2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-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 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 Oregon.

2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record11–21 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington153 .833279  .750
Arizona State126 .6672311  .676
Utah117 .6111714  .548
Oregon State108 .5561813  .581
Colorado108 .5562313  .639
Oregon108 .5562513  .658
UCLA99 .5001716  .515
USC810 .4441617  .485
Arizona810 .4441715  .531
Stanford810 .4441516  .484
Washington State414 .2221121  .344
California315 .167823  .258
Conference tournament winner

At the conclusion of the season, Kent was fired.[1]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Drick BernstineF6'8"220RS SeniorAurora, COCompleted athletic eligibility
Steven ShpreyreginG6'1"180SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated
K. J. LangstonG6'4"185RS JuniorChicago, ILDismissed from team[2]
Malachi FlynnG6'1"170SophomoreTacoma, WATransferred to San Diego State.[3]
Milan AcquaahG6'3"185RS FreshmanPasadena, CATransferred
Jamar ErgasG6'3"182FreshmanToronto, ONTransferred to South Plains College
T. J. MickelsonG6'1"160FreshmanOlympia, WATransferred to Lake Region State College
Kwinton HintonG6'4"215JuniorFairmount, GALeft team

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Isaiah WadeF6'8"210JuniorMinneapolis, MNIowa Western CC
Jervae RobinsonG6'2"180JuniorAurora, COOtero JC
Marvin CannonF6'5"160SophomoreRichmond, VABarton CC
Ahmed AliG5'11"165JuniorToronto, ONEastern Florida State College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Aljaž Kunc
SF
Slovenia Impact Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 23, 2018 
Recruiting 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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Isaiah Wade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrIowa Western CC Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Jervae Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrOtero JC Aurora, CO
F 2 C. J. Elleby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCleveland HS Seattle, WA
F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrEvergreen HS Vancouver, WA
G/F 4 Aljaz Kunc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrImpact Academy Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 5 Marvin Cannon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrBarton CC Richmond, VA
F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrImpact Academy Bountiful, UT
C 15 James Streeter (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) JrLake Region State College Coon Rapids, MN
G 23 Ahmed Ali 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrEastern Florida State College Toronto, ON
G 24 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrFederal Way HS Federal Way, WA
F 25 Arinze Chidom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 32 Davante Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)233 lb (106 kg) SrTyler Junior College Atlanta, GA
G 35 Carter Skaggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrChipola College Logansport, IN
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
November 4, 2018*
2:00 pm
New Hope Christian W 138–63 
Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2018*
4:00 pm, P12N
Nicholls W 89–72  1–0
Beasley Coliseum (2,090)
Pullman, WA
November 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Seattle L 69–78  1–1
Showare Center (1,977)
Kent, WA
November 19, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Cal Poly W 84–70  2–1
Beasley Coliseum (1,774)
Pullman, WA
November 24, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
Delaware State W 80–52  3–1
Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
Pullman, WA
November 27, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Northridge W 103–94  4–1
Beasley Coliseum (1,909)
Pullman, WA
December 1, 2018*
6:00 pm
at New Mexico State L 63–69  4–2
Pan American Center (4,880)
Las Cruces, NM
December 5, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
W 90–70  5–2
Beasley Coliseum (2,748)
Pullman, WA
December 9, 2018*
4:00 pm, P12N
vs. Montana State
Kennewick Showcase
L 90–95  5–3
Toyota Center (1,807)
Kennewick, WA
December 17, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Rider
Las Vegas Classic campus game
W 94–80  6–3
Beasley Coliseum (1,673)
Pullman, WA
December 19, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
SIU Edwardsville
Las Vegas Classic campus game
W 89–73  7–3
Beasley Coliseum (1,776)
Pullman, WA
December 22, 2018*
4:30 pm, FS1
vs. San Diego
Las Vegas Classic semifinals
L 75–82  7–4
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 23, 2018*
7:00 pm, FS1
vs. New Mexico State
Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game
L 72–75  7–5
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 29, 2018*
11:00 am, P12N
vs. Santa Clara
Spokane Showcase
L 71–79  7–6
Spokane Arena (2,723)
Spokane, WA
Pac-12 regular season
January 5, 2019
7:30 pm, P12N
at Washington
Rivalry
L 67–85  7–7
(0–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (8,029)
Seattle, WA
January 10, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 60–92  7–8
(0–2)
CU Events Center (6,184)
Boulder, CO
January 12, 2019
5:30 pm, P12N
at Utah L 70–88  7–9
(0–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,358)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
California W 82–59  8–9
(1–3)
Beasley Coliseum (2,130)
Pullman, WA
January 19, 2019
12:00 pm, P12N
Stanford L 66–78  8–10
(1–4)
Beasley Coliseum (2,364)
Pullman, WA
January 24, 2019
8:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 77–90  8–11
(1–5)
Gill Coliseum (5,100)
Corvallis, OR
January 27, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oregon L 58–78  8–12
(1–6)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,929)
Eugene, OR
January 30, 2019
7:30 pm, P12N
UCLA L 67–87  8–13
(1–7)
Beasley Coliseum (2,497)
Pullman, WA
February 2, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
USC L 84–93  8–14
(1–8)
Beasley Coliseum (2,559)
Pullman, WA
February 7, 2019
5:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State W 91–70  9–14
(2–8)
Wells Fargo Arena (9,517)
Tempe, AZ
February 9, 2019
4:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona W 69–55  10–14
(3–8)
McKale Center (14,145)
Tucson, AZ
February 16, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Washington
Rivalry
L 70–72  10–15
(3–9)
Beasley Coliseum (4,233)
Pullman, WA
February 20, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
Colorado W 76–74  11–15
(4–9)
Beasley Coliseum (1,911)
Pullman, WA
February 23, 2019
5:00 pm, P12N
Utah L 79–92  11–16
(4–10)
Beasley Coliseum (3,199)
Pullman, WA
February 28, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 50–98  11–17
(4–11)
Maples Pavilion (3,139)
Stanford, CA
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
at California L 69–76  11–18
(4–12)
Haas Pavilion (7,406)
Berkeley, CA
March 6, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
Oregon L 61–72  11–19
(4–13)
Beasley Coliseum (2,065)
Pullman, WA
March 9, 2019
12:00 pm, P12N
Oregon State L 77–85  11–20
(4–14)
Beasley Coliseum (2,549)
Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2019
8:30 pm, P12N
(11) vs. (6) Oregon
First round
L 51–84  11–21
T-Mobile Arena (8,876)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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