway, WA Idaho
Oscar Cluff 45 C 6'11" Sophomore Sunshine Coast, Australia Cochise College

2023 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Spencer Mahoney
#38 SF 		Brooklyn, NY Xaverian High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 12, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Rueben Chinyelu
C 		Senegal, EUR NBA Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Nov 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Parker Gerrits
SG 		Olympia, WA Olympia High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 4, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Watts
SG 		South Kent, CT South Kent School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 12, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com.
  • "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Adam Njie
#55 PG 		Bronx, NY Cardinal Hayes High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 6, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Marcus Wilson
SG 		Scottsdale, AZ Bella Vista Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 16, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jaylen Wells 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sonoma State Sacramento, CA
G 2 Myles Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Sandy Creek HS Columbia, SC
G 3 Jabe Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Saint Mary's Snoqualmie, WA
G 4 Shae Korpela (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO
G 5 Ben Olesen (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA
G 10 Parker Gerrits 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Olympia HS Olympia, WA
G 11 Joseph Yesufu Injured 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kansas Bolingbrook, IL
G 12 Isaiah Watts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Kent (CT) West Seattle, WA
C 13 Isaac Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Idaho Spanaway, WA
G 14 Braden Korpela (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO
F 15 AJ Rohosy (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Martin Catholic HS San Anselmo, CA
C 20 Rueben Chinyelu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Enugu Agidi, Nigeria
G 22 Dylan Darling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Central Valley HS Spokane, WA
F 23 Andrej Jakimovski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Reale Mutua Torino Skopje, Macedonia
G 31 Kymany Houinsou 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Asvel Mulhouse, France
F 34 AJ LaBeau (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Timberline HS Boise, ID
F 45 Oscar Cluff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Cochise College Sunshine Coast, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Idaho
Battle of the Palouse 		W 84–59  1–0
  21 – Jakimovski   9 – Jones   4 – Jones  Beasley Coliseum (2,323)
Pullman, WA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Prairie View A&M
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series 		W 83–65  2–0
  18 – Jones   11 – Jones   5 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (2,282)
Pullman, WA
November 18, 2023*
9:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Mississippi State
Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals 		L 64–76  2–1
  21 – Rice   7 – Jakimovski   5 – Yesufu  Mohegan Sun Arena (–)
Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2023*
12:30 p.m., ESPNU 		vs. Rhode Island
Hall of Fame Tip-Off 3rd place game 		W 78–57  3–1
  21 – Jones   7 – Wells   5 – Jones  Mohegan Sun Arena (3,024)
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2023*
1:00 p.m., P12N 		Utah Tech W 93–53  4–1
  20 – Jakimovski   10 – Chinyelu   5 – Houinsou  Beasley Coliseum (2,736)
Pullman, WA
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Eastern Washington W 82–72  5–1
  28 – Rice   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,208)
Pullman, WA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., P12N 		Portland State W 71–61  6–1
  27 – Jones   11 – Jones   2 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (2,257)
Pullman, WA
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		UC Riverside W 86–49  7–1
  18 – Wells   10 – Wells   5 – Houinsou  Beasley Coliseum (2,057)
Pullman, WA
December 10, 2023*
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Grambling State W 83–65  8–1
  17 – Wells   7 – Jones   7 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (2,158)
Pullman, WA
December 16, 2023*
11:00 a.m., P12N 		vs. Santa Clara
Jerry Colangelo Classic 		L 61–69  8–2
  16 – Jones   13 – Chinyelu   2 – Houinsou  Footprint Center (–)
Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2023*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		vs. Boise State
Numerica Holiday Hoops 		W 66–61  9–2
  21 – Jones   13 – Jakimovski   3 – Rice  Spokane Arena (5,146)
Spokane, WA
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023
5:30 p.m., P12N 		at Utah L 58–80  9–3
(0–1) 		 12 – Jones   10 – Tied   5 – Houinsou  Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,235)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2023
11:00 a.m., P12N 		at Colorado L 67–74  9–4
(0–2) 		 19 – Jakimovski   8 – Jones   4 – Houinsou  CU Events Center (6,952)
Boulder, CO
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State W 65–58  10–4
(1–2) 		 20 – Cluff   8 – Cluff   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,524)
Pullman, WA
January 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Oregon L 84–89  10–5
(1–3) 		 22 – Rice   6 – Wells   7 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (2,892)
Pullman, WA
January 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		at USC W 72–64  11–5
(2–3) 		 26 – Jones   11 – Jones   5 – Rice  Galen Center (6,218)
Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 8 Arizona W 73–70  12–5
(3–3) 		 24 – Jones   13 – Jones   5 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (3,564)
Pullman, WA
January 18, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford W 89–75  13–5
(4–3) 		 35 – Rice   14 – Cluff   8 – Rice  Maples Pavilion (2,855)
Stanford, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at California L 75–81 OT 13–6
(4–4) 		 20 – Jakimovski   8 – Chinyelu   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,201)
Berkeley, CA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Utah W 79–57  14–6
(5–4) 		 17 – Jones   10 – Jones   6 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (2,605)
Pullman, WA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N 		Colorado W 78–69  15–6
(6–4) 		 17 – Tied   11 – Jones   4 – Jakimovski  Beasley Coliseum (3,273)
Pullman, WA
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington
Rivalry 		W 90–87 OT 16–6
(7–4) 		 22 – Jones   7 – Jones   5 – Rice  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,294)
Seattle, WA
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State W 64–58  17–6
(8–4) 		 24 – Wells   7 – Tied   6 – Rice  Gill Coliseum (3,562)
Corvallis, OR
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon W 62–56  18–6
(9–4) 		 21 – Rice   9 – Rice   3 – Rice  Matthew Knight Arena (7,617)
Eugene, OR
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		California W 84–65  19–6
(10–4) 		 25 – Rice   9 – Jones   4 – Houinsou  Beasley Coliseum (2,744)
Pullman, WA
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., P12N 		Stanford W 72–59  20–6
(11–4) 		 14 – Tied   12 – Cluff   5 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (5,671)
Pullman, WA
February 22, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 21 at No. 4 Arizona W 77–74  21–6
(12–4) 		 27 – Wells   11 – Chinyelu   4 – Jakimovski  McKale Center (14,688)
Tucson, AZ
February 24, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 21 at Arizona State L 61–73  21–7
(12–5) 		 16 – Jones   11 – Jones   3 – Tied  Desert Financial Arena (9,586)
Tempe, AZ
February 29, 2024
7:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 19 USC W 75–72  22–7
(13–5) 		 11 – Watts   5 – Tied   8 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (8,288)
Pullman, WA
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 19 UCLA W 77–65  23–7
(14–5) 		 27 – Wells   10 – Jakimovski   4 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (8,096)
Pullman, WA
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 18 Washington
Rivalry/Senior Night 		L 68–74  23–8
(14–6) 		 20 – Jones   10 – Jones   6 – Rice  Beasley Coliseum (9,311)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N 		(2) No. 22 vs. (10) Stanford
Quarterfinals 		W 79–62  24–8
  16 – Jones   6 – Tied   6 – Rice  T-Mobile Arena (11,428)
Paradise, NV
March 15, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		(2) No. 22 vs. (3) Colorado
Semifinals 		L 52–58  24–9
  13 – Jones   7 – Wells   4 – Wells  T-Mobile Arena (17,502)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2024*
7:05 p.m., TruTV 		(7 E) No. 25 vs. (10 E) Drake
First Round 		W 66–61  25–9
  20 – Jones   11 – Jones   3 – Tied  CHI Health Center (17,391)
Omaha, NE
March 23, 2024*
3:10 p.m., TNT 		(7 E) No. 25 vs. (2 E) No. 4 Iowa State
Second Round 		L 56–67  25–10
  20 – Wells   9 – Jones   2 – Tied  CHI Health Center 
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings[edit]

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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Coaches——————————————RV22212025RV24

References[edit]

  1. ^ Skretta, Dave (February 19, 2024). "UConn is unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; No. 21 Washington State ends 302-week poll drought". Associated Press. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.
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