2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball

Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2015–16 record	0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Greg Graham
Assistant coach	Silvey Dominguez
Assistant coach	Curtis Allen
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

	Conf				Overall
2015–16 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Arizona State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
California	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stanford	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represents Washington State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This is Ernie Kent's second year as head coach at Washington State. The Cougars play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pacific-12 Conference.

Previous Season

The 2014–15 Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 13–18, and 7–11 in conference play. The Cougars lost to Cal in the First round of the Pac-12 Tournament.^[1]

Off-season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Notes
Dexter Kernich-Drew	10	G	6'7"	190	RS Senior	Graduated
Jordan Railey	4	C	7'0"	245	RS Senior	Graduated
Davonté Lacy	25	G	6'4"	210	Senior	Graduated
Aaron Cheatum	20	F	6'7"	240	Junior	Elected to transfer
Jackie Davis	1	G	6'3"	195	Freshman	Elected to transfer
Trevor Dunbar	11	G	5'10"	170	Freshman	Elected to transfer

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Derrien King		F	6'8"	175	Sophomore	Los Angeles, California	Junior college transfer from Santa Monica College
Renard Suggs		G	6'3"	200	Junior	Woodbury, Minnesota	Junior college transfer from Gillette College

2015 Recruiting class

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)	3.0 !Jr	Oak Hill Acad.	Elk Grove, 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)	2.0 !So	Westwind Prep	Solon, OH
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)	2.0 !So	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)	4.0 !Sr	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, 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)	4.5 !RS Sr	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)	3.0 !Jr	East Shorewood HS	Shoreline, 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)	4.0 !Sr	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)	3.5 !RS Jr	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)	4.0 !Sr	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)	3.5 !RS 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

Schedule

TBA

References

↑ "Cougars Fall To Hot-Shooting Cal". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved 11 March 2015.

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