2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2015–16 record	9–22 (1–17 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Greg Graham
Assistant coach	Silvey Dominguez
Assistant coach	Curtis Allen
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Oregon †	14	–	4	.778	31	–	7	.816
#13 Utah	13	–	5	.722	27	–	9	.750
#17 Arizona	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
#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

† 2016 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

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

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, CA	Transferred to City College of San Francisco
Aaron Cheatum	20	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Moreno Valley, CA	Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
Davonté Lacy	25	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Tacoma, WA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

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

2015 Recruiting class

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
Jeff Pollard PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Vionte Daniels SG	Federal Way, WA	Federal Way HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Apr 1, 2015
Vionte Daniels SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Robert Franks PF	Vancouver, WA	Evergreen HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 29, 2014
Robert Franks PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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

2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	King, DerrienDerrien King	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Santa Monica College	Wichita, KS
1.5 !G	1	Suggs, RenardRenard Suggs	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gillette College	Saint Paul, MN
1.5 !G	2	Iroegbu, IkeIke Iroegbu	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Oak Hill Acad.	Elk Grove, CA
1.5 !G	3	Redding, NyNy Redding	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	166 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Westwind Prep	Solon, OH
1.5 !G	4	Daniels, Viont'eViont'e Daniels	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Federal Way HS	Federal Way, WA
3.5 !F	15	Longrus, JuniorJunior Longrus	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, CA
3.5 !F	22	Franks, RobertRobert Franks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Evergreen HS	Vancouver, WA
1.5 !G	23	Callison, CharlesCharles Callison	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	3.0 !Jr	San Bernardino Valley College	Moreno Valley, CA
3.5 !F	24	Hawkinson, JoshJosh Hawkinson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	3.0 !Jr	East Shorewood HS	Shoreline, WA
3.5 !F	32	Johnson, QueQue Johnson	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Westwind Prep	Pontiac, MI
3.5 !F	33	Boese, BrettBrett Boese	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Shadle Park HS	Spokane, WA
5.0 !C	42	Clifford, ConorConor Clifford	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	283 lb (128 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Saddleback College	Huntington Beach, CA
5.0 !C	45	Izundu, ValentineValentine Izundu	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Houston	Houston, TX

Head coach

Ernie Kent (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Graham (Oregon)
Silvey Dominguez (New Mexico)
Curtis Allen (Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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, WA
Nov. 6* 6:00 PM	Pacific (OR)	W 97–70	–	Bohler Gym (2,427) Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 13* 5:30 PM, P12N	Northern Arizona	W 83–70	1–0	Beasley Coliseum (3,011) Pullman, WA
Nov. 20* 8:00 PM, P12N	Idaho State	W 85–67	2–0	Beasley Coliseum (2,662) Pullman, WA
Nov. 24* 8:00 PM, P12N	Cal State Los Angeles	W 74–57	3–0	Beasley Coliseum (1,280) Pullman, WA
Nov. 28* 6:00 PM, P12N	Texas Southern	W 77–65	4–0	Beasley Coliseum (1,604) Pullman, WA
Dec. 2* 8:00 PM, FS1	No. 13 Gonzaga	L 60–69	4–1	Beasley Coliseum (8,209) Pullman, WA
Dec. 6* 1:00 PM, P12N	Portland State	W 91–67	5–1	Beasley Coliseum (1,806) Pullman, WA
Dec. 10* 6:00 PM	at Idaho Battle of the Palouse	L 74–78	5–2	Cowan Spectrum (3,759) Moscow, ID
Dec. 13* 3:00 PM, P12N	UTEP	W 84–68	6–2	Beasley Coliseum (1,917) Pullman, WA
Dec. 18* 6:00 PM, P12N	Texas State	W 78–73 ^OT	7–2	Beasley Coliseum (1,233) Pullman, WA
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, HI
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, HI
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, HI
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 1 6:00 PM, P12N	USC	L 77–90	8–5 (0–1)	Beasley Coliseum (2,314) Pullman, WA
Jan. 3 6:30 PM, P12N	No. 25 UCLA	W 85–78	9–5 (1–1)	Beasley Coliseum (1,912) Pullman, WA
Jan. 9 12:00 PM, P12N	Washington Rivalry	L 95–99 ^OT	9–6 (1–2)	Beasley Coliseum (4,025) Pullman, WA
Jan. 14 5:00 PM, P12N	at Arizona State	L 73–84	9–7 (1–3)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,047) Tempe, AZ
Jan. 16 6:30 PM, P12N	at No. 18 Arizona	L 66–90	9–8 (1–4)	McKale Center (14,502) Tucson, AZ
Jan. 21 8:00 PM, FS1	Utah	L 71–92	9–9 (1–5)	Beasley Coliseum (2,717) Pullman, WA
Jan. 23 6:00 PM, P12N	Colorado	L 70–75	9–10 (1–6)	Beasley Coliseum (3,321) Pullman, WA
Jan. 28 7:30 PM, P12N	at USC	L 71–81	9–11 (1–7)	Galen Center (4,392) Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 30 4:00 PM, P12N	at UCLA	L 50–83	9–12 (1–8)	Pauley Pavilion (9,024) Los Angeles, CA
Feb. 3 7:00 PM, P12N	No. 23 Arizona	L 64–79	9–13 (1–9)	Beasley Coliseum (3,189) Pullman, WA
Feb. 6 3:30 PM, P12N	Arizona State	L 55–67	9–14 (1–10)	Beasley Coliseum (3,448) Pullman, WA
Feb. 11 7:00 PM, P12N	at Colorado	L 81–88 ^2OT	9–15 (1–11)	Coors Events Center (7,330) Boulder, CO
Feb. 14 12:00 PM, P12N	at Utah	L 47–88	9–16 (1–12)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,464) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 18 7:00 PM, P12N	Stanford	L 56–72	9–17 (1–13)	Beasley Coliseum (2,711) Pullman, WA
Feb. 21 5:30 PM, ESPNU	California	L 62–80	9–18 (1–14)	Beasley Coliseum (3,203) Pullman, WA
Feb. 24 7:00 PM, P12N	at No. 13 Oregon	L 62–76	9–19 (1–15)	Matthew Knight Arena (8,088) Eugene, OR
Feb. 28 3:30 PM, P12N	at Oregon State	L 49–69	9–20 (1–16)	Gill Coliseum (9,604) Corvallis, OR
Mar. 2 8:00 PM, ESPNU	at Washington Rivalry	L 91–99	9–21 (1–17)	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,655) Seattle, WA
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, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "Cougars Fall To Hot-Shooting Cal". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
↑ "Cougars to Return to Diamond Head Classic in 2015". December 21, 2014.
↑ "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.
↑ "UTEP's Coach Floyd Touches on Variety of Topics". May 29, 2015.

Washington State Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)

Rivalries	Idaho Washington

Culture & lore	History Butch T. Cougar

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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