2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-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 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.^[1]

2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	13–18 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Graham Silvey Dominguez Curtis Allen
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Oregon	16	–	2		.889			33	–	6		.846
No. 4 Arizona †	16	–	2		.889			32	–	5		.865
No. 8 UCLA	15	–	3		.833			31	–	5		.861
Utah	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
California	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
USC	10	–	8		.556			26	–	10		.722
Colorado	8	–	10		.444			19	–	15		.559
Arizona State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	18		.455
Stanford	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Washington State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Washington	2	–	16		.111			9	–	22		.290
Oregon State	1	–	17		.056			5	–	27		.156
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.^[2]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Junior Longrus	15	F	6'7"	240	Senior	Oakland, CA	Graduated
Que Johnson	32	F	6'5"	208	RS Junior	Pontiac, MI	Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky
Brett Boese	33	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Spokane, WA	Graduated
Valentine Izundu	45	C	6'11"	235	RS Junior	Houston, TX	Graduate transferred to San Diego State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Keith Langston	10	G	6'5"	190	RS Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Junior college transferred from Chabot College

2016 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Milan Acquaah PG	Los Angeles, CA	Cathedral High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 23, 2015
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jeff Pollard PF	Bountiful, UT	Impact Basketball Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 25, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Malachi Flynn PG	Tacoma, WA	Bellarmine Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Apr 13, 2016
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jamar Ergas SF	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 2, 2016
	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: "2016 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016. "2016 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 6, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Derrien King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Santa Monica College Wichita, KS G 1 Jamar Ergas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Elite 1 Academy Toronto, ON G 2 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Oak Hill Academy Elk Grove, CA F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Evergreen HS Vancouver, WA G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA G 5 Milan Acquaah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cathedral HS Pasadena, CA G 10 K. J. Langston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Chabot College Chicago, IL G 12 Steven Shpreyregin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Skagit Valley College Seattle, WA F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Impact Academy Bountiful, UT G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA G 23 Charles Callison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr San Bernardino Valley College Moreno Valley, CA F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr East Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA F 25 Arinze Chidom (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) RS Sr Saddleback College Huntington Beach, CA	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 and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2016* 5:00 pm		Carroll (MT)	W 78–70		Beasley Coliseum (1,932) Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:00 pm, P12N		Montana State	W 69–65	1–0	Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N		vs. Central Washington Kennewick Showcase	W 81–76	2–0	Toyota Center (1,935) Kennewick, WA
11/18/2016* 5:30 pm		vs. No. 22 Creighton Paradise Jam quarterfinals	L 77–103	2–1	Sports and Fitness Center (2,223) St. Thomas, VI
11/19/2016* 4:00 pm		vs. Montana Paradise Jam 2nd round consolation	W 87–63	3–1	Sports and Fitness Center (1,831) St. Thomas, VI
11/21/2016* 12:00 pm		vs. Loyola–Chicago Paradise Jam 5th place game	L 79–88	3–2	Sports and Fitness Center (224) St. Thomas, VI
11/27/2016* 3:00 pm, P12N		San Jose State	L 76–88	3–3	Beasley Coliseum (2,317) Pullman, WA
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N		Utah Valley	W 83–76	4–3	Beasley Coliseum (2,314) Pullman, WA
12/03/2016* 3:00 pm, P12N		New Orleans	L 54–70	4–4	Beasley Coliseum (2,617) Pullman, WA
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, P12N		Idaho Battle of the Palouse	W 61–48	5–4	Beasley Coliseum (3,178) Pullman, WA
12/10/2016* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Kansas State Wildcat Classic	L 56–70	5–5	Sprint Center (8,807) Kansas City, MO
12/17/2016* 1:00 pm, P12N		Santa Clara	W 69–68	6–5	Beasley Coliseum (2,388) Pullman, WA
12/21/2016* 6:00 pm, P12N		Sacramento State	W 74–66	7–5	Beasley Coliseum (2,248) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/01/2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU		at Washington Rivalry	W 79–74	8–5 (1–0)	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,259) Seattle, WA
01/04/2017 8:00 pm, P12N		vs. Oregon State	W 75–62	9–5 (2–0)	Spokane Arena (2,237) Spokane, WA
01/07/2017 4:00 pm, P12N		No. 15 Oregon	L 66–85	9–6 (2–1)	Beasley Coliseum (3,335) Pullman, WA
01/12/2017 8:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 54–84	9–7 (2–2)	Maples Pavilion (3,491) Stanford, CA
01/14/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 54–58	9–8 (2–3)	Haas Pavilion (9,238) Berkeley, CA
01/18/2017 6:00 pm, P12N		Utah	L 47–88	9–9 (2–4)	Beasley Coliseum (2,928) Pullman, WA
01/21/2017 1:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 91–89 OT	10–9 (3–4)	Beasley Coliseum (2,920) Pullman, WA
01/26/2017 6:30 pm, P12N		at No. 7 Arizona	L 62–79	10–10 (3–5)	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
01/29/2017 11:00 am, P12N		at Arizona State	W 91–83	11–10 (4–5)	Wells Fargo Arena (5,554) Tempe, AZ
02/01/2017 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 11 UCLA	L 79–95	11–11 (4–6)	Beasley Coliseum (4,109) Pullman, WA
02/04/2017 5:00 pm, P12N		USC	L 77–86	11–12 (4–7)	Beasley Coliseum (3,551) Pullman, WA
02/09/2017 6:00 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 70–74	11–13 (4–8)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,800) Salt Lake City, UT
02/12/2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU		at Colorado	L 49–81	11–14 (4–9)	Coors Events Center (7,612) Boulder, CO
02/16/2017 6:00 pm, FS1		No. 5 Arizona	L 59–78	11–15 (4–10)	Beasley Coliseum (3,448) Pullman, WA
02/18/2017 2:00 pm, P12N		Arizona State	W 86–71	12–15 (5–10)	Beasley Coliseum (3,344) Pullman, WA
02/25/2017 5:30 pm, ESPNU		Washington Rivalry	W 79–71	13–15 (6–10)	Beasley Coliseum (5,003) Pullman, WA
03/01/2017 7:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 64–87	13–16 (6–11)	Galen Center (3,553) Los Angeles, CA
03/04/2017 7:15 pm, ESPN		at No. 3 UCLA	L 68–77	13–17 (6–12)	Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
03/08/2017 6:00 pm, P12N	(10)	vs. (7) Colorado First round	L 63–73	13–18	T-Mobile Arena (9,978) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.