2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference Pac-12 Conference
2014–15 record 13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach Ernie Kent (1st season)
Assistant coach Greg Graham
Assistant coach Silvey Dominguez
Assistant coach Curtis Allen
Home arena Beasley Coliseum
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Arizona 16 2   .889     34 4   .895
#25 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
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 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.

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

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:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
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:1/5 stars
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:

Roster

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Iroegbu, IkeIke Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oak Hill Acad. Elk Grove, CA
G 1 Davis, JackieJackie Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rolling Hills Prep School Long Beach, CA
G 3 Redding, NyNy Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westwind Prep Solon, OH
C 4 Railey, JordanJordan Railey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Iowa State Beaverton, OR
G 10 Kernich-Drew, DexterDexter Kernich-Drew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Caulfield Grammar Melbourne, Australia
G 11 Dunbar, TrevorTrevor Dunbar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
F 15 Longrus, JuniorJunior Longrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA
F 20 Cheatum, AaronAaron Cheatum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College Moreno Valley, CA
G 21 Ballard, DominicDominic Ballard (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Bothell HS Seattle, WA
F 24 Hawkinson, JoshJosh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So East Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA
G 25 Lacy, DavontéDavonté Lacy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Curtis Sr. HS Tacoma, WA
G 30 Graham, MarcusMarcus Graham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lincoln Land CC Boise, ID
F 32 Johnson, QueQue Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Westwind Prep Pontiac, MI
F 33 Boese, BrettBrett Boese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Shadle Park HS Spokane, WA
C 45 Izundu, ValentineValentine Izundu  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston 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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