2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Wooden Legacy Champions
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–19 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Arizona † 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
USC 12 – 6   .667 24 – 12   .667
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 21 – 12   .636
Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 12   .657
Stanford 11 – 7   .611 19 – 16   .543
Oregon 10 – 8   .556 23 – 13   .639
Washington 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
Colorado 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Arizona State 8 – 10   .444 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Washington State 4 – 14   .222 12 – 19   .387
California 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-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 12–19, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

Offseason

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Derien King 0 F 6'6" 185 Junior Wichita, KS Graduate transferred to Angelo State
Ike Iroegbu 2 G 6'2" 195 Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Charles Callison 23 G 6'0" 185 Senior Moreno Valley, CA Graduated
Josh Hawkinson 24 F 6'10" 230 Senior Shoreline, WA Graduated
Conor Clifford 42 C 7'0" 260 Senior Huntington Beach, CA Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Davante Cooper 32 C 6'10" 230 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Tyler Junior College
Kwinton Hinson 40 F 6'5" 175 Junior Fairmont, NC Junior college transferred from Tyler Junior College
Drick Bernstine 43 F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Aurora, CO Transferred from North Dakota. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bernstine graduated from North Dakota.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Roberto Gittens
SF 		Tacoma, WA Henry Foss HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 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:

  • "2017 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com.
  • "2017 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

2018–19 team recruits

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
C. J. Elleby
SF 		Seattle, WA Cleveland High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 9, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

Roster

2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jamar Ergas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Elite 1 Academy Toronto, ON
G 2 T. J. Mickelson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Capital HS Olympia, WA
F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Evergreen HS Vancouver, WA
G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA
G 5 Milan Acquaah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cathedral HS Pasadena, CA
G 10 K. J. Langston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Chabot College Chicago, IL
G 12 Steven Shpreyregin (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Skagit Valley College Seattle, WA
F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Impact Academy Bountiful, UT
G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA
F 25 Arinze Chidom (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 32 Davante Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Atlanta, GA
G 35 Carter Skaggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Chipola College Logansport, IN
G 40 Kwinton Hinton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Fairmont, GA
F 43 Drick Bernstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr North Dakota Aurora, CO
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
Nov 5, 2017*
1:00 pm 		Saint Martin's W 85–74  –
 Beasley Coliseum (1,213)
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2017*
1:00 pm, P12N 		Texas Southern W 86–84 OT 1–0
 Beasley Coliseum (2,424)
Pullman, WA
Nov 15, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Seattle W 75–59  2–0
 Beasley Coliseum (2,340)
Pullman, WA
Nov 18, 2017*
1:30 pm, P12N 		Idaho State W 83–62  3–0
 Beasley Coliseum (2,129)
Pullman, WA
Nov 23, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		W 75–71  4–0
 Titan Gym (2,131)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 24, 2017*
10:30 am, ESPNews 		vs. No. 21 Saint Mary's
Wooden Legacy semifinals 		W 84–79  5–0
 Titan Gym (2,513)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 26, 2017*
9:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. San Diego State
Wooden Legacy championship 		W 93–86  6–0
 Titan Gym (1,733)
Fullerton, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
12:00 pm, P12N 		UC Davis L 67–81  6–1
 Beasley Coliseum (3,183)
Pullman, WA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm, SWX 		at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse 		L 64–91  6–2
 Cowan Spectrum (4,329)
Moscow, ID
Dec 9, 2017*
6:00 pm, Stadium 		at UTEP L 69–76  6–3
 Don Haskins Center (6,341)
El Paso, TX
Dec 16, 2017*
3:00 pm, P12N 		IUPUI W 72–59  7–3
 Beasley Coliseum (2,240)
Pullman, WA
Dec 20, 2017*
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Kansas State
Spokane Showcase 		L 65–68  7–4
 Spokane Arena (4,165)
Spokane, WA
Dec 22, 2017*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Bethune–Cookman W 86–58  8–4
 Beasley Coliseum (2,178)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 29, 2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at UCLA L 82–96  8–5
(0–1) 		Pauley Pavilion (8,089)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		at USC L 71–89  8–6
(0–2) 		Galen Center (2,518)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2018
1:00 pm, P12N 		Washington
Rivalry 		L 65–70  8–7
(0–3) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,477)
Pullman, WA
Jan 11, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Stanford L 70–79  8–8
(0–4) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,540)
Pullman, WA
Jan 13, 2018
1:00 pm, P12N 		California W 78–53  9–8
(1–4) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,178)
Pullman, WA
Jan 18, 2018
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Colorado L 73–82  9–9
(1–5) 		Coors Events Center (7,477)
Boulder, CO
Jan 21, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Utah L 69–82  9–10
(1–6) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,241)
Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 28, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Washington
Rivalry 		L 62–80  9–11
(1–7) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
Jan 31, 2018
7:00 pm, P12N 		No. 9 Arizona L 72–100  9–12
(1–8) 		Beasley Coliseum (4,607)
Pullman, WA
Feb 4, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 25 Arizona State L 78–88  9–13
(1–9) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,803)
Pullman, WA
Feb 8, 2018
7:30 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 62–94  9–14
(1–10) 		Gill Coliseum (4,235)
Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Oregon L 57–84  9–15
(1–11) 		Matthew Knight Arena (9,419)
Eugene, OR
Feb 15, 2018
8:00 pm, P12N 		Colorado W 73–69  10–15
(2–11) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,249)
Pullman, WA
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Utah L 70–77  10–16
(2–12) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,924)
Pullman, WA
Feb 22, 2018
8:00 pm, P12N 		at California W 78–76  11–16
(3–12) 		Haas Pavilion (6,552)
Berkeley, CA
Feb 24, 2018
4:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 84–86  11–17
(3–13) 		Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, CA
Mar 1, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		Oregon W 78–76  12–17
(4–13) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,592)
Pullman, WA
Mar 3, 2018
3:30 pm, P12N 		Oregon State L 67–92  12–18
(4–14) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,148)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2018
8:30 pm, P12N 		(11) vs. (6) Oregon
First round 		L 62–64 OT 12–19
 T-Mobile Arena (10,458)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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