2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
2016–17 record	4–4 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Greg Graham
Assistant coach	Silvey Dominguez
Assistant coach	Curtis Allen
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#11 UCLA	0	–	0	–	9	–	0	1.000
USC	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
California	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Utah	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
#23 Oregon	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
#16 Arizona	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Colorado	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Stanford	0	–	0	–	6	–	3	.667
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Washington State	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333


† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of Dec. 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represents Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team will be led by 3rd year head coach Ernie Kent. The Cougars play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 team finished the season with an overall record of 9–22 and 1–17 in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

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

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
Milan Acquaah PG	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
Jeff Pollard PF	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
Malachi Flynn PG	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
Jamar Ergas SF	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	Home town
3.5 !F	0	King, DerrienDerrien King	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Santa Monica College	Wichita, KS
1.5 !G	1	Ergas, JamarJamar Ergas	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elite 1 Academy	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	2	Iroegbu, IkeIke Iroegbu	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Oak Hill Academy	Elk Grove, CA
3.5 !F	3	Franks, RobertRobert Franks	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Evergreen HS	Vancouver, WA
1.5 !G	4	Daniels, Viont'eViont'e Daniels	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Federal Way HS	Federal Way, WA
1.5 !G	5	Acquaah, MilanMilan Acquaah	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cathedral HS	Pasadena, CA
1.5 !G	10	Langston, KeithKeith Langston	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Chabot College	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	13	Pollard, JeffJeff Pollard	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Impact Academy	Bountiful, UT
1.5 !G	22	Flynn, MalachiMalachi Flynn	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bellarmine Prep	Tacoma, WA
1.5 !G	23	Callison, CharlesCharles Callison	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	San Bernardino Valley College	Moreno Valley, CA
3.5 !F	24	Hawkinson, JoshJosh Hawkinson	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	4.0 !Sr	East Shorewood HS	Shoreline, WA
3.5 !F	25	Chidom, ArinzeArinze Chidom (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, CA
5.0 !C	42	Clifford, ConorConor Clifford	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !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

Date Time, TV	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			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM	vs. Kansas State Wildcat Classic			Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
12/17/2016* 1:00 PM, P12N	Santa Clara			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
12/21/2016* 6:00 PM, P12N	Sacramento State			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Pac-12 regular season
01/01/2017 5:30 PM, ESPNU	at Washington Rivalry			Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, P12N	Oregon State			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
01/07/2017 4:00 PM, P12N	Oregon			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, P12N	at Stanford			Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
01/14/2017 1:00 PM, P12N	at California			Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
01/18/2017 6:00 PM, P12N	Utah			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
01/21/2017 1:00 PM, P12N	Colorado			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
01/26/2017 6:30 PM, P12N	at Arizona			McKale Center Tucson, AZ
01/29/2017 11:00 AM, P12N	at Arizona State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
02/01/2017 6:00 PM, P12N	UCLA			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
02/04/2017 5:00 PM, P12N	USC			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
02/09/2017 6:00 PM, P12N	at Utah			Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
02/12/2017 5:30 PM, ESPNU	at Colorado			Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
02/16/2017 6:00 PM, FS1	Arizona			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
02/18/2017 2:00 PM, P12N	Arizona State			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
02/25/2017 5:30 PM, ESPNU	Washington Rivalry			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
03/01/2017 7:00 PM, P12N	at USC			Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
03/04/2017 6:30 PM, ESPNU	at UCLA			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

Washington State Cougars men's basketball

Venues	Bohler Gymnasium (1928–1973) Beasley Coliseum (1973–present)

Rivalries	Idaho Washington

Culture & lore	History Butch T. Cougar

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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