2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record13–18 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Oregon 16 – 2   .889 33 – 6   .846
No. 4 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 5   .865
No. 8 UCLA 15 – 3   .833 31 – 5   .861
Utah 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
California 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
USC 10 – 8   .556 26 – 10   .722
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 19 – 15   .559
Arizona State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
Stanford 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Washington 2 – 16   .111 9 – 22   .290
Oregon State 1 – 17   .056 5 – 27   .156
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ernie Kent. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.[1]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Junior Longrus 15 F 6'7" 240 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated
Que Johnson 32 F 6'5" 208 RS Junior Pontiac, MI Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky
Brett Boese 33 F 6'7" 230 Senior Spokane, WA Graduated
Valentine Izundu 45 C 6'11" 235 RS Junior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to San Diego State

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Keith Langston 10 G 6'5" 190 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Chabot College

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Milan Acquaah
PG 		Los Angeles, CA Cathedral High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 23, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Jeff Pollard
PF 		Bountiful, UT Impact Basketball Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jun 25, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:2/5 stars
Malachi Flynn
PG 		Tacoma, WA Bellarmine Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 13, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jamar Ergas
SF 		Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 2, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: 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:

  • "2016 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  • "2016 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 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) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Santa Monica College Wichita, KS
G 1 Jamar Ergas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Elite 1 Academy Toronto, ON
G 2 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Elk Grove, CA
F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Evergreen HS Vancouver, WA
G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA
G 5 Milan Acquaah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cathedral HS Pasadena, CA
G 10 K. J. Langston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Chabot College Chicago, IL
G 12 Steven Shpreyregin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Skagit Valley College Seattle, WA
F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Impact Academy Bountiful, UT
G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA
G 23 Charles Callison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College Moreno Valley, CA
F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr East Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
F 25 Arinze Chidom (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Saddleback College Huntington Beach, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016*
5:00 pm 		Carroll (MT) W 78–70 
Beasley Coliseum (1,932)
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Montana State W 69–65  1–0
 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Central Washington
Kennewick Showcase 		W 81–76  2–0
 Toyota Center (1,935)
Kennewick, WA
11/18/2016*
5:30 pm 		vs. No. 22 Creighton
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		L 77–103  2–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (2,223)
St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016*
4:00 pm 		vs. Montana
Paradise Jam 2nd round consolation 		W 87–63  3–1
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,831)
St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016*
12:00 pm 		vs. Loyola–Chicago
Paradise Jam 5th place game 		L 79–88  3–2
 Sports and Fitness Center (224)
St. Thomas, VI
11/27/2016*
3:00 pm, P12N 		San Jose State L 76–88  3–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,317)
Pullman, WA
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Utah Valley W 83–76  4–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,314)
Pullman, WA
12/03/2016*
3:00 pm, P12N 		New Orleans L 54–70  4–4
 Beasley Coliseum (2,617)
Pullman, WA
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm, P12N 		Idaho
Battle of the Palouse 		W 61–48  5–4
 Beasley Coliseum (3,178)
Pullman, WA
12/10/2016*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Kansas State
Wildcat Classic 		L 56–70  5–5
 Sprint Center (8,807)
Kansas City, MO
12/17/2016*
1:00 pm, P12N 		Santa Clara W 69–68  6–5
 Beasley Coliseum (2,388)
Pullman, WA
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Sacramento State W 74–66  7–5
 Beasley Coliseum (2,248)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/01/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Washington
Rivalry 		W 79–74  8–5
(1–0) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (9,259)
Seattle, WA
01/04/2017
8:00 pm, P12N 		vs. Oregon State W 75–62  9–5
(2–0) 		Spokane Arena (2,237)
Spokane, WA
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, P12N 		No. 15 Oregon L 66–85  9–6
(2–1) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,335)
Pullman, WA
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 54–84  9–7
(2–2) 		Maples Pavilion (3,491)
Stanford, CA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm, P12N 		at California L 54–58  9–8
(2–3) 		Haas Pavilion (9,238)
Berkeley, CA
01/18/2017
6:00 pm, P12N 		Utah L 47–88  9–9
(2–4) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,928)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2017
1:00 pm, P12N 		Colorado W 91–89 OT 10–9
(3–4) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,920)
Pullman, WA
01/26/2017
6:30 pm, P12N 		at No. 7 Arizona L 62–79  10–10
(3–5) 		McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
01/29/2017
11:00 am, P12N 		at Arizona State W 91–83  11–10
(4–5) 		Wells Fargo Arena (5,554)
Tempe, AZ
02/01/2017
6:00 pm, P12N 		No. 11 UCLA L 79–95  11–11
(4–6) 		Beasley Coliseum (4,109)
Pullman, WA
02/04/2017
5:00 pm, P12N 		USC L 77–86  11–12
(4–7) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,551)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2017
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 70–74  11–13
(4–8) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,800)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/12/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Colorado L 49–81  11–14
(4–9) 		Coors Events Center (7,612)
Boulder, CO
02/16/2017
6:00 pm, FS1 		No. 5 Arizona L 59–78  11–15
(4–10) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,448)
Pullman, WA
02/18/2017
2:00 pm, P12N 		Arizona State W 86–71  12–15
(5–10) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,344)
Pullman, WA
02/25/2017
5:30 pm, ESPNU 		Washington
Rivalry 		W 79–71  13–15
(6–10) 		Beasley Coliseum (5,003)
Pullman, WA
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 64–87  13–16
(6–11) 		Galen Center (3,553)
Los Angeles, CA
03/04/2017
7:15 pm, ESPN 		at No. 3 UCLA L 68–77  13–17
(6–12) 		Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
03/08/2017
6:00 pm, P12N 		(10) vs. (7) Colorado
First round 		L 63–73  13–18
 T-Mobile Arena (9,978)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ "Colorado rallies for 73-63 win over Washington State". ESPN. March 8, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Colorado rolls over Washington State 80-56 at Pac-12 tourney". USA Today. March 9, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2024.