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2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record9–22 (1–17 Pac-12)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
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2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record9–22 (1–17 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
2015–16 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Oregon †14–4 .77831–7  .816
No. 13 Utah13–5 .72227–9  .750
No. 17 Arizona12–6 .66725–9  .735
No. 23 California12–6 .66723–11  .676
Colorado10–8 .55622–12  .647
USC9–9 .50021–13  .618
Oregon State9–9 .50019–13  .594
Washington9–9 .50019–15  .559
Stanford8–10 .44415–15  .500
UCLA6–12 .33315–17  .469
Arizona State5–13 .27815–17  .469
Washington State1–17 .0569–22  .290
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jackie Davis1G6'3"195FreshmanLong Beach, CATransferred
Jordan Railey4C7'0"245RS seniorBeaverton, ORGraduated
Dexter Kernich-Drew10G6'7"190RS seniorMelbourne, AustraliaGraduated
Trevor Dunbar11G5'10"170FreshmanSan Francisco, CaliforniaTransferred to City College of San Francisco
Aaron Cheatum20F6'7"240JuniorMoreno Valley, CaliforniaTransferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills
DaVonté Lacy25G6'4"210SeniorTacoma, WashingtonGraduated
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Incoming transfers

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Derrien King0F6'8"175SophomoreLos Angeles, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from Santa Monica College
Renard Suggs1G6'3"200JuniorWoodbury, MinnesotaJunior college transferred from Gillette College
Charles Callison23G6'0"180JuniorMoreno, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College
Conor Clifford42C7'0"270RS juniorHuntington Beach, CaliforniaJunior college transferred from Saddleback College
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2015 recruiting class

More information Name, Hometown ...
College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jeff Pollard
PF		 Bountiful, Utah Bountiful HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 25, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 2/5 stars   ESPN: 2/5 stars   
Vionte Daniels
SG		 Federal Way, Washington Federal Way HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Apr 1, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals: 2/5 stars   247Sports:    ESPN: 2/5 stars   
Robert Franks
PF		 Vancouver, Washington Evergreen HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 29, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 2/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Derrien King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSanta Monica College Wichita, Kansas
G 1 Renard Suggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrGillette College Saint Paul, Minnesota
G 2 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrOak Hill Acad. Elk Grove, California
G 3 Ny Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)166 lb (75 kg) SoWestwind Prep Solon, Ohio
G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)163 lb (74 kg) FrFederal Way HS Federal Way, Washington
F 15 Junior Longrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
F 22 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrEvergreen HS Vancouver, Washington
G 23 Charles Callison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrSan Bernardino Valley College Moreno Valley, California
F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)232 lb (105 kg) JrEast Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
F 32 Que Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) RS JrWestwind Prep Pontiac, Michigan
F 33 Brett Boese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrShadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)283 lb (128 kg) RS JrSaddleback College Huntington Beach, California
C 45 Valentine Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrHouston Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule

Washington State's non-conference schedule included a trip to the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii, where they would play three of the following: Auburn, BYU, Harvard, New Mexico, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, and host-Hawaii.[2] The Cougars would also host Gonzaga[3] and UTEP.[4]

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