# 2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Ernie Kent. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Derien King | 0 | F | 6'6" | 185 | Junior | Wichita, KS | Graduate transferred to Angelo State |
| Ike Iroegbu | 2 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Elk Grove, CA | Graduated |
| Charles Callison | 23 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Moreno Valley, CA | Graduated |
| Josh Hawkinson | 24 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Shoreline, WA | Graduated |
| Conor Clifford | 42 | C | 7'0" | 260 | Senior | Huntington Beach, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Davante Cooper | 32 | C | 6'10" | 230 | Sophomore | Atlanta, GA | Junior college transferred from Tyler Junior College |
| Kwinton Hinson | 40 | F | 6'5" | 175 | Junior | Fairmont, NC | Junior college transferred from Tyler Junior College |
| Drick Bernstine | 43 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Aurora, CO | Transferred from North Dakota. Will be eligible to play immediately since Bernstine graduated from North Dakota. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Roberto Gittens SF | Tacoma, WA | Henry Foss HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | May 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| 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: "2017 Washington St. Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. "2017 Washington State Cougars Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| C. J. Elleby SF | Seattle, WA | Cleveland High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 9, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 5, 2017* 1:00 pm | | Saint Martin's | W 85–74 | – | Beasley Coliseum (1,213) Pullman, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 2017* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Texas Southern | W 86–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (2,424) Pullman, WA |
| Nov 15, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Seattle | W 75–59 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (2,340) Pullman, WA |
| Nov 18, 2017* 1:30 pm, P12N | | Idaho State | W 83–62 | 3–0 | Beasley Coliseum (2,129) Pullman, WA |
| Nov 23, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Saint Joseph's Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | W 75–71 | 4–0 | Titan Gym (2,131) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 24, 2017* 10:30 am, ESPNews | | vs. No. 21 Saint Mary's Wooden Legacy semifinals | W 84–79 | 5–0 | Titan Gym (2,513) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. San Diego State Wooden Legacy championship | W 93–86 | 6–0 | Titan Gym (1,733) Fullerton, CA |
| Dec 2, 2017* 12:00 pm, P12N | | UC Davis | L 67–81 | 6–1 | Beasley Coliseum (3,183) Pullman, WA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, SWX | | at Idaho Battle of the Palouse | L 64–91 | 6–2 | Cowan Spectrum (4,329) Moscow, ID |
| Dec 9, 2017* 6:00 pm, Stadium | | at UTEP | L 69–76 | 6–3 | Don Haskins Center (6,341) El Paso, TX |
| Dec 16, 2017* 3:00 pm, P12N | | IUPUI | W 72–59 | 7–3 | Beasley Coliseum (2,240) Pullman, WA |
| Dec 20, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Kansas State Spokane Showcase | L 65–68 | 7–4 | Spokane Arena (4,165) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 22, 2017* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Bethune–Cookman | W 86–58 | 8–4 | Beasley Coliseum (2,178) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at UCLA | L 82–96 | 8–5 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (8,089) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 31, 2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at USC | L 71–89 | 8–6 (0–2) | Galen Center (2,518) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 6, 2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | Washington Rivalry | L 65–70 | 8–7 (0–3) | Beasley Coliseum (3,477) Pullman, WA |
| Jan 11, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | L 70–79 | 8–8 (0–4) | Beasley Coliseum (2,540) Pullman, WA |
| Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm, P12N | | California | W 78–53 | 9–8 (1–4) | Beasley Coliseum (3,178) Pullman, WA |
| Jan 18, 2018 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 73–82 | 9–9 (1–5) | Coors Events Center (7,477) Boulder, CO |
| Jan 21, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | L 69–82 | 9–10 (1–6) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,241) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Jan 28, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Washington Rivalry | L 62–80 | 9–11 (1–7) | Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 9 Arizona | L 72–100 | 9–12 (1–8) | Beasley Coliseum (4,607) Pullman, WA |
| Feb 4, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 25 Arizona State | L 78–88 | 9–13 (1–9) | Beasley Coliseum (2,803) Pullman, WA |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 62–94 | 9–14 (1–10) | Gill Coliseum (4,235) Corvallis, OR |
| Feb 11, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oregon | L 57–84 | 9–15 (1–11) | Matthew Knight Arena (9,419) Eugene, OR |
| Feb 15, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | W 73–69 | 10–15 (2–11) | Beasley Coliseum (2,249) Pullman, WA |
| Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Utah | L 70–77 | 10–16 (2–12) | Beasley Coliseum (2,924) Pullman, WA |
| Feb 22, 2018 8:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 78–76 | 11–16 (3–12) | Haas Pavilion (6,552) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 84–86 | 11–17 (3–13) | Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, CA |
| Mar 1, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Oregon | W 78–76 | 12–17 (4–13) | Beasley Coliseum (2,592) Pullman, WA |
| Mar 3, 2018 3:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | L 67–92 | 12–18 (4–14) | Beasley Coliseum (3,148) Pullman, WA |
| Pac-12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2018 8:30 pm, P12N | (11) | vs. (6) Oregon First round | L 62–64 $^{OT}$ | 12–19 | T-Mobile Arena (10,458) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||