2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-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 11–21, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Oregon.

2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	11–21 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach	Ernie Kent (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Ed Haskins Bennie Seltzer Tim Marrion
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Washington	15	–	3		.833			27	–	9		.750
Arizona State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	11		.676
Utah	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Oregon State	10	–	8		.556			18	–	13		.581
Colorado	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Oregon †	10	–	8		.556			25	–	13		.658
UCLA	9	–	9		.500			17	–	16		.515
USC	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
Arizona	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
California	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
† Pac-12 Tournament winner

At the conclusion of the season, Kent was fired.^[1]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Drick Bernstine	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Aurora, CO	Completed athletic eligibility
Steven Shpreyregin	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Seattle, WA	Graduated
K. J. Langston	G	6'4"	185	RS Junior	Chicago, IL	Dismissed from team^[2]
Malachi Flynn	G	6'1"	170	Sophomore	Tacoma, WA	Transferred to San Diego State.^[3]
Milan Acquaah	G	6'3"	185	RS Freshman	Pasadena, CA	Transferred
Jamar Ergas	G	6'3"	182	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to South Plains College
T. J. Mickelson	G	6'1"	160	Freshman	Olympia, WA	Transferred to Lake Region State College
Kwinton Hinton	G	6'4"	215	Junior	Fairmount, GA	Left team

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Isaiah Wade	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Minneapolis, MN	Iowa Western CC
Jervae Robinson	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Aurora, CO	Otero JC
Marvin Cannon	F	6'5"	160	Sophomore	Richmond, VA	Barton CC
Ahmed Ali	G	5'11"	165	Junior	Toronto, ON	Eastern Florida State College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

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
Aljaž Kunc SF	Slovenia	Impact Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Mar 23, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    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.

Roster

2018–19 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Isaiah Wade 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Minneapolis, MN G 1 Jervae Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Otero JC Aurora, CO F 2 C. J. Elleby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Cleveland HS Seattle, WA F 3 Robert Franks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Evergreen HS Vancouver, WA G/F 4 Aljaz Kunc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Impact Academy Ljubljana, Slovenia F 5 Marvin Cannon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Barton CC Richmond, VA F 13 Jeff Pollard 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Impact Academy Bountiful, UT C 15 James Streeter (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Lake Region State College Coon Rapids, MN G 23 Ahmed Ali 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Eastern Florida State College Toronto, ON G 24 Viont'e Daniels 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Federal Way HS Federal Way, WA F 25 Arinze Chidom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, CA F 32 Davante Cooper 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Sr Tyler Junior College Atlanta, GA G 35 Carter Skaggs 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chipola College Logansport, IN	Head coach Ernie Kent (Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Ed Haskins (Eastern Washington) Bennie Seltzer (Washington State) Tim Marrion (Washington State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2018* 2:00 pm		New Hope Christian	W 138–63		Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N		Nicholls	W 89–72	1–0	Beasley Coliseum (2,090) Pullman, WA
November 14, 2018* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	L 69–78	1–1	Showare Center (1,977) Kent, WA
November 19, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N		Cal Poly	W 84–70	2–1	Beasley Coliseum (1,774) Pullman, WA
November 24, 2018* 7:30 pm, P12N		Delaware State	W 80–52	3–1	Beasley Coliseum (1,203) Pullman, WA
November 27, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N		Cal State Northridge	W 103–94	4–1	Beasley Coliseum (1,909) Pullman, WA
December 1, 2018* 6:00 pm		at New Mexico State	L 63–69	4–2	Pan American Center (4,880) Las Cruces, NM
December 5, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N		Idaho Battle of the Palouse	W 90–70	5–2	Beasley Coliseum (2,748) Pullman, WA
December 9, 2018* 4:00 pm, P12N		vs. Montana State Kennewick Showcase	L 90–95	5–3	Toyota Center (1,807) Kennewick, WA
December 17, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N		Rider Las Vegas Classic campus game	W 94–80	6–3	Beasley Coliseum (1,673) Pullman, WA
December 19, 2018* 7:30 pm, P12N		SIU Edwardsville Las Vegas Classic campus game	W 89–73	7–3	Beasley Coliseum (1,776) Pullman, WA
December 22, 2018* 4:30 pm, FS1		vs. San Diego Las Vegas Classic semifinals	L 75–82	7–4	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
December 23, 2018* 7:00 pm, FS1		vs. New Mexico State Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game	L 72–75	7–5	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
December 29, 2018* 11:00 am, P12N		vs. Santa Clara Spokane Showcase	L 71–79	7–6	Spokane Arena (2,723) Spokane, WA
Pac-12 regular season
January 5, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N		at Washington Rivalry	L 67–85	7–7 (0–1)	Alaska Airlines Arena (8,029) Seattle, WA
January 10, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N		at Colorado	L 60–92	7–8 (0–2)	CU Events Center (6,184) Boulder, CO
January 12, 2019 5:30 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 70–88	7–9 (0–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (11,358) Salt Lake City, UT
January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N		California	W 82–59	8–9 (1–3)	Beasley Coliseum (2,130) Pullman, WA
January 19, 2019 12:00 pm, P12N		Stanford	L 66–78	8–10 (1–4)	Beasley Coliseum (2,364) Pullman, WA
January 24, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State	L 77–90	8–11 (1–5)	Gill Coliseum (5,100) Corvallis, OR
January 27, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oregon	L 58–78	8–12 (1–6)	Matthew Knight Arena (8,929) Eugene, OR
January 30, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N		UCLA	L 67–87	8–13 (1–7)	Beasley Coliseum (2,497) Pullman, WA
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N		USC	L 84–93	8–14 (1–8)	Beasley Coliseum (2,559) Pullman, WA
February 7, 2019 5:30 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	W 91–70	9–14 (2–8)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,517) Tempe, AZ
February 9, 2019 4:30 pm, P12N		at Arizona	W 69–55	10–14 (3–8)	McKale Center (14,145) Tucson, AZ
February 16, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPNU		Washington Rivalry	L 70–72	10–15 (3–9)	Beasley Coliseum (4,233) Pullman, WA
February 20, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N		Colorado	W 76–74	11–15 (4–9)	Beasley Coliseum (1,911) Pullman, WA
February 23, 2019 5:00 pm, P12N		Utah	L 79–92	11–16 (4–10)	Beasley Coliseum (3,199) Pullman, WA
February 28, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 50–98	11–17 (4–11)	Maples Pavilion (3,139) Stanford, CA
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 69–76	11–18 (4–12)	Haas Pavilion (7,406) Berkeley, CA
March 6, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1		Oregon	L 61–72	11–19 (4–13)	Beasley Coliseum (2,065) Pullman, WA
March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, P12N		Oregon State	L 77–85	11–20 (4–14)	Beasley Coliseum (2,549) Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13, 2019 8:30 pm, P12N	(11)	vs. (6) Oregon First round	L 51–84	11–21	T-Mobile Arena (8,876) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

1. "College basketball coaching changes: Tracking all the coaching swaps that happened in 2019".
2. "Washington State suspends KJ Langston for violating team rules". ESPN. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
3. Zarett, E.Jay. "Former Washington State guard Malachi Flynn transferring to San Diego State". SportingNews.com. Sporting News Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.