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2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona 16 2   .889 34 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
No. 19 Utah 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
UCLA 11 7   .611 22 14   .611
Stanford 9 9   .500 24 13   .649
Arizona State 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
Oregon State 8 10   .444 17 14   .548
California 7 11   .389 18 15   .545
Colorado 7 11   .389 16 18   .471
Washington State 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Washington 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ernie Kent's first year as head coach at Washington State. The Cougars played their games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to California.

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 10–21, and 3–15 in the Pac-12 to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford. On March 18, 2014 it was announced that Ken Bone was fired after 5 seasons as head coach.[1]

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Will DiIorio 5 G 6'5" 190 Senior Bainridge Island, WA Graduated
James Hunter 13 F 6'10" 265 RS Junior Sydney, Australia Transferred to South Dakota
Royce Woolridge 22 G 6'3" 175 RS Junior Phoenix, AZ Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon
D.J. Shelton 23 F 6'10" 250 RS Senior Rialto, CA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Aaron Cheatum 20 F 6'7" 240 Junior Moreno Valley, CA Junior college transfer from East Los Angeles College.
Valentine Izundu 45 C 6'10" 215 Junior Houston, TX Transferred from Houston. Under NCAA transfer rules, Izundu will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2014 Recruiting Class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jackie Davis
PG
Palos Verdes, CA Rolling Hills Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Nyaires Redding
PG
Solon, OH Westwind Preparatory Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) May 12, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Trevor Dunbar
PG
San Francisco, CA St. Ignatius College Preparatory 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jun 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:1/5 stars
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:

  • "2014 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeff Pollard
PF
Bountiful, UT Bountiful HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Robert Franks
PF
Vancouver, WA Evergreen HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
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

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2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oak Hill Acad. Elk Grove, CA
G 1 Jackie Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rolling Hills Prep School Long Beach, CA
G 3 Ny Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westwind Prep Solon, OH
C 4 Jordan Railey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Iowa State Beaverton, OR
G 10 Dexter Kernich-Drew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Caulfield Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Trevor Dunbar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
F 15 Junior Longrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 20 Aaron Cheatum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College Moreno Valley, CA
G 21 Dominic Ballard (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Bothell HS Seattle, WA
F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So East Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
G 25 DaVonté Lacy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Curtis Sr. HS Tacoma, WA
G 30 Marcus Graham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lincoln Land CC Boise, ID
F 32 Que Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Westwind Prep Pontiac, MI
F 33 Brett Boese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Shadle Park HS Spokane, WA
C 45 Valentine Izundu Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
Azusa Pacific W 88–74 
Beasley Coliseum (2,536)
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
at UTEP L 52–65  0–1
Don Haskins Center (10,419)
El Paso, TX
11/17/2014*
5:00 pm
at TCU L 54–81  0–2
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,509)
Fort Worth, TX
11/21/2014*
6:00 pm, P12N
Idaho State W 80–68  1–2
Beasley Coliseum (2,138)
Pullman, WA
11/27/2014*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
L 43–71  1–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,588)
Anchorage, AK
11/28/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Rice
Great Alaska Shootout consolation round
W 76–64  2–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,554)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. Missouri State
Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game
W 89–84 OT 3–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,543)
Anchorage, AK
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
L 71–77  3–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,723)
Pullman, WA
12/06/2014*
12:00 pm, P12N
UTSA W 91–71  4–4
Beasley Coliseum (1,915)
Pullman, WA
12/10/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 9 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 66–81  4–5
Spokane Arena (11,521)
Spokane, WA
12/13/2014*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 67–76  4–6
Leavey Center (1,172)
Santa Clara, CA
12/21/2014*
4:00 pm, P12N
San Jose State W 82–53  5–6
Beasley Coliseum (1,604)
Pullman, WA
12/28/2014*
3:00 pm, P12N
UC Davis W 90–83  6–6
Beasley Coliseum (1,401)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 56–71  6–7
(0–1)
Maples Pavilion (4,373)
Stanford, CA
01/04/2015
3:00 pm, P12N
at California W 69–66  7–7
(1–1)
Haas Pavilion (7,618)
Stanford, CA
01/10/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
Rivalry
W 80–77  8–7
(2–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,595)
Seattle, WA
01/15/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
Oregon W 108–99 OT 9–7
(3–1)
Beasley Coliseum (3,584)
Pullman, WA
01/17/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 47–62  9–8
(3–2)
Beasley Coliseum (5,116)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 12 Utah L 64–86  9–9
(3–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,691)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/24/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 58–90  9–10
(3–4)
Coors Events Center (9,571)
Boulder, CO
01/29/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
California L 67–76  9–11
(3–5)
Beasley Coliseum (2,957)
Pullman, WA
01/31/2015
5:00 pm, P12N
Stanford W 89–88  10–11
(4–5)
Beasley Coliseum (3,073)
Pullman, WA
02/05/2015
6:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 50–55  10–12
(4–6)
Gill Coliseum (5,502)
Corvallis, OR
02/08/2015
4:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 72–95  10–13
(4–7)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,121)
Eugene, OR
02/13/2015
8:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 74–71  11–13
(5–7)
Beasley Coliseum (3,129)
Pullman, WA
02/15/2015
3:30 pm, FS1
No. 7 Arizona L 59–86  11–14
(5–8)
Beasley Coliseum (5,331)
Pullman, WA
02/22/2015
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Washington
Rivalry
L 84–87  11–15
(5–9)
Beasley Coliseum (5,567)
Pullman, WA
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC W 70–66  12–15
(6–9)
Galen Center (2,735)
Los Angeles, CA
03/01/2015
6:30 pm, FS1
at UCLA L 67–72  12–16
(6–10)
Pauley Pavilion (9,082)
Los Angeles, CA
03/05/2015
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 13 Utah L 59–67  12–17
(6–11)
Beasley Coliseum (2,690)
Pullman, WA
03/07/2015
3:30 pm, P12N
Colorado W 96–91 OT 13–17
(7–11)
Beasley Coliseum (3,434)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015
12:00 pm, P12N
vs. California
First round
L 59–84  13–18
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Washington State fires Ken Bone". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2014.