# 2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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.

## 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: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| 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: ||||||
| 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: "2014 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 13, 2014. ||||||
US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits :
| 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 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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 |
| 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: "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. |||||||

## 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. |||||