# 2006–07 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2006–07 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University for the 2006–2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tony Bennett. The team played its home games in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington.

## Roster

| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Thomas Abercrombie | 20 | Guard | 6–6 | 191 | Freshman | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Ryan Bailey | 24 | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Sophomore | Marysville, Washington |
| Aron Baynes | 11 | Center | 6–10 | 270 | Sophomore | Cairns, Australia |
| Antonio Chavers | 23 | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Redshirt Senior | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Ivory Clark | 33 | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Robbie Cowgill | 34 | Forward | 6–10 | 211 | Junior | Austin, Texas |
| Jeremy Cross | 21 | Guard | 6–2 | 207 | Redshirt Junior | Vista, California |
| Caleb Forrest | 52 | Forward | 6–8 | 228 | Sophomore | Pagosa Springs, Colorado |
| Daven Harmeling | 32 | Forward | 6–7 | 216 | Redshirt Sophomore | Grand Junction, Colorado |
| Chris Henry | 42 | Center | 6–9 | 256 | Junior | Santa Ana, California |
| Mac Hopson | 1 | Guard | 6–2 | 178 | Sophomore | Portland, Oregon |
| Nikola Koprivica | 4 | Guard | 6–6 | 211 | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Derrick Low | 2 | Guard | 6–2 | 186 | Junior | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Chris Matthews | 5 | Guard | 6–4 | 204 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. |
| Arlen Plaister | 50 | Forward | 6–6 | 217 | Redshirt Senior | Orcas Island, Washington |
| Taylor Rochestie | 10 | Guard | 6–1 | 186 | Redshirt Sophomore | Santa Barbara, California |
| Kyle Weaver | 25 | Guard | 6–6 | 201 | Junior | Beloit, Wisconsin |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2006* 2:00 pm | | Central Washington | W 84–40 | - | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 10, 2006* 3:00 pm | | vs. UAB John Thompson Foundation Challenge | W 71–60 | 1–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| November 11, 2006* 5:30 pm | | vs. UW–Milwaukee John Thompson Foundation Challenge | W 74–54 | 2–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena (3,736) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 12, 2006* 1:30 pm | | vs. Radford John Thompson Foundation Challenge | W 84–67 | 3–0 | U.S. Cellular Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| November 17, 2006* 8:30 pm | | Texas-San Antonio | W 67–44 | 4–0 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| November 21, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 66–60 | 5–0 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| November 25, 2006* 1:00 pm | | Boise State | W 65–63 | 6–0 | Spokane Arena Spokane, WA |
| November 29, 2006* 7:00 pm | | Portland | W 62–50 | 7–0 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| December 2, 2006* 6:00 pm | | at Utah | L 55–69 | 7–1 | Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 5, 2006* 7:00 pm, FSN-NW | | No. 18 Gonzaga | W 77–67 | 8–1 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| December 9, 2006* 9:30 pm | | at Idaho | W 66–54 | 9–1 | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID |
| December 16, 2006* 2:00 pm | | Cal State-Northridge | W 69–50 | 10–1 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| December 21, 2006* 7:30 pm, FSN-NW | | vs. San Diego State 2006 Cougar Hardwood Classic | W 64–54 | 11–1 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| December 28, 2006 7:30 pm, FSN | | at No. 1 UCLA | L 52–55 | 11–2 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (11,102) Los Angeles |
| December 30, 2006 3:00 pm, FSN | | at USC | W 58–55 | 12–2 (1–1) | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
| January 4, 2007 7:00 pm | | Arizona State | W 75–55 | 13–2 (2–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 6, 2007 7:00 pm, FSN-NW | | No. 7 Arizona | W 77–73 $^{(OT)}$ | 14–2 (3–1) | Beasley Coliseum (7,181) Pullman, WA |
| January 11, 2007 7:30 pm | No. 23 | at California | W 73–56 | 15–2 (4–1) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| January 13, 2007 4:00 pm, FSN-NW | No. 23 | at Stanford | L 68–71 $^{(OT)}$ | 15–3 (4–2) | Maples Pavilion (7,238) Palo Alto, CA |
| January 20, 2007 3:00 pm, FSN | No. 21 | Washington | W 75–47 | 16–3 (5–2) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 25, 2007 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Oregon State | W 70–55 | 17–3 (6–2) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| January 27, 2007 7:00 pm, FSN-NW | No. 18 | No. 7 Oregon | L 74–77 $^{(OT)}$ | 17–4 (6–3) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| February 1, 2007 7:00 pm, FSN-NW | No. 17 | at No. 22 Arizona | W 72–66 | 18–4 (7–3) | McKale Center (13,922) Tucson, AZ |
| February 3, 2007 4:30 pm, FSN | No. 17 | at Arizona State | W 48–47 | 19–4 (8–3) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 8, 2007 7:00 pm | No. 14 | No. 25 Stanford | W 58–45 | 20–4 (9–3) | Beasley Coliseum (7,456) Pullman, WA |
| February 10, 2007 2:00 pm | No. 14 | California | W 59–46 | 21–4 (10–3) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| February 14, 2007 7:00 pm, FSN | No. 11 | at Washington | W 65–61 | 22–4 (11–3) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA |
| February 22, 2007 8:00 pm, FSN | No. 11 | at No. 24 Oregon | L 59–64 | 22–5 (11–4) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| February 24, 2007 5:00 pm, FSN-NW | No. 11 | at Oregon State | W 58–54 | 23–5 (12–4) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| March 1, 2007 7:30 pm, FSN | No. 13 | No. 2 UCLA | L 45–53 | 23–6 (12–5) | Beasley Coliseum (11,618) Pullman, WA |
| March 3, 2007 4:00 pm, FSN-NW | No. 13 | No. 24 USC | W 88–86 $^{(2OT)}$ | 24–6 (13–5) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2007 8:30 pm, FSN | (2) No. 12 | vs. (7) Washington Quarterfinals | W 74–64 | 25–6 | Staples Center (16,585) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 9, 2007 8:30 pm, FSN | (2) No. 12 | vs. (3) USC Semifinals | L 61–70 | 25–7 | Staples Center Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2007 11:30 am, CBS | (3 E) No. 12 | vs. (14 E) Oral Roberts First round | W 70–54 | 26–7 | Arco Arena Sacramento, CA |
| March 17, 2007 2:40 pm, CBS | (3 E) No. 12 | vs. (6 E) Vanderbilt Second round | L 74–78 $^{(2OT)}$ | 26–8 | Arco Arena (16,407) Sacramento, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||