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.

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	13–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Graham Silvey Dominguez Curtis Allen
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Arizona †	16	–	2		.889			34	–	4		.895
No. 25 Oregon	13	–	5		.722			26	–	10		.722
No. 19 Utah	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
UCLA	11	–	7		.611			22	–	14		.611
Stanford	9	–	9		.500			24	–	13		.649
Arizona State	9	–	9		.500			18	–	16		.529
Oregon State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
California	7	–	11		.389			18	–	15		.545
Colorado	7	–	11		.389			16	–	18		.471
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	18		.419
Washington	5	–	13		.278			16	–	15		.516
USC	3	–	15		.167			12	–	20		.375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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.^[1]

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.

Roster

2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ike Iroegbu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Oak Hill Acad. Elk Grove, CA G 1 Jackie Davis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rolling Hills Prep School Long Beach, CA G 3 Ny Redding 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westwind Prep Solon, OH C 4 Jordan Railey 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Iowa State Beaverton, OR G 10 Dexter Kernich-Drew 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Caulfield Grammar Melbourne, Australia G 11 Trevor Dunbar 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA F 15 Junior Longrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA F 20 Aaron Cheatum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College Moreno Valley, CA G 21 Dominic Ballard (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Bothell HS Seattle, WA F 24 Josh Hawkinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So East Shorewood HS Shoreline, WA G 25 DaVonté Lacy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Curtis Sr. HS Tacoma, WA G 30 Marcus Graham (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Lincoln Land CC Boise, ID F 32 Que Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Westwind Prep Pontiac, MI F 33 Brett Boese 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Shadle Park HS Spokane, WA C 45 Valentine Izundu   6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston Houston, TX	Head coach Ernie Kent (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Greg Graham (Oregon) Silvey Dominguez (New Mexico) Curtis Allen (Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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.

References

1. "Washington State fires Ken Bone". ESPN. Retrieved March 18, 2014.