2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ernie Kent's first year as head coach at Washington State. The Cougars played their games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to California.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
2014–15 record | 13–18 (7–11 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Beasley Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Arizona † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 4 | .895 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Utah | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The 2014–15 Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 10–21, and 3–15 in the Pac-12 to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Stanford. On March 18, 2014 it was announced that Ken Bone was fired after 5 seasons as head coach.[1]
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Will DiIorio | 5 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Senior | Bainridge Island, WA | Graduated |
James Hunter | 13 | F | 6'10" | 265 | RS Junior | Sydney, Australia | Transferred to South Dakota |
Royce Woolridge | 22 | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon |
D.J. Shelton | 23 | F | 6'10" | 250 | RS Senior | Rialto, CA | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Aaron Cheatum | 20 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Moreno Valley, CA | Junior college transfer from East Los Angeles College. |
Valentine Izundu | 45 | C | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Houston. Under NCAA transfer rules, Izundu will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
2014 Recruiting Class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jackie Davis PG |
Palos Verdes, CA | Rolling Hills Preparatory School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 26, 2014 | |
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Nyaires Redding PG |
Solon, OH | Westwind Preparatory Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | May 12, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A | ||||||
Trevor Dunbar PG |
San Francisco, CA | St. Ignatius College Preparatory | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 1, 2014 | |
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Jeff Pollard PF |
Bountiful, UT | Bountiful HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 25, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Robert Franks PF |
Vancouver, WA | Evergreen HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 29, 2014 | |
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/07/2014* 7:00 pm |
Azusa Pacific | W 88–74 | Beasley Coliseum (2,536) Pullman, WA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm |
at UTEP | L 52–65 | 0–1 |
Don Haskins Center (10,419) El Paso, TX | |||||||
11/17/2014* 5:00 pm |
at TCU | L 54–81 | 0–2 |
Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,509) Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
11/21/2014* 6:00 pm, P12N |
Idaho State | W 80–68 | 1–2 |
Beasley Coliseum (2,138) Pullman, WA | |||||||
11/27/2014* 9:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. UC Santa Barbara Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals |
L 43–71 | 1–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,588) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/28/2014* 3:00 pm |
vs. Rice Great Alaska Shootout consolation round |
W 76–64 | 2–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,554) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
11/29/2014* 3:00 pm |
vs. Missouri State Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game |
W 89–84 OT | 3–3 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,543) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Idaho Battle of the Palouse |
L 71–77 | 3–4 |
Beasley Coliseum (2,723) Pullman, WA | |||||||
12/06/2014* 12:00 pm, P12N |
UTSA | W 91–71 | 4–4 |
Beasley Coliseum (1,915) Pullman, WA | |||||||
12/10/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. No. 9 Gonzaga Rivalry |
L 66–81 | 4–5 |
Spokane Arena (11,521) Spokane, WA | |||||||
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Santa Clara | L 67–76 | 4–6 |
Leavey Center (1,172) Santa Clara, CA | |||||||
12/21/2014* 4:00 pm, P12N |
San Jose State | W 82–53 | 5–6 |
Beasley Coliseum (1,604) Pullman, WA | |||||||
12/28/2014* 3:00 pm, P12N |
UC Davis | W 90–83 | 6–6 |
Beasley Coliseum (1,401) Pullman, WA | |||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
01/02/2015 12:00 pm, P12N |
at Stanford | L 56–71 | 6–7 (0–1) |
Maples Pavilion (4,373) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/04/2015 3:00 pm, P12N |
at California | W 69–66 | 7–7 (1–1) |
Haas Pavilion (7,618) Stanford, CA | |||||||
01/10/2015 12:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington Rivalry |
W 80–77 | 8–7 (2–1) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,595) Seattle, WA | |||||||
01/15/2015 8:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon | W 108–99 OT | 9–7 (3–1) |
Beasley Coliseum (3,584) Pullman, WA | |||||||
01/17/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon State | L 47–62 | 9–8 (3–2) |
Beasley Coliseum (5,116) Pullman, WA | |||||||
01/21/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 12 Utah | L 64–86 | 9–9 (3–3) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,691) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
01/24/2015 5:00 pm, P12N |
at Colorado | L 58–90 | 9–10 (3–4) |
Coors Events Center (9,571) Boulder, CO | |||||||
01/29/2015 8:00 pm, P12N |
California | L 67–76 | 9–11 (3–5) |
Beasley Coliseum (2,957) Pullman, WA | |||||||
01/31/2015 5:00 pm, P12N |
Stanford | W 89–88 | 10–11 (4–5) |
Beasley Coliseum (3,073) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/05/2015 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 50–55 | 10–12 (4–6) |
Gill Coliseum (5,502) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
02/08/2015 4:00 pm, P12N |
at Oregon | L 72–95 | 10–13 (4–7) |
Matthew Knight Arena (7,121) Eugene, OR | |||||||
02/13/2015 8:00 pm, P12N |
Arizona State | W 74–71 | 11–13 (5–7) |
Beasley Coliseum (3,129) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/15/2015 3:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 7 Arizona | L 59–86 | 11–14 (5–8) |
Beasley Coliseum (5,331) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/22/2015 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
Washington Rivalry |
L 84–87 | 11–15 (5–9) |
Beasley Coliseum (5,567) Pullman, WA | |||||||
02/25/2015 7:00 pm, P12N |
at USC | W 70–66 | 12–15 (6–9) |
Galen Center (2,735) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
03/01/2015 6:30 pm, FS1 |
at UCLA | L 67–72 | 12–16 (6–10) |
Pauley Pavilion (9,082) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
03/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 13 Utah | L 59–67 | 12–17 (6–11) |
Beasley Coliseum (2,690) Pullman, WA | |||||||
03/07/2015 3:30 pm, P12N |
Colorado | W 96–91 OT | 13–17 (7–11) |
Beasley Coliseum (3,434) Pullman, WA | |||||||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2015 12:00 pm, P12N |
vs. California First round |
L 59–84 | 13–18 |
MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024) Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
- "Washington State fires Ken Bone". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2014.