# 2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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 Pac-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 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.

## Previous season

The Cougars went 22–13 for the 2010–11 season. They then made the NIT semifinals where they were eliminated by Wichita State.

## 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 to 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 time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2011* 6:00 pm | Lewis–Clark State | W 88–41 | – | Beasley Coliseum (3,117) Pullman, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/14/2011* 9:00 pm, ESPN | at No. 22 Gonzaga Rivalry | L 81–89 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/17/2011* 7:05 pm | Sacramento State | W 79–68 | 1–1 | Beasley Coliseum (4,117) Pullman, WA |
| 11/20/2011* 7:00 pm | at Portland | W 83–73 | 2–1 | Chiles Center (3,613) Portland, OR |
| 11/24/2011* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. Oklahoma 76 Classic first round | L 59–74 | 2–2 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,457) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/25/2011* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. New Mexico 76 Classic loser bracket | L 62–72 | 2–3 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/27/2011* 10:30 am, ESPN3 | vs. UC Riverside 76 Classic 7th place game | L 63–64 | 2–4 | Anaheim Convention Center (N/A) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/30/2011* 5:30 pm | Grambling State | W 69–37 | 3–4 | Beasley Coliseum (2,930) Pullman, WA |
| 12/03/2011* 3:30 pm, RTNW | Eastern Washington | W 75–49 | 4–4 | Beasley Coliseum (4,002) Pullman, WA |
| 12/07/2011* 7:05 pm | at Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 66–64 | 5–4 | Cowan Spectrum (3,321) Moscow, ID |
| 12/11/2011* 1:00 pm | Santa Clara | W 93–55 | 6–4 | Beasley Coliseum (2,711) Pullman, WA |
| 12/18/2011* 4:35 pm | Western Oregon | W 66–42 | 7–4 | Beasley Coliseum (2,318) Pullman, WA |
| 12/22/2011* 7:00 pm | vs. Pepperdine Cougar Hardwood Classic | W 67–56 | 8–4 | KeyArena (9,831) Seattle, WA |
| 12/29/2011 6:00 pm, CSNNW | vs. Oregon | L 75–92 | 8–5 (0–1) | Spokane Arena (9,889) Spokane, WA |
| 12/31/2011 3:00 pm, RTNW | vs. Oregon State | W 81–76 | 9–5 (1–1) | Spokane Arena (8,282) Spokane, WA |
| 01/05/2012 6:00 pm | at Utah | L 60–62 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (1–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,412) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/07/2012 1:00 pm, FSN | at Colorado | L 60–71 | 9–7 (1–3) | Coors Events Center (8,518) Boulder, CO |
| 01/15/2012 4:00 pm, FSN | at Washington Rivalry | L 65–75 | 9–8 (1–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 01/19/2012 7:05 pm | Stanford | W 81–69 | 10–8 (2–4) | Beasley Coliseum (3,119) Pullman, WA |
| 01/21/2012 3:05 pm | California | W 77–75 | 11–8 (3–4) | Beasley Coliseum (5,013) Pullman, WA |
| 01/26/2012 7:30 pm, FSN | at Arizona | L 61–85 | 11–9 (3–5) | McKale Center (14,138) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/28/2012 2:00 pm, RTNW | at Arizona State | L 67–71 | 11–10 (3–6) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,224) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/02/2012 7:05 pm | USC | W 60–53 | 12–10 (4–6) | Beasley Coliseum (4,002) Pullman, WA |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, RTNW | UCLA | L 60–63 | 12–11 (4–7) | Beasley Coliseum (4,204) Pullman, WA |
| 02/09/2012 7:00 pm | at Oregon State | W 83–73 | 13–11 (5–7) | Gill Coliseum (5,782) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/11/2012 3:00 pm | at Oregon | L 69–78 | 13–12 (5–8) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,071) Eugene, OR |
| 02/16/2012 6:00 pm, FSN | Arizona | L 72–76 | 13–13 (5–9) | Beasley Coliseum (3,616) Pullman, WA |
| 02/18/2012 5:00 pm, RTNW | Arizona State | W 72–50 | 14–13 (6–9) | Beasley Coliseum (5,218) Pullman, WA |
| 02/25/2012 5:00 pm, RTNW | Washington Rivalry | L 55–59 | 14–14 (6–10) | Beasley Coliseum (9,325) Pullman, WA |
| 03/01/2012 7:30 pm | at UCLA | L 46–78 | 14–15 (6–11) | LA Sports Arena (5,099) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/03/2012 3:00 pm | at USC | W 43–38 | 15–15 (7–11) | Galen Center (3,102) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2012 12:10 pm, FSN | vs. Oregon State First Round | L 64–69 | 15–16 | Staples Center (N/A) Los Angeles, CA |
| 2012 College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 7:00 pm, HDNet | at San Francisco First Round | W 89–75 | 16–16 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,277) San Francisco, CA |
| 03/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Wyoming Quarterfinals | W 61–41 | 17–16 | Beasley Coliseum (3,019) Pullman, WA |
| 03/21/2012* 7:00 pm, HDNet | at Oregon State Semifinals | W 72–55 | 18–16 | Gill Coliseum (2,190) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/26/2012* 7:00 pm, HDNet | Pittsburgh Finals–Game 1 | W 67–66 | 19–16 | Beasley Coliseum (4,226) Pullman, WA |
| 03/28/2012* 4:00 pm, HDNet | at Pittsburgh Finals–Game 2 | L 53–57 | 19–17 | Petersen Events Center (3,349) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 03/30/2012* 4:00 pm, HDNet | at Pittsburgh Finals–Game 3 | L 65–71 | 19–18 | Petersen Events Center (3,849) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||