# 2009–10 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2009-10 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 Pacific-10 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 6–12 in Pac-10 play and lost in the first round of the 2010 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament. They were not invited to a post season tournament.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| John Allen | 20 | Guard | 6–0 | 188 | RS Freshman | Brier, Washington |
| Steven Bjornstad | 13 | Center | 6–10 | 217 | Freshman | Vancouver, Washington |
| Austin Bragg | 44 | Forward | 6–8 | 182 | Freshman | Longview, Washington |
| Anthony Brown | 2 | Guard | 6–4 | 206 | Freshman | Spokane, Washington |
| Marcus Capers | 0 | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Winter Haven, Florida |
| DeAngelo Casto | 23 | Forward | 6–8 | 231 | Sophomore | Spokane, Washington |
| Charlie Enquist | 40 | Forward | 6–10 | 222 | RS Sophomore | Edmonds, Washington |
| Michael Harthun | 30 | Guard | 6–3 | 181 | Sophomore | Medford, Oregon |
| Nikola Koprivica | 4 | Guard | 6–6 | 221 | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Abe Lodwick | 31 | Guard | 6–7 | 200 | RS Sophomore | Bend, Oregon |
| Ben Loewen | 22 | Guard | 6–0 | 172 | RS Sophomore | Spokane, Washington |
| Reggie Moore | 3 | Guard | 6–1 | 178 | Freshman | Seattle, Washington |
| Brock Motum | 12 | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Freshman | Brisbane, Australia |
| Xavier Thames | 11 | Guard | 6–3 | 186 | Freshman | Sacramento, California |
| Klay Thompson | 1 | Guard | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Ladera Ranch, California |
| James Watson | 14 | Forward | 6–7 | 213 | Sophomore | Atoka, Oklahoma |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2009* 7:00 pm | Lewis-Clark State | W 73–51 | -- | Beasley Coliseum (3,476) Pullman, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/13/2009* 7:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State | W 94–66 | 1–0 | Beasley Coliseum (9,188) Pullman, WA |
| 11/16/2009* 7:00 pm, FSNNW | Eastern Washington | W 67–61 | 2–0 | Beasley Coliseum (5,767) Pullman, WA |
| 11/19/2009* 7:00 pm | IPFW | W 89–70 | 3–0 | Beasley Coliseum (5,399) Pullman, WA |
| 11/25/2009* 8:30 pm, FSNNW | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 1st Round | W 87–68 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena (5,849) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/2009* 6:00 pm, FSNNW | vs. Nicholls State Great Alaska Shootout Semi-finals | W 78–69 | 5–0 | Sullivan Arena (5,657) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2009* 8:00 pm, FSNNW | vs. San Diego Great Alaska Shootout Championship | W 93–56 | 6–0 | Sullivan Arena (5,821) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/02/2009* 6:00 pm, FSNNW | at No. 16 Gonzaga | L 69–74 | 6–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 12/05/2009* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | at Kansas State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | L 69–86 | 6–2 | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528) Manhattan, KS |
| 12/09/2009* 8:00 pm, FSNNW | Idaho Battle of the Palouse | W 76–64 | 7–2 | Beasley Coliseum (7,285) Pullman, WA |
| 12/12/2009* 1:00 pm | vs. Air Force | W 75–68 | 8–2 | Spokane Arena (7,024) Spokane, WA |
| 12/19/2009* 4:30 pm, FSNNW | vs. Portland State | W 93–69 | 9–2 | Toyota Center (6,286) Kennewick, WA |
| 12/22/2009* 7:00 pm, CBSCS | vs. Louisiana State Cougar Hardwood Classic | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 | KeyArena (15,341) Seattle, WA |
| 12/31/2009 3:30 pm | Oregon | L 89–91 $^{2OT}$ | 10–3 (0–1) | Beasley Coliseum (5,810) Pullman, WA |
| 01/02/2010 4:00 pm, FSNNW | Oregon State | W 65–60 | 11–3 (1–1) | Beasley Coliseum (5,967) Pullman, WA |
| 01/08/2010 5:30 pm, FSNNW | at Arizona | W 78–76 | 12–3 (2–1) | McKale Center (12,758) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/10/2010 11:30 am, FSN | at Arizona State | L 46–71 | 12–4 (2–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,433) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/14/2010 7:00 pm | California | L 88–93 | 12–5 (2–3) | Beasley Coliseum (8,277) Pullman, WA |
| 01/16/2010 2:00 pm | Stanford | W 77–73 | 13–5 (3–3) | Beasley Coliseum (8,148) Pullman, WA |
| 01/21/2010 7:30 pm | at USC | W 67–60 | 14–5 (4–3) | Galen Center (4,422) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/23/2010 1:00 pm, FSN | at UCLA | L 62–74 | 14–6 (4–4) | Pauley Pavilion (8,349) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/30/2010 12:30 pm, FSN | at Washington | L 64–92 | 14–7 (4–5) | Bank of America Arena (10,000) Seattle, WA |
| 02/04/2010 7:00 pm | Arizona State | L 70–81 | 14–8 (4–6) | Beasley Coliseum (7,360) Pullman, WA |
| 02/06/2010 5:30 pm, FSNNW | Arizona | W 78–60 | 15–8 (5–6) | Beasley Coliseum (8,135) Pullman, WA |
| 02/11/2010 7:00 pm | at Stanford | L 58–60 | 15–9 (5–7) | Maples Pavilion (6,547) Stanford, CA |
| 02/13/2010 1:00 pm, FSN | at California | L 70–86 | 15–10 (5–8) | Haas Pavilion (9,536) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/18/2010 5:30 pm, FSNNW | UCLA | L 51–71 | 15–11 (5–9) | Beasley Coliseum (6,566) Pullman, WA |
| 02/20/2010 2:00 pm | USC | W 51–47 | 16–11 (6–9) | Beasley Coliseum (6,967) Pullman, WA |
| 02/27/2010 7:00 pm, FSNNW | Washington | L 52–59 | 16–12 (6–10) | Beasley Coliseum (11,671) Pullman, WA |
| 03/04/2011 7:00 pm | at Oregon State | L 55–59 | 16–13 (6–11) | Gill Coliseum (6,507) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/06/2010 5:00 pm, CSNNW | at Oregon | L 66–74 | 16–14 (6–12) | McArthur Court (8,761) Eugene, OR |
| Pacific-10 Conference tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2010 8:00 pm, FSN | vs. Oregon First round | L 80–82 $^{OT}$ | 16–15 | Staples Center (6,090) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||