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
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Drick Bernstine F 6'8" 220 RS Senior Aurora, CO Completed athletic eligibility
Steven Shpreyregin G 6'1" 180 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
K. J. Langston G 6'4" 185 RS Junior Chicago, IL Dismissed from team[2]
Malachi Flynn G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Tacoma, WA Transferred to San Diego State.[3]
Milan Acquaah G 6'3" 185 RS Freshman Pasadena, CA Transferred
Jamar Ergas G 6'3" 182 Freshman Toronto, ON Transferred to South Plains College
T. J. Mickelson G 6'1" 160 Freshman Olympia, WA Transferred to Lake Region State College
Kwinton Hinton G 6'4" 215 Junior Fairmount, GA Left team

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Isaiah Wade F 6'8" 210 Junior Minneapolis, MN Iowa Western CC
Jervae Robinson G 6'2" 180 Junior Aurora, CO Otero JC
Marvin Cannon F 6'5" 160 Sophomore Richmond, VA Barton CC
Ahmed Ali G 5'11" 165 Junior Toronto, ON Eastern Florida State College

2018 recruiting class

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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:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Aljaž Kunc
SF
Slovenia Impact Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Mar 23, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Isaiah Wade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Minneapolis, MN
G 1 Jervae Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Otero JC Aurora, CO
F 2 C. J. Elleby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cleveland HS Seattle, WA
F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Evergreen HS Vancouver, WA
G/F 4 Aljaz Kunc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Impact Academy Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 5 Marvin Cannon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Barton CC Richmond, VA
F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Impact Academy Bountiful, UT
C 15 James Streeter (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Lake Region State College Coon Rapids, MN
G 23 Ahmed Ali 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State College Toronto, ON
G 24 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA
F 25 Arinze Chidom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 32 Davante Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Tyler Junior College Atlanta, GA
G 35 Carter Skaggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chipola College Logansport, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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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