# 2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 14–13, 7–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round to Arizona State of the Pac-12 tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Myles Fitzgerald-Warren | 2 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Junior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Westmont College |
| Aljaz Kunc | 4 | F | 6'8" | 212 | Junior | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Graduate transferred to Iowa State |
| Isaac Bonton | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |
| Volodymyr Markovetskyy | 15 | C | 7'1" | 270 | Sophomore | Truskavets, Ukraine | Transferred |
| Brandon Chatfield | 33 | F | 6'10" | 210 | RS Freshman | Clarkston, WA | Walk-on; transferred to Seattle |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Tyrell Roberts | 2 | G | 5'11" | 175 | RS Junior | Sacramento, CA | UC San Diego |
| Michael Flowers | 12 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Graduate Student | Southfield, MI | South Alabama |
| Matt DeWolf | 14 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Graduate Student | Barrington, RI | Brown |
| Will Burghardt | 33 | G | 5'11' | 185 | Graduate Student | Longview, WA | Linfield |

### 2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Mouhamed Gueye #22 PF | Windsor, CA | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | May 7, 2021 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Myles Rice #45 PG | Columbia, SC | Sandy Creek High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 7, 2020 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2021 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Alcorn State Washington State Multi-Team Event | W 85–67 | 1–0 | 16 – Roberts | 11 – Flowers | 6 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (1,023) Pullman, WA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Seattle Washington State Multi-Team Event | W 79–61 | 2–0 | 17 – Roberts | 9 – Jackson | 2 – Williams | Beasley Coliseum (3,878) Pullman, WA |
| November 15, 2021* 8:00 p.m., P12N | | UC Santa Barbara | W 73–65 | 3–0 | 18 – Abogidi | 9 – Gueye | 5 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (2,928) Pullman, WA |
| November 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 109–61 | 4–0 | 16 – Williams | 6 – Gueye | 5 – Williams | ICCU Arena (2,727) Moscow, ID |
| November 22, 2021* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | Winthrop | W 92–86 | 5–0 | 20 – Flowers | 8 – Jackson | 3 – Williams | Beasley Coliseum (2,370) Pullman, WA |
| November 27, 2021* 4:30 p.m., P12N | | Eastern Washington | L 71–76 | 5–1 | 23 – Roberts | 9 – Flowers | 2 – Gueye | Beasley Coliseum (2,720) Pullman, WA |
| December 1, 2021 4:30 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | W 51–29 | 6–1 (1–0) | 14 – Williams | 10 – Jackson | 2 – Roberts | Desert Financial Arena (6,793) Tempe, AZ |
| December 4, 2021 3:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 20 USC | L 61–63 | 6–2 (1–1) | 13 – Flowers | 7 – Jackson | 2 – Williams | Beasley Coliseum (4,069) Pullman, WA |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Weber State | W 94–60 | 7–2 | 17 – Williams | 10 – Gueye | 5 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (2,900) Pullman, WA |
| December 11, 2021* 12:00 p.m., P12N | | vs. South Dakota State Washington State in Spokane | L 74–77 | 7–3 | 24 – Flowers | 6 – Gueye | 5 – Flowers | Spokane Arena (1,686) Spokane, WA |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | New Mexico State | L 61–64 | 7–4 | 15 – Flowers | 7 – Abogidi | 3 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (2,702) Pullman, WA |
| December 18, 2021* 1:00 p.m., P12N | | Northern Colorado | W 82–56 | 8–4 | 21 – Rodman | 10 – Rodman | 4 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (2,438) Pullman, WA |
| December 22, 2021* 5:00 p.m., P12N | | vs. Boise State Washington State in Spokane | L 52–58 | 8–5 | 16 – Roberts | 12 – Jakimovski | 3 – Jakimovski | Spokane Arena (4,018) Spokane, WA |
| January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Colorado | L 78–83 | 8–6 (1–2) | 25 – Roberts | 10 – Abogidi | 5 – Flowers | CU Events Center (5,543) Boulder, CO |
| January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Utah | W 77–61 | 9–6 (2–2) | 17 – Roberts | 7 – Jakimovski | 6 – Flowers | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,578) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Stanford | L 57–62 | 9–7 (2–3) | 16 – Gueye | 11 – Gueye | 4 – Roberts | Beasley Coliseum (2,612) Pullman, WA |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 p.m., P12N | | California | W 65–57 | 10–7 (3–3) | 16 – Jakimovski | 8 – Gueye | 5 – Roberts | Beasley Coliseum (3,051) Pullman, WA |
| January 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Utah | W 71–54 | 11–7 (4–3) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Jakimovski | 3 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (3,064) Pullman, WA |
| January 30, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Colorado | W 70–43 | 12–7 (5–3) | 16 – Flowers | 11 – Abogidi | 5 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (2,647) Pullman, WA |
| February 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Stanford | W 66–60 | 13–7 (6–3) | 22 – Flowers | 9 – Gueye | 5 – Flowers | Maples Pavilion (2,172) Stanford, CA |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., P12N | | at California | W 68–64 | 14–7 (7–3) | 21 – Flowers | 11 – Abogidi | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (4,361) Berkeley, CA |
| February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | No. 4 Arizona | L 60–72 | 14–8 (7–4) | 16 – Flowers | 6 – Abogidi | 3 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (5,012) Pullman, WA |
| February 12, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Arizona State | L 55–58 | 14–9 (7–5) | 14 – Roberts | 11 – Gueye | 3 – Bamba | Beasley Coliseum (3,394) Pullman, WA |
| February 14, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Oregon Rescheduled from Jan. 20 | L 59–62 | 14–10 (7–6) | 23 – Flowers | 7 – Bamba | 3 – Flowers | Matthew Knight Arena (5,786) Eugene, OR |
| February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 13 UCLA | L 56–76 | 14–11 (7–7) | 14 – Roberts | 6 – Jakimovski | 3 – Williams | Pauley Pavilion (7,916) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 2022 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 17 USC | L 60–62 | 14–12 (7–8) | 16 – Roberts | 11 – Jakimovski | 4 – Roberts | Galen Center (4,268) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 23, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Washington Rivalry/Rescheduled from Dec. 29 | W 78–70 | 15–12 (8–8) | 25 – Gueye | 14 – Abogidi | 7 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (4,510) Pullman, WA |
| February 26, 2022 3:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington Rivalry | L 70–78 | 15–13 (8–9) | 30 – Flowers | 7 – Gueye | 4 – Flowers | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,269) Seattle, WA |
| February 28, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Oregon State Rescheduled from Jan. 22 | W 103–97 $^{OT}$ | 16–13 (9–9) | 27 – Flowers | 6 – Jackson | 6 – Flowers | Gill Coliseum (3,888) Corvallis, OR |
| March 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Oregon State | W 71–67 | 17–13 (10–9) | 16 – Bamba | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (3,099) Pullman, WA |
| March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS | | Oregon | W 94–74 | 18–13 (11–9) | 19 – Williams | 8 – Jakimovski | 6 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (4,169) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | (7) | vs. (10) California First Round | W 66–59 | 19–13 | 19 – Abogidi | 10 – Jakimovski | 2 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 10, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | (7) | vs. (2) No. 13 UCLA Quarterfinals | L 65–75 | 19–14 | 15 – Jakimovski | 8 – Abogidi | 3 – Tied | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV |
| NIT |||||||||
| March 15, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) | Santa Clara First Round – SMU Bracket | W 63–50 | 20–14 | 23 – Roberts | 8 – Jackson | 5 – Flowers | Beasley Coliseum (1,389) Pullman, WA |
| March 20, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | at (1) SMU Second Round – SMU Bracket | W 75–63 | 21–14 | 22 – Flowers | 9 – Jackson | 3 – Tied | Moody Coliseum (2,179) University Park, TX |
| March 23, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | at (2) BYU Quarterfinals – SMU Bracket | W 77–58 | 22–14 | 27 – Flowers | 8 – Rodman | 5 – Flowers | Marriott Center (11,148) Provo, UT |
| March 29, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) Texas A&M Semifinals | L 56–72 | 22–15 | 14 – Roberts | 10 – Abogidi | 3 – Roberts | Madison Square Garden (8,506) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
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