# 2013–14 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars led by, 5th year head coach Ken Bone, they played their games at the Beasley Coliseum and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 10–21 overall, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the 2014 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament to Stanford. On March 18, 2014 it was announced that Ken Bone was fired after 5 seasons with Washington State.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mike Ladd | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Seattle, WA | Graduated |
| Bryce Leavitt | 4 | G | 6'4" | 184 | Freshman | Kennewick, WA | Transferred to North Idaho College |
| Brett Kingma | 10 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Sophomore | Mill Creek, WA | Suspended |
| Brock Motum | 12 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Senior | Brisbane, AUS | Graduated |

## Recruits

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ikenna Iroegbu PG | Mouth of Wilson, VA | Oak Hill Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 12, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Josh Hawkinson PF | Shoreline, WA | Shorewood | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Oct 22, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Tanner Lancona PF | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Tesoro | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 29, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: nr Rivals: nr ESPN: nr ||||||
| 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: "Washington State 2013 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "ESPN". ESPN.com. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2013* 8:00 pm | Central Washington | W 91–56 | – | Beasley Coliseum (N/A) Pullman, WA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | Cal State Bakersfield | W 62–56 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (3,032) Pullman, WA |
| 11/16/2013* 9:30 pm, P12N | Lamar | W 84–64 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (2,593) Pullman, WA |
| 11/21/2013* 6:00 pm, KHQ/RTNW | at No. 13 Gonzaga | L 74–90 | 2–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/24/2013* 3:00 pm, P12N | TCU | L 62–64 | 2–2 | Beasley Coliseum (2,237) Pullman, WA |
| 11/28/2013* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | vs. Butler Old Spice Classic first round | L 69–76 | 2–3 | HP Field House (4,255) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/29/2013* 8:00 am, ESPNU | vs. Purdue Old Spice Classic Consolation 2nd Round | W 69–54 | 3–3 | HP Field House (N/A) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/01/2013* 9:00 am, ESPNU | vs. Saint Joseph's Old Spice Classic 5th place game | L 67–72 | 3–4 | HP Field House (N/A) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/07/2013* 7:00 pm, SWX | at Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 67–66 | 4–4 | Cowan Spectrum (4,142) Moscow, ID |
| 12/15/2013* 5:00 pm, P12N | Pepperdine | W 78–61 | 5–4 | Beasley Coliseum (2,243) Pullman, WA |
| 12/18/2013* 7:00 pm, P12N | vs. San Francisco State | W 80–50 | 6–4 | Toyota Center (2,911) Kennewick, WA |
| 12/21/2013* 5:30 pm, P12N | UTEP | L 51–64 | 6–5 | Beasley Coliseum (1,823) Pullman, WA |
| 12/28/2013* 5:00 pm, P12N | Mississippi Valley State | W 85–48 | 7–5 | Beasley Coliseum (1,952) Pullman, WA |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 1 Arizona | L 25–60 | 7–6 (0–1) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/05/2014 3:00 pm, ESPNU | at Arizona State | L 47–66 | 7–7 (0–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (5,072) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/08/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | vs. No. 15 Colorado | L 70–71 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 (0–3) | Spokane Arena (3,122) Spokane, WA |
| 01/12/2014 4:00 pm, P12N | Utah | W 49–46 | 8–8 (1–3) | Beasley Coliseum (2,375) Pullman, WA |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, P12N | Stanford | L 48–80 | 8–9 (1–4) | Maples Pavilion (3,908) Stanford, CA |
| 01/18/2014 1:00 pm, P12N | at California | L 55–76 | 8–10 (1–5) | Haas Pavilion (9,348) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm, P12N | Oregon State | L 55–66 | 8–11 (1–6) | Beasley Coliseum (2,632) Pullman, WA |
| 01/26/2014 4:00 pm, P12N | Oregon | L 44–71 | 8–12 (1–7) | Beasley Coliseum (3,866) Pullman, WA |
| 02/01/2014 3:00 pm, P12N | Washington Rivalry | W 72–67 | 9–12 (2–7) | Beasley Coliseum (5,796) Pullman, WA |
| 02/05/2014 6:30 pm, P12N | at Colorado | L 63–68 | 9–13 (2–8) | Coors Events Center (8,903) Boulder, CO |
| 02/08/2014 5:00 pm, P12N | at Utah | L 63–81 | 9–14 (2–9) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,634) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/12/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | California | L 76–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–15 (2–10) | Beasley Coliseum (1,913) Pullman, WA |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm, P12N | Stanford | L 56–69 | 9–16 (2–11) | Beasley Coliseum (3,054) Pullman, WA |
| 02/20/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 57–68 | 9–17 (2–12) | Gill Coliseum (3,618) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/23/2014 6:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon | L 53–67 | 9–18 (2–13) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,702) Eugene, OR |
| 02/28/2014 7:30 pm, P12N | at Washington Rivalry | L 49–72 | 9–19 (2–14) | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,647) Seattle, WA |
| 03/06/2014 8:00 pm, ESPNU | USC | L 68–79 | 9–20 (2–15) | Beasley Coliseum (2,113) Pullman, WA |
| 03/08/2014 8:00 pm, FS1 | UCLA | W 73–55 | 10–20 (3–15) | Beasley Coliseum (3,142) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/12/2014 8:30 pm, P12N | vs. Stanford First round | L 63–74 | 10–21 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,047) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||