2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2014–15 record	13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (1st year)
Assistant coach	Greg Graham
Assistant coach	Silvey Dominguez
Assistant coach	Curtis Allen
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#5 Arizona †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	4	.895
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	26	–	10	.722
#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


† 2015 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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 Pacific-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.

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
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
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
Jackie Davis PG	Palos Verdes, CA	Rolling Hills Preparatory School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 26, 2014
Jackie Davis PG	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
Nyaires Redding PG	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
Trevor Dunbar PG	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.

2015 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jeff Pollard PF	Bountiful, UT	Bountiful HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 25, 2014
Jeff Pollard PF	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
Robert Franks PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: 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: "2015 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015. "2015 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 11, 2015.

Roster

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Iroegbu, IkeIke Iroegbu	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Oak Hill Acad.	Elk Grove, CA
1.5 !G	1	Davis, JackieJackie Davis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Rolling Hills Prep School	Long Beach, CA
1.5 !G	3	Redding, NyNy Redding	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Westwind Prep	Solon, OH
5.0 !C	4	Railey, JordanJordan Railey	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Iowa State	Beaverton, OR
1.5 !G	10	Kernich-Drew, DexterDexter Kernich-Drew	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 190 lb (86 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Caulfield Grammar	Melbourne, Australia
1.5 !G	11	Dunbar, TrevorTrevor Dunbar	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Ignatius College Prep	San Francisco, CA
3.5 !F	15	Longrus, JuniorJunior Longrus	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, CA
3.5 !F	20	Cheatum, AaronAaron Cheatum	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	East Los Angeles College	Moreno Valley, CA
1.5 !G	21	Ballard, DominicDominic Ballard (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 199 lb (90 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bothell HS	Seattle, WA
3.5 !F	24	Hawkinson, JoshJosh Hawkinson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	East Shorewood HS	Shoreline, WA
1.5 !G	25	Lacy, DavontéDavonté Lacy	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 210 lb (95 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Curtis Sr. HS	Tacoma, WA
1.5 !G	30	Graham, MarcusMarcus Graham (W)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lincoln Land CC	Boise, ID
3.5 !F	32	Johnson, QueQue Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 205 lb (93 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Westwind Prep	Pontiac, MI
3.5 !F	33	Boese, BrettBrett Boese	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Shadle Park HS	Spokane, WA
5.0 !C	45	Izundu, ValentineValentine Izundu	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Houston	Houston, TX

Head coach

Ernie Kent (Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Graham (Oregon)
Silvey Dominguez (New Mexico)
Curtis Allen (Washington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2014*	Azusa Pacific	W 88–74		Beasley Coliseum (2,536)
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*	at UTEP	L 52–65	0–1	Don Haskins Center (10,419)
11/17/2014*	at TCU	L 54–81	0–2	Wilkerson-Greines Activity Center (3,509)
11/21/2014*	Idaho State	W 80–68	1–2	Beasley Coliseum (2,138)
11/27/2014*	vs. UC Santa Barbara (Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals)	L 43–71	1–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,588)
11/28/2014*	vs. Rice (Great Alaska Shootout consolation round)	W 76–64	2–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,554)
11/29/2014*	vs. Missouri State (Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game)	W 89–84 ^OT	3–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,543)
12/03/2014*	Idaho (Battle of the Palouse)	L 71–77	3–4	Beasley Coliseum (2,723)
12/06/2014*	UTSA	W 91–71	4–4	Beasley Coliseum (1,915)
12/10/2013*	vs. #9 Gonzaga (Rivalry)	L 66–81	4–5	Spokane Arena (11,521)
12/13/2014*	at Santa Clara	L 67–76	4–6	Leavey Center (1,172)
12/21/2014*	San Jose State	W 82–53	5–6	Beasley Coliseum (1,604)
12/28/2014*	UC Davis	W 90–83	6–6	Beasley Coliseum (1,401)
Pac-12 regular season
01/02/2015	at Stanford	L 56–71	6–7 (0–1)	Maples Pavilion (4,373)
01/04/2015	at California	W 69–66	7–7 (1–1)	Haas Pavilion (7,618)
01/10/2015	at Washington (Rivalry)	W 80–77	8–7 (2–1)	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,595)
01/15/2015	Oregon	W 108–99 ^OT	9–7 (3–1)	Beasley Coliseum (3,584)
01/17/2015	Oregon State	L 47–62	9–8 (3–2)	Beasley Coliseum (5,116)
01/21/2015	at #12 Utah	L 64–86	9–9 (3–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,691)
01/24/2015	at Colorado	L 58–90	9–10 (3–4)	Coors Events Center (9,571)
01/29/2015	California	L 67–76	9–11 (3–5)	Beasley Coliseum (2,957)
01/31/2015	Stanford	W 89–88	10–11 (4–5)	Beasley Coliseum (3,073)
02/05/2015	at Oregon State	L 50–55	10–12 (4–6)	Gill Coliseum (5,502)
02/08/2015	at Oregon	L 72–95	10–13 (4–7)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,121)
02/13/2015	Arizona State	W 74–71	11–13 (5–7)	Beasley Coliseum (3,129)
02/15/2015	#7 Arizona	L 59–86	11–14 (5–8)	Beasley Coliseum (5,331)
02/22/2015	Washington (Rivalry)	L 84–87	11–15 (5–9)	Beasley Coliseum (5,567)
02/25/2015	at USC	W 70–66	12–15 (6–9)	Galen Center (2,735)
03/01/2015	at UCLA	L 67–72	12–16 (6–10)	Pauley Pavilion (9,082)
03/05/2015	#13 Utah	L 59–67	12–17 (6–11)	Beasley Coliseum (2,690)
03/07/2015	Colorado	W 96–91 ^OT	13–17 (7–11)	Beasley Coliseum (3,434)
Pac-12 Tournament
03/11/2015	vs. Califronia (First round)	L 59–84	13–18	MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024)
*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.

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

Seasons	1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

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