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.

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2014–15 record13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889  344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .722  2610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722  269  .743
UCLA117 .611  2214  .611
Stanford99 .500  2413  .649
Arizona State99 .500  1816  .529
Oregon State810 .444  1714  .548
California711 .389  1815  .545
Colorado711 .389  1618  .471
Washington State711 .389  1318  .419
Washington513 .278  1615  .516
USC315 .167  1220  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Will DiIorio5G6'5"190SeniorBainridge Island, WAGraduated
James Hunter13F6'10"265RS JuniorSydney, AustraliaTransferred to South Dakota
Royce Woolridge22G6'3"175RS JuniorPhoenix, AZGraduate transferred to Grand Canyon
D.J. Shelton23F6'10"250RS SeniorRialto, CAGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Aaron Cheatum20F6'7"240JuniorMoreno Valley, CAJunior college transfer from East Los Angeles College.
Valentine Izundu45C6'10"215JuniorHouston, TXTransferred 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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jackie Davis
PG
Palos Verdes, CA Rolling Hills Preparatory School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
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:

  • "2014 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 13, 2014.

    Roster

    2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoOak Hill Acad. Elk Grove, CA
    G 1 Jackie Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrRolling Hills Prep School Long Beach, CA
    G 3 Ny Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrWestwind Prep Solon, OH
    C 4 Jordan Railey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SrIowa State Beaverton, OR
    G 10 Dexter Kernich-Drew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrCaulfield Grammar Melbourne, Australia
    G 11 Trevor Dunbar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrSt. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
    F 15 Junior Longrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
    F 20 Aaron Cheatum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrEast Los Angeles College Moreno Valley, CA
    G 21 Dominic Ballard (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)199 lb (90 kg) RS JrBothell HS Seattle, WA
    F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoEast Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
    G 25 DaVonté Lacy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCurtis Sr. HS Tacoma, WA
    G 30 Marcus Graham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrLincoln Land CC Boise, ID
    F 32 Que Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoWestwind Prep Pontiac, MI
    F 33 Brett Boese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrShadle Park HS Spokane, WA
    C 45 Valentine Izundu  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrHouston Houston, TX
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    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

    1. "Washington State fires Ken Bone". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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