2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record16–16 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 24 – 7   .774
UCLA 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
USC 11 – 7   .611 22 – 9   .710
Arizona State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Arizona 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Colorado 10 – 8   .556 21 – 11   .656
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Oregon State 7 – 11   .389 18 – 13   .581
Utah 7 – 11   .389 16 – 15   .516
California 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Washington State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Washington 5 – 13   .278 15 – 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll


The 2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to face Arizona State in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, all other conference tournaments and postseason tournaments were cancelled, making the Cougars win over Colorado on March 11 the final game to be completed in the 2019–20 basketball season.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2018–19 season 11–21, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to the eventual tournament champion Oregon.

At the conclusion of the season, head coach Ernie Kent was fired.[1] On March 27, 2019, the school hired former San Francisco Dons head coach Kyle Smith as the new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ahmed Ali G 5'11" 160 Senior Toronto, ON Transferred to Hawaiʻi
Davante Cooper C 6'11" 235 Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated
Viont'e Daniels G 6'2" 175 Senior Federal Way, WA Graduated
Robert Franks F 6'9" 225 Senior Vancouver, WA Graduated & 2019 NBA draft
Carter Skaggs G 6'5" 215 Junior Logansport, IN Graduate transferred to UNC Wilmington
James Streeter C 6'10" 255 Junior Coon Rapids, MN Transferred
Isaiah Wade F 6'8" 210 Junior Minneapolis, MN Transferred

Incoming transfers

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Isaac Bonton G 6'2" 175 Junior Portland, OR Casper College
Daron Hansen F 6'8" 190 Junior Mission Hills, CA Salt Lake Community College
Deion James F 6'6" 220 Senior Tucson, AZ Colorado State University
Tony Miller G 6'6" 215 Junior Woodinville, WA University of Puget Sound

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Volodymyr Markovetskyy
C 		Truskavets, Ukraine BC Žalgiris-2 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 15, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Ryan Rapp
G 		Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mazenod College 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 3, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
DJ Rodman
F 		San Juan Capistrano, CA JSerra Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 18, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Noah Williams
G 		Seattle, WA O'Dea High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) May 9, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 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:

  • "2019 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.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2019–20 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Carter Sonneborn (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
G 1 Jervae Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Otero JC Aurora, CO
F 2 C. J. Elleby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cleveland HS Seattle, WA
F 3 Daron Henson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC Pasadena, CA
F 4 Aljaz Kunc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Impact Academy-FLA Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 5 Marvin Cannon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Barton CC Richmond, VA
G 10 Isaac Bonton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Casper College Portland, OR
F 11 DJ Rodman (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic HS Newport Beach, CA
F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Impact Academy Bountiful, UT
C 15 Volodymyr Markovetskyy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Kaunas A. Puškinas Truskavets, Ukraine
F 20 Deion James 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Colorado State Tucson, AZ
G 22 Ryan Rapp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Mazenod College Melbourne, Australia
G 24 Noah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr O'Dea HS Seattle, WA
F 32 Tony Miller (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Montana Woodinville, WA
F 33 Brandon Chatfield (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Clarkston HS Clarkston, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/05/2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Seattle W 85–54  1–0
 Beasley Coliseum (2,810)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Santa Clara L 62–70  1–1
 Leavey Center (1,202)
Santa Clara, CA
November 17, 2019*
1:00 pm, P12N 		Idaho State W 72–61  2–1
 Beasley Coliseum (2,704)
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Omaha
Cayman Islands Classic campus-site game 		L 77–85  2–2
 Beasley Coliseum (2,204)
Pullman, WA
November 25, 2019*
4:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Nebraska
Cayman Islands Classic Quarterfinals 		L 71–82  2–3
 John Gray Gymnasium (660)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 26, 2019*
2:00 pm 		vs. Old Dominion
Cayman Islands Classic Consolation 2nd Round 		W 66–50  3–3
 John Gray Gymnasium (406)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 27, 2019*
10:30 am 		vs. Colorado State
Cayman Islands Classic 5th place game 		L 69–79  3–4
 John Gray Gymnasium (1,023)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm 		at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse 		W 78–65  4–4
 Cowan Spectrum (1,316)
Moscow, ID
December 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, P12N 		vs. New Mexico State W 63–54  5–4
 Spokane Arena (1,222)
Spokane, WA
December 15, 2019*
1:30 pm, P12N 		UC Riverside W 70–56  6–4
 Beasley Coliseum (1,995)
Pullman, WA
December 19, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N 		Florida A&M W 87–73  7–4
 Beasley Coliseum (1,987)
Pullman, WA
December 21, 2019*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Incarnate Word W 87–59  8–4
 Beasley Coliseum (2,037)
Pullman, WA
December 29, 2019*
5:00 pm, P12N 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 65–50  9–4
 Beasley Coliseum (2,122)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N 		USC L 56–65  9–5
(0–1) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,256)
Pullman, WA
January 5, 2020
4:00 pm, P12N 		UCLA W 79–71  10–5
(1–1) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,825)
Pullman, WA
January 9, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N 		at California L 66–73  10–6
(1–2) 		Haas Pavilion (3,953)
Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 62–88  10–7
(1–3) 		Maples Pavilion (3,526)
Stanford, CA
January 16, 2020
6:30 pm, FS1 		No. 8 Oregon W 72–61  11–7
(2–3) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,082)
Pullman, WA
January 18, 2020
1:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon State W 89–76  12–7
(3–3) 		Beasley Coliseum (10,380)
Pullman, WA
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 23 Colorado L 56–78  12–8
(3–4) 		CU Events Center (7,864)
Boulder, CO
January 25, 2020
4:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah L 64–76  12–9
(3–5) 		Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,807)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 29, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Arizona State W 67–65  13–9
(4–5) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,811)
Pullman, WA
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N 		Arizona L 49–66  13–10
(4–6) 		Beasley Coliseum (4,032)
Pullman, WA
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		Washington
Rivalry 		W 79–67  14–10
(5–6) 		Beasley Coliseum (4,866)
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2020
8:00 pm, P12N 		at UCLA L 83–86 OT 14–11
(5–7) 		Pauley Pavilion (5,125)
Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N 		at USC L 51–70  14–12
(5–8) 		Galen Center (4,057)
Los Angeles, CA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		California L 57–66  14–13
(5–9) 		Beasley Coliseum (2,860)
Pullman, WA
February 23, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU 		Stanford L 57–75  14–14
(5–10) 		Beasley Coliseum (3,618)
Pullman, WA
February 28, 2020
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Washington
Rivalry 		W 78–74  15–14
(6–10) 		Alaska Airlines Arena (9,131)
Seattle, WA
March 5, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1 		at Arizona L 62–83  15–15
(6–11) 		McKale Center (13,052)
Tucson, AZ
March 7, 2020
3:30 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 74–83  15–16
(6–12) 		Desert Financial Arena (8,829)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 11, 2020
8:30 pm, P12N 		(11) vs. (6) Colorado
First round 		W 82–68  16–16
 T-Mobile Arena (7,452)
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2020
8:30 pm, FS1 		(11) vs. (3) Arizona State
Quarterfinals 		Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] T-Mobile Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.


References

  1. ^ Lawson, Theo (March 14, 2019). "After five years of futility, Washington State parting ways with men's basketball coach Ernie Kent". The Spokesman-Review.
  2. ^ Lawson, Theo (March 27, 2019). "Washington State tabs Kyle Smith to restore long-dormant basketball program". The Spokesman-Review.
  3. ^ "2020 Pac-12 Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".