2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by third year head coach Ken Bone. They finished with the record of 19–18 overall, 7–11 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Basketball Tournament to Oregon State . They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of three finals series, falling to Pittsburgh 2 games to 1.

2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
CBI, Runner Up
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2011–12 record19–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Curtis Allen
  • Jeff Hironaka
  • Ben Johnson
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington144 .778  2411  .686
California135 .722  2410  .706
Oregon135 .722  2410  .706
Arizona126 .667  2312  .657
Colorado117 .611  2412  .667
UCLA117 .611  1914  .576
Stanford108 .556  2611  .703
Oregon State711 .389  2115  .583
Washington State711 .389  1918  .514
Arizona State612 .333  1021  .323
Utah315 .167  625  .194
USC117 .056  626  .188
2012 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Departures

The Cougars lost their leading scorer Klay Thompson because of the 2011 NBA Draft. He was averaging over 21 points per game. In addition to Klay Thompson, they also lost DeAngelo Casto due to play in the Turkish league and Dre Winston transfer to Portland State.

Roster

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Last School/College
Marcus Capers 0 Guard 6–4 179 Senior Winter Haven, FL Montverde Acad.
Reggie Moore 1 Guard 6–1 178 Junior Seattle, WA Brewster Acad.
Mike Ladd 2 Guard 6–5 195 RS Junior Seattle, WA Fresno State
DaVonté Lacy 3 Guard 6–3 206 Freshman Tacoma, WA Curtis Sr. HS
Chuks Iroegbu 4 Guard 6–3 200 Freshman Elk Grove, CA Franklin HS
Will DiIorio 5 Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Bainbridge Island, WA Bainbridge HS
Faisal Aden 11 Guard 6–4 179 Senior San Diego, CA Hillsborough CC
Brock Motum 12 Forward 6–10 245 Junior Brisbane, AUS Australian Institute of Sport
Dominic Ballard 21 Guard 6–4 199 Freshman Seattle, WA Bothell HS
Royce Woolridge 22 Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Phoenix, AZ Kansas
D. J. Shelton 23 Forward 6–10 240 RS Sophomore Rialto, CA Citrus College
Abe Lodwick 31 Forward/Guard 6–7 215 RS Senior Bend, OR Mountain View HS
Dexter Kernich-Drew 34 Guard 6–6 182 RS Freshman Melbourne, AUS Caulfield Grammar School
Charlie Enquist 40 Forward 6–10 230 RS Senior Edmonds, WA King's HS
Patrick Simon 44 Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore Ephrata, WA Ephrata HS

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
6:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 88–41 
Beasley Coliseum (3,117)
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
11/14/2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 22 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 81–89  0–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/17/2011*
7:05 pm
Sacramento State W 79–68  1–1
Beasley Coliseum (4,117)
Pullman, WA
11/20/2011*
7:00 pm
at Portland W 83–73  2–1
Chiles Center (3,613)
Portland, OR
11/24/2011*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
76 Classic first round
L 59–74  2–2
Anaheim Convention Center (1,457)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. New Mexico
76 Classic loser bracket
L 62–72  2–3
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011*
10:30 am, ESPN3
vs. UC Riverside
76 Classic 7th place game
L 63–64  2–4
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/30/2011*
5:30 pm
Grambling State W 69–37  3–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,930)
Pullman, WA
12/03/2011*
3:30 pm, RTNW
Eastern Washington W 75–49  4–4
Beasley Coliseum (4,002)
Pullman, WA
12/07/2011*
7:05 pm
at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
W 66–64  5–4
Cowan Spectrum (3,321)
Moscow, ID
12/11/2011*
1:00 pm
Santa Clara W 93–55  6–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,711)
Pullman, WA
12/18/2011*
4:35 pm
Western Oregon W 66–42  7–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,318)
Pullman, WA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine
Cougar Hardwood Classic
W 67–56  8–4
KeyArena (9,831)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2011
6:00 pm, CSNNW
vs. Oregon L 75–92  8–5
(0–1)
Spokane Arena (9,889)
Spokane, WA
12/31/2011
3:00 pm, RTNW
vs. Oregon State W 81–76  9–5
(1–1)
Spokane Arena (8,282)
Spokane, WA
01/05/2012
6:00 pm
at Utah L 60–62 OT 9–6
(1–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,412)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/07/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
at Colorado L 60–71  9–7
(1–3)
Coors Events Center (8,518)
Boulder, CO
01/15/2012
4:00 pm, FSN
at Washington
Rivalry
L 65–75  9–8
(1–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
01/19/2012
7:05 pm
Stanford W 81–69  10–8
(2–4)
Beasley Coliseum (3,119)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2012
3:05 pm
California W 77–75  11–8
(3–4)
Beasley Coliseum (5,013)
Pullman, WA
01/26/2012
7:30 pm, FSN
at Arizona L 61–85  11–9
(3–5)
McKale Center (14,138)
Tucson, AZ
01/28/2012
2:00 pm, RTNW
at Arizona State L 67–71  11–10
(3–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,224)
Tempe, AZ
02/02/2012
7:05 pm
USC W 60–53  12–10
(4–6)
Beasley Coliseum (4,002)
Pullman, WA
02/04/2012
2:00 pm, RTNW
UCLA L 60–63  12–11
(4–7)
Beasley Coliseum (4,204)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2012
7:00 pm
at Oregon State W 83–73  13–11
(5–7)
Gill Coliseum (5,782)
Corvallis, OR
02/11/2012
3:00 pm
at Oregon L 69–78  13–12
(5–8)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,071)
Eugene, OR
02/16/2012
6:00 pm, FSN
Arizona L 72–76  13–13
(5–9)
Beasley Coliseum (3,616)
Pullman, WA
02/18/2012
5:00 pm, RTNW
Arizona State W 72–50  14–13
(6–9)
Beasley Coliseum (5,218)
Pullman, WA
02/25/2012
5:00 pm, RTNW
Washington
Rivalry
L 55–59  14–14
(6–10)
Beasley Coliseum (9,325)
Pullman, WA
03/01/2012
7:30 pm
at UCLA L 46–78  14–15
(6–11)
LA Sports Arena (5,099)
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2012
3:00 pm
at USC W 43–38  15–15
(7–11)
Galen Center (3,102)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Conference Tournament
03/07/2012
12:10 pm, FSN
vs. Oregon State
First Round
L 64–69  15–16
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
2012 College Basketball Invitational
03/14/2012*
7:00 pm, HDNet
at San Francisco
First Round
W 89–75  16–16
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,277)
San Francisco, CA
03/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Wyoming
Quarterfinals
W 61–41  17–16
Beasley Coliseum (3,019)
Pullman, WA
03/21/2012*
7:00 pm, HDNet
at Oregon State
Semifinals
W 72–55  18–16
Gill Coliseum (2,190)
Corvallis, OR
03/26/2012*
7:00 pm, HDNet
Pittsburgh
Finals–Game 1
W 67–66  19–16
Beasley Coliseum (4,226)
Pullman, WA
03/28/2012*
4:00 pm, HDNet
at Pittsburgh
Finals–Game 2
L 53–57  19–17
Petersen Events Center (3,349)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/30/2012*
4:00 pm, HDNet
at Pittsburgh
Finals–Game 3
L 65–71  19–18
Petersen Events Center (3,849)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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