2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represents Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–1 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (5th season)
Associate head coach	Jim Shaw
Assistant coaches	John Andrejek Wayne Hunter
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Arizona	0	–	0		–			8	–	0		1.000
Washington State	0	–	0		–			8	–	1		.889
Colorado	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Oregon	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Utah	0	–	0		–			7	–	2		.778
Arizona State	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Oregon State	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Washington	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
UCLA	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
USC	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Stanford	0	–	0		–			4	–	4		.500
California	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of December 14, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 16–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the second round. They received an invitation to participate in the NIT, where they were defeated by Eastern Washington in the first round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
TJ Bamba	5	G	6'5"	215	Junior	The Bronx, NY	Transferred to Villanova
Dishon Jackson	10	C	6'10"	250	Junior	Oakland, CA	Transferred to Charlotte
DJ Rodman	11	F	6'6"	215	Senior	Newport Beach, CA	Graduate transferred to USC
Mael Hamon-Crespin	12	F	6'9"	235	Freshman	Paris, France	Signed to play professionally in France with Paris Basketball
Carlos Rosario	13	F	6'7"	180	Junior	Santo Domingo, DR	Transferred to Drake
Adrame Diongue	15	C	7'0"	190	Freshman	Dakar, Senegal	Transferred to San Jose State
Justin Powell	24	G	6'6"	197	Junior	Prospect, KY	Declare for 2023 NBA draft/undrafted; signed with Miami Heat
Mouhamed Gueye	35	F	6'11"	210	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by Atlanta Hawks

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jaylen Wells	0	F	6'7"	200	Junior	Sacramento, CA	Sonoma State
Joseph Yesufu	11	G	6'0"	180	GS Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Kansas
Isaac Jones	13	F/C	6'9"	242	GS Senior	Spanaway, WA	Idaho
Oscar Cluff	45	C	6'11"		Sophomore	Sunshine Coast, Australia	Cochise College

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Spencer Mahoney #38 SF	Brooklyn, NY	Xaverian High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Rueben Chinyelu C	Senegal, EUR	NBA Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Nov 14, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Parker Gerrits SG	Olympia, WA	Olympia High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 4, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Watts SG	South Kent, CT	South Kent School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 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: "2023 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adam Njie #55 PG	Bronx, NY	Cardinal Hayes High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 6, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Marcus Wilson SG	Scottsdale, AZ	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 16, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: 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: "2024 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jaylen Wells 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sonoma State Sacramento, CA G 2 Myles Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Sandy Creek HS Columbia, SC G 3 Jabe Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Saint Mary's Snoqualmie, WA G 4 Shae Korpela (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO G 5 Ben Olesen (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA G 10 Parker Gerrits 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Olympia HS Olympia, WA G 11 Joseph Yesufu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kansas Bolingbrook, IL G 12 Isaiah Watts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Kent (CT) West Seattle, WA C 13 Isaac Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Idaho Spanaway, WA G 14 Braden Korpela (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO F 15 AJ Rohosy (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Martin Catholic HS San Anselmo, CA C 20 Rueben Chinyelu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Enugu Agidi, Nigeria G 22 Dylan Darling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Central Valley HS Spokane, WA F 23 Andrej Jakimovski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Reale Mutua Torino Skopje, Macedonia G 31 Kymany Houinsou 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Asvel Mulhouse, France F 34 AJ LaBeau (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Timberline HS Boise, ID F 45 Oscar Cluff 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Cochise College Sunshine Coast, Australia	Head coach Kyle Smith (Hamilton) Assistant coach(es) Jim Shaw (Western Oregon) John Andrejek (Columbia) Wayne Hunter (Saint Mary's) 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	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N		Idaho Battle of the Palouse	W 84–59	1–0	21 – Jakimovski	9 – Jones	4 – Jones	Beasley Coliseum (2,323) Pullman, WA
November 10, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Prairie View A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	W 83–65	2–0	18 – Jones	11 – Jones	5 – Rice	Beasley Coliseum (2,282) Pullman, WA
November 18, 2023* 9:00 a.m., ESPN+		vs. Mississippi State Hall of Fame Tip-Off semifinals	L 64–76	2–1	21 – Rice	7 – Jakimovski	5 – Yesufu	Mohegan Sun Arena (–) Uncasville, CT
November 19, 2023* 12:30 p.m., ESPNU		vs. Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off 3rd place game	W 78–57	3–1	21 – Jones	7 – Wells	5 – Jones	Mohegan Sun Arena (3,024) Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., P12N		Utah Tech	W 93–53	4–1	20 – Jakimovski	10 – Chinyelu	5 – Houinsou	Beasley Coliseum (2,736) Pullman, WA
November 27, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		Eastern Washington	W 82–72	5–1	28 – Rice	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (2,208) Pullman, WA
December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N		Portland State	W 71–61	6–1	27 – Jones	11 – Jones	2 – Rice	Beasley Coliseum (2,257) Pullman, WA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		UC Riverside	W 86–49	7–1	18 – Wells	10 – Wells	5 – Houinsou	Beasley Coliseum (2,057) Pullman, WA
December 10, 2023* 5:00 p.m., P12N		Grambling State	W 83–65	8–1	17 – Wells	7 – Jones	7 – Rice	Beasley Coliseum (2,158) Pullman, WA
December 16, 2023* 11:00 a.m., P12N		vs. Santa Clara Jerry Colangelo Classic						Footprint Center  Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N		vs. Boise State Numerica Holiday Hoops						Spokane Arena  Spokane, WA
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023 5:30 p.m., P12N		at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2023 11:00 a.m., P12N		at Colorado						CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N		Oregon State						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 6, 2024 TBD, TBD		Oregon						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1		at USC						Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBD		at California						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		Utah						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N		Colorado						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Washington Rivalry						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		California						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., P12N		Stanford						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 22, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona						McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
February 24, 2024 TBD, TBD		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena  Tempe, AZ
February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., P12N		USC						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N		UCLA						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		Washington Rivalry						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
Pac-12 Tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						T-Mobile Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[1]

References

1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.