2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-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 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.

2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Wooden Legacy Champions
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	12–19 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Curtis Allen Ed Haskins Bennie Seltzer
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Arizona †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
USC	12	–	6		.667			24	–	12		.667
UCLA	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Utah	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Stanford	11	–	7		.611			19	–	16		.543
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Washington	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Colorado	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Arizona State	8	–	10		.444			20	–	12		.625
Oregon State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
California	2	–	16		.111			8	–	24		.250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derien King	0	F	6'6"	185	Junior	Wichita, KS	Graduate transferred to Angelo State
Ike Iroegbu	2	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Elk Grove, CA	Graduated
Charles Callison	23	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated
Josh Hawkinson	24	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Shoreline, WA	Graduated
Conor Clifford	42	C	7'0"	260	Senior	Huntington Beach, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Davante Cooper	32	C	6'10"	230	Sophomore	Atlanta, GA	Junior college transferred from Tyler Junior College
Kwinton Hinson	40	F	6'5"	175	Junior	Fairmont, NC	Junior college transferred from Tyler Junior College
Drick Bernstine	43	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Aurora, CO	Transferred from North Dakota. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bernstine graduated from North Dakota.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Roberto Gittens SF	Tacoma, WA	Henry Foss HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:
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: "2017 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2017 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    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

2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jamar Ergas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Elite 1 Academy Toronto, ON G 2 T. J. Mickelson (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Capital HS Olympia, WA F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Evergreen HS Vancouver, WA G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA G 5 Milan Acquaah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Cathedral HS Pasadena, CA G 10 K. J. Langston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Chabot College Chicago, IL G 12 Steven Shpreyregin (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Skagit Valley College Seattle, WA F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Impact Academy Bountiful, UT G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA F 25 Arinze Chidom (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA F 32 Davante Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Atlanta, GA G 35 Carter Skaggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Chipola College Logansport, IN G 40 Kwinton Hinton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Tyler Junior College Fairmont, GA F 43 Drick Bernstine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr North Dakota Aurora, CO	Head coach Ernie Kent (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Curtis Allen (Washington) Ed Haskins (Eastern Washington) Bennie Seltzer (Washington State) 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
Nov 5, 2017* 1:00 pm		Saint Martin's	W 85–74	–	Beasley Coliseum (1,213) Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 12, 2017* 1:00 pm, P12N		Texas Southern	W 86–84 OT	1–0	Beasley Coliseum (2,424) Pullman, WA
Nov 15, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N		Seattle	W 75–59	2–0	Beasley Coliseum (2,340) Pullman, WA
Nov 18, 2017* 1:30 pm, P12N		Idaho State	W 83–62	3–0	Beasley Coliseum (2,129) Pullman, WA
Nov 23, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Saint Joseph's Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 75–71	4–0	Titan Gym (2,131) Fullerton, CA
Nov 24, 2017* 10:30 am, ESPNews		vs. No. 21 Saint Mary's Wooden Legacy semifinals	W 84–79	5–0	Titan Gym (2,513) Fullerton, CA
Nov 26, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. San Diego State Wooden Legacy championship	W 93–86	6–0	Titan Gym (1,733) Fullerton, CA
Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, P12N		UC Davis	L 67–81	6–1	Beasley Coliseum (3,183) Pullman, WA
Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, SWX		at Idaho Battle of the Palouse	L 64–91	6–2	Cowan Spectrum (4,329) Moscow, ID
Dec 9, 2017* 6:00 pm, Stadium		at UTEP	L 69–76	6–3	Don Haskins Center (6,341) El Paso, TX
Dec 16, 2017* 3:00 pm, P12N		IUPUI	W 72–59	7–3	Beasley Coliseum (2,240) Pullman, WA
Dec 20, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. Kansas State Spokane Showcase	L 65–68	7–4	Spokane Arena (4,165) Spokane, WA
Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N		Bethune–Cookman	W 86–58	8–4	Beasley Coliseum (2,178) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 29, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at UCLA	L 82–96	8–5 (0–1)	Pauley Pavilion (8,089) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 31, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2		at USC	L 71–89	8–6 (0–2)	Galen Center (2,518) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, P12N		Washington Rivalry	L 65–70	8–7 (0–3)	Beasley Coliseum (3,477) Pullman, WA
Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Stanford	L 70–79	8–8 (0–4)	Beasley Coliseum (2,540) Pullman, WA
Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm, P12N		California	W 78–53	9–8 (1–4)	Beasley Coliseum (3,178) Pullman, WA
Jan 18, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 73–82	9–9 (1–5)	Coors Events Center (7,477) Boulder, CO
Jan 21, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Utah	L 69–82	9–10 (1–6)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,241) Salt Lake City, UT
Jan 28, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Washington Rivalry	L 62–80	9–11 (1–7)	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, P12N		No. 9 Arizona	L 72–100	9–12 (1–8)	Beasley Coliseum (4,607) Pullman, WA
Feb 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU		No. 25 Arizona State	L 78–88	9–13 (1–9)	Beasley Coliseum (2,803) Pullman, WA
Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 62–94	9–14 (1–10)	Gill Coliseum (4,235) Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oregon	L 57–84	9–15 (1–11)	Matthew Knight Arena (9,419) Eugene, OR
Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 73–69	10–15 (2–11)	Beasley Coliseum (2,249) Pullman, WA
Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2		Utah	L 70–77	10–16 (2–12)	Beasley Coliseum (2,924) Pullman, WA
Feb 22, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N		at California	W 78–76	11–16 (3–12)	Haas Pavilion (6,552) Berkeley, CA
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 84–86	11–17 (3–13)	Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, CA
Mar 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2		Oregon	W 78–76	12–17 (4–13)	Beasley Coliseum (2,592) Pullman, WA
Mar 3, 2018 3:30 pm, P12N		Oregon State	L 67–92	12–18 (4–14)	Beasley Coliseum (3,148) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
Mar 7, 2018 8:30 pm, P12N	(11)	vs. (6) Oregon First round	L 62–64 OT	12–19	T-Mobile Arena (10,458) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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