2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-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 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2016–17 record13–18 (6–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Oregon162 .889  336  .846
No. 4 Arizona162 .889  325  .865
No. 8 UCLA153 .833  315  .861
Utah117 .611  2012  .625
California108 .556  2113  .618
USC108 .556  2610  .722
Colorado810 .444  1915  .559
Arizona State711 .389  1518  .455
Stanford612 .333  1417  .452
Washington State612 .333  1318  .419
Washington216 .111  922  .290
Oregon State117 .056  527  .156
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament to Colorado.

Off-season

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Junior Longrus15F6'7"240SeniorOakland, CAGraduated
Que Johnson32F6'5"208RS JuniorPontiac, MIGraduate transferred to Western Kentucky
Brett Boese33F6'7"230SeniorSpokane, WAGraduated
Valentine Izundu45C6'11"235RS JuniorHouston, TXGraduate transferred to San Diego State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Keith Langston10G6'5"190RS SophomoreChicago, ILJunior college transferred from Chabot College

2016 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Derrien King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrSanta Monica College Wichita, KS
    G 1 Jamar Ergas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrElite 1 Academy Toronto, ON
    G 2 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrOak Hill Academy Elk Grove, CA
    F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoEvergreen HS Vancouver, WA
    G 4 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoFederal Way HS Federal Way, WA
    G 5 Milan Acquaah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrCathedral HS Pasadena, CA
    G 10 K. J. Langston 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SoChabot College Chicago, IL
    G 12 Steven Shpreyregin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSkagit Valley College Seattle, WA
    F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrImpact Academy Bountiful, UT
    G 22 Malachi Flynn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrBellarmine Prep Tacoma, WA
    G 23 Charles Callison 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrSan Bernardino Valley College Moreno Valley, CA
    F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrEast Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
    F 25 Arinze Chidom (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
    C 42 Conor Clifford 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)260 lb (118 kg) RS SrSaddleback College Huntington Beach, CA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# 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
    W 61–48  5–4
    Beasley Coliseum (3,178)
    Pullman, WA
    12/10/2016*
    3:00 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Kansas State
    Wildcat Classic
    L 56–70  5–5
    Sprint Center (8,807)
    Kansas City, MO
    12/17/2016*
    1:00 pm, P12N
    Santa Clara W 69–68  6–5
    Beasley Coliseum (2,388)
    Pullman, WA
    12/21/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Sacramento State W 74–66  7–5
    Beasley Coliseum (2,248)
    Pullman, WA
    Pac-12 regular season
    01/01/2017
    5:30 pm, ESPNU
    at Washington
    Rivalry
    W 79–74  8–5
    (1–0)
    Alaska Airlines Arena (9,259)
    Seattle, WA
    01/04/2017
    8:00 pm, P12N
    vs. Oregon State W 75–62  9–5
    (2–0)
    Spokane Arena (2,237)
    Spokane, WA
    01/07/2017
    4:00 pm, P12N
    No. 15 Oregon L 66–85  9–6
    (2–1)
    Beasley Coliseum (3,335)
    Pullman, WA
    01/12/2017
    8:00 pm, P12N
    at Stanford L 54–84  9–7
    (2–2)
    Maples Pavilion (3,491)
    Stanford, CA
    01/14/2017
    1:00 pm, P12N
    at California L 54–58  9–8
    (2–3)
    Haas Pavilion (9,238)
    Berkeley, CA
    01/18/2017
    6:00 pm, P12N
    Utah L 47–88  9–9
    (2–4)
    Beasley Coliseum (2,928)
    Pullman, WA
    01/21/2017
    1:00 pm, P12N
    Colorado W 91–89 OT 10–9
    (3–4)
    Beasley Coliseum (2,920)
    Pullman, WA
    01/26/2017
    6:30 pm, P12N
    at No. 7 Arizona L 62–79  10–10
    (3–5)
    McKale Center (14,644)
    Tucson, AZ
    01/29/2017
    11:00 am, P12N
    at Arizona State W 91–83  11–10
    (4–5)
    Wells Fargo Arena (5,554)
    Tempe, AZ
    02/01/2017
    6:00 pm, P12N
    No. 11 UCLA L 79–95  11–11
    (4–6)
    Beasley Coliseum (4,109)
    Pullman, WA
    02/04/2017
    5:00 pm, P12N
    USC L 77–86  11–12
    (4–7)
    Beasley Coliseum (3,551)
    Pullman, WA
    02/09/2017
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Utah L 70–74  11–13
    (4–8)
    Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,800)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    02/12/2017
    5:30 pm, ESPNU
    at Colorado L 49–81  11–14
    (4–9)
    Coors Events Center (7,612)
    Boulder, CO
    02/16/2017
    6:00 pm, FS1
    No. 5 Arizona L 59–78  11–15
    (4–10)
    Beasley Coliseum (3,448)
    Pullman, WA
    02/18/2017
    2:00 pm, P12N
    Arizona State W 86–71  12–15
    (5–10)
    Beasley Coliseum (3,344)
    Pullman, WA
    02/25/2017
    5:30 pm, ESPNU
    Washington
    Rivalry
    W 79–71  13–15
    (6–10)
    Beasley Coliseum (5,003)
    Pullman, WA
    03/01/2017
    7:00 pm, P12N
    at USC L 64–87  13–16
    (6–11)
    Galen Center (3,553)
    Los Angeles, CA
    03/04/2017
    7:15 pm, ESPN
    at No. 3 UCLA L 68–77  13–17
    (6–12)
    Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
    Los Angeles, CA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    03/08/2017
    6:00 pm, P12N
    (10) vs. (7) Colorado
    First round
    L 63–73  13–18
    T-Mobile Arena (9,978)
    Paradise, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    References

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