2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball

CBI, Runner Up
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2011–12 record	19–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ken Bone
Assistant coach	Curtis Allen
Assistant coach	Jeff Hironaka
Assistant coach	Ben Johnson
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
California	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Colorado †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	26	–	11	.703
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	19	–	18	.514
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
USC	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2012 Pacific-12 Tournament winner As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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 Pacific-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 in 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.

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 of 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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2011*	Lewis–Clark State	W 88–41	–	Beasley Coliseum (3,117)
Regular Season
11/14/2011*	at #22 Gonzaga (Rivalry)	L 81–89	0–1	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
11/17/2011*	Sacramento State	W 79–68	1–1	Beasley Coliseum (4,117)
11/20/2011*	at Portland	W 83–73	2–1	Chiles Center (3,613)
11/24/2011*	vs. Oklahoma (76 Classic first round)	L 59–74	2–2	Anaheim Convention Center (1,457)
11/25/2011*	vs. New Mexico (76 Classic loser bracket)	L 62–72	2–3	Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
11/27/2011*	vs. UC Riverside (76 Classic 7th place game)	L 63–64	2–4	Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
11/30/2011*	Grambling State	W 69–37	3–4	Beasley Coliseum (2,930)
12/03/2011*	Eastern Washington	W 75–49	4–4	Beasley Coliseum (4,002)
12/07/2011*	at Idaho (Battle of the Palouse)	W 66–64	5–4	Cowan Spectrum (3,321)
12/11/2011*	Santa Clara	W 93–55	6–4	Beasley Coliseum (2,711)
12/18/2011*	Western Oregon	W 66–42	7–4	Beasley Coliseum (2,318)
12/22/2011*	vs. Pepperdine (Cougar Hardwoood Classic)	W 67–56	8–4	KeyArena (9,831)
12/29/2011	vs. Oregon	L 75–92	8–5 (0–1)	Spokane Arena (9,889)
12/31/2011	vs. Oregon State	W 81–76	9–5 (1–1)	Spokane Arena (8,282)
01/05/2012	at Utah	L 60–62 ^OT	9–6 (1–2)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,412)
01/07/2012	at Colorado	L 60–71	9–7 (1–3)	Coors Events Center (8,518)
01/15/2012	at Washington (Rivalry)	L 65–75	9–8 (1–4)	Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
01/19/2012	Stanford	W 81–69	10–8 (2–4)	Beasley Coliseum (3,119)
01/21/2012	California	W 77–75	11–8 (3–4)	Beasley Coliseum (5,013)
01/26/2012	at Arizona	L 61–85	11–9 (3–5)	McKale Center (14,138)
01/28/2012	at Arizona State	L 67–71	11–10 (3–6)	Wells Fargo Arena (6,224)
02/02/2012	USC	W 60–53	12–10 (4–6)	Beasley Coliseum (4,002)
02/04/2012	UCLA	L 60–63	12–11 (4–7)	Beasley Coliseum (4,204)
02/09/2012	at Oregon State	W 83–73	13–11 (5–7)	Gill Coliseum (5,782)
02/11/2012	at Oregon	L 69–78	13–12 (5–8)	Matthew Knight Arena (10,071)
02/16/2012	Arizona	L 72–76	13–13 (5–9)	Beasley Coliseum (3,616)
02/18/2012	Arizona State	W 72–50	14–13 (6–9)	Beasley Coliseum (5,218)
02/25/2012	Washington (Rivalry)	L 55–59	14–14 (6–10)	Beasley Coliseum (9,325)
03/01/2012	at UCLA	L 46–78	14–15 (6–11)	LA Sports Arena (5,099)
03/03/2012	at USC	W 43–38	15–15 (7–11)	Galen Center (3,102)
Pacific-12 Conference Tournament
03/07/2012	vs. Oregon State (First Round)	L 64–69	15–16	Staples Center (N/A)
2012 College Basketball Invitational
03/14/2012*	at San Francisco (First Round)	W 89–75	16–16	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,277)
03/19/2012*	Wyoming (Quarterfinals)	W 61–41	17–16	Beasley Coliseum (3,019)
03/21/2012*	at Oregon State (Semifinals)	W 72–55	18–16	Gill Coliseum (2,190)
03/26/2012*	Pittsburgh (Finals–Game 1)	W 67–66	19–16	Beasley Coliseum (4,226)
03/28/2012*	at Pittsburgh (Finals–Game 2)	L 53–57	19–17	Petersen Events Center (3,349)
03/30/2012*	at Pittsburgh (Finals–Game 3)	L 65–71	19–18	Petersen Events Center (3,849)
*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

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Helms national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics