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2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record9–22 (1–17 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oregon 14 4   .778 31 7   .816
No. 13 Utah 13 5   .722 27 9   .750
No. 17 Arizona 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
No. 23 California 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Colorado 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
USC 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Oregon State 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Washington 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
UCLA 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Arizona State 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Washington State 1 17   .056 9 22   .290
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ernie Kent's second year as head coach at Washington State. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

Previous season

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The 2014–15 Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 13–18, and 7–11 in conference play. The Cougars lost to Cal in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.[1]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jackie Davis 1 G 6'3" 195 Freshman Long Beach, CA Transferred
Jordan Railey 4 C 7'0" 245 RS Senior Beaverton, OR Graduated
Dexter Kernich-Drew 10 G 6'7" 190 RS Senior Melbourne, Australia Graduated
Trevor Dunbar 11 G 5'10" 170 Freshman San Francisco, California Transferred to City College of San Francisco
Aaron Cheatum 20 F 6'7" 240 Junior Moreno Valley, California Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
DaVonté Lacy 25 G 6'4" 210 Senior Tacoma, Washington Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derrien King 0 F 6'8" 175 Sophomore Los Angeles, California Junior college transferred from Santa Monica College
Renard Suggs 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Woodbury, Minnesota Junior college transferred from Gillette College
Charles Callison 23 G 6'0" 180 Junior Moreno, California Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College
Conor Clifford 42 C 7'0" 270 RS Junior Huntington Beach, California Junior college transferred from Saddleback College

2015 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jeff Pollard
PF
Bountiful, Utah 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
Vionte Daniels
SG
Federal Way, Washington Federal Way HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:2/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Robert Franks
PF
Vancouver, Washington 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:

  • "2015 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

Roster

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2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Derrien King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Santa Monica College Wichita, Kansas
G 1 Renard Suggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Gillette College Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 2 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oak Hill Acad. Elk Grove, California
G 3 Ny Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 166 lb (75 kg) So Westwind Prep Solon, Ohio
G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Fr Federal Way HS Federal Way, Washington
F 15 Junior Longrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
F 22 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Evergreen HS Vancouver, Washington
G 23 Charles Callison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr San Bernardino Valley College Moreno Valley, California
F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr East Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
F 32 Que Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) RS Jr Westwind Prep Pontiac, Michigan
F 33 Brett Boese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Shadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 283 lb (128 kg) RS Jr Saddleback College Huntington Beach, California
C 45 Valentine Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Houston Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Washington State's non-conference will include a trip to the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii, where they will play three of the following: Auburn, BYU, Harvard, New Mexico, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, and host-Hawaii.[2] The Cougars will also host Gonzaga[3] and UTEP.[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 30*
8:00 pm
Lewis-Clark State W 81–74 
Beasley Coliseum (1,331)
Pullman, Washington
Nov. 6*
6:00 pm
Pacific (OR) W 97–70 
Bohler Gym (2,427)
Pullman, Washington
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13*
5:30 pm, P12N
Northern Arizona W 83–70  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (3,011)
Pullman, Washington
Nov. 20*
8:00 pm, P12N
Idaho State W 85–67  2–0
Beasley Coliseum (2,662)
Pullman, Washington
Nov. 24*
8:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Los Angeles W 74–57  3–0
Beasley Coliseum (1,280)
Pullman, Washington
Nov. 28*
6:00 pm, P12N
Texas Southern W 77–65  4–0
Beasley Coliseum (1,604)
Pullman, Washington
Dec. 2*
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 13 Gonzaga L 60–69  4–1
Beasley Coliseum (8,209)
Pullman, Washington
Dec. 6*
1:00 pm, P12N
Portland State W 91–67  5–1
Beasley Coliseum (1,806)
Pullman, Washington
Dec. 10*
6:00 pm
at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
L 74–78  5–2
Cowan Spectrum (3,759)
Moscow, Idaho
Dec. 13*
3:00 pm, P12N
UTEP W 84–68  6–2
Beasley Coliseum (1,917)
Pullman, Washington
Dec. 18*
6:00 pm, P12N
Texas State W 78–73 OT 7–2
Beasley Coliseum (1,233)
Pullman, Washington
Dec. 22*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals
L 60–88  7–3
Stan Sheriff Center (8,436)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 23*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Northern Iowa
Diamond Head Classic Consolation Semifinals
L 59–63  7–4
Stan Sheriff Center (7,365)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec. 25*
10:00 am, ESPN3
vs. New Mexico
Diamond Head Classic 7th Place Game
W 82–59  8–4
Stan Sheriff Center (6,172)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1
6:00 pm, P12N
USC L 77–90  8–5
(0–1)
Beasley Coliseum (2,314)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 3
6:30 pm, P12N
No. 25 UCLA W 85–78  9–5
(1–1)
Beasley Coliseum (1,912)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 9
12:00 pm, P12N
Washington
Rivalry
L 95–99 OT 9–6
(1–2)
Beasley Coliseum (4,025)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 14
5:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 73–84  9–7
(1–3)
Wells Fargo Arena (5,047)
Tempe, Arizona
Jan. 16
6:30 pm, P12N
at No. 18 Arizona L 66–90  9–8
(1–4)
McKale Center (14,502)
Tucson, Arizona
Jan. 21
8:00 pm, FS1
Utah L 71–92  9–9
(1–5)
Beasley Coliseum (2,717)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 23
6:00 pm, P12N
Colorado L 70–75  9–10
(1–6)
Beasley Coliseum (3,321)
Pullman, Washington
Jan. 28
7:30 pm, P12N
at USC L 71–81  9–11
(1–7)
Galen Center (4,392)
Los Angeles, California
Jan. 30
4:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 50–83  9–12
(1–8)
Pauley Pavilion (9,024)
Los Angeles, California
Feb. 3
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 23 Arizona L 64–79  9–13
(1–9)
Beasley Coliseum (3,189)
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 6
3:30 pm, P12N
Arizona State L 55–67  9–14
(1–10)
Beasley Coliseum (3,448)
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 11
7:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 81–88 2OT 9–15
(1–11)
Coors Events Center (7,330)
Boulder, Colorado
Feb. 14
12:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 47–88  9–16
(1–12)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,464)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb. 18
7:00 pm, P12N
Stanford L 56–72  9–17
(1–13)
Beasley Coliseum (2,711)
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 21
5:30 pm, ESPNU
California L 62–80  9–18
(1–14)
Beasley Coliseum (3,203)
Pullman, Washington
Feb. 24
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 13 Oregon L 62–76  9–19
(1–15)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,088)
Eugene, Oregon
Feb. 28
3:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 49–69  9–20
(1–16)
Gill Coliseum (9,604)
Corvallis, Oregon
Mar. 2
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Washington
Rivalry
L 91–99  9–21
(1–17)
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,655)
Seattle, Washington
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar. 9
2:30 pm, P12N
vs. Colorado
First round
L 56–80  9–22
MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Cougars Fall To Hot-Shooting Cal". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Cougars to Return to Diamond Head Classic in 2015". December 21, 2014. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jon Rothstein: "Washington State will host Gonzaga on Wednesday 12/2/15, source told @CBSSports. Return game of home-and-home series."". June 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "UTEP's Coach Floyd Touches on Variety of Topics". May 29, 2015. Archived from the original on June 8, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.