2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	3–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	David Riley (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Donald Brady; Jerry Brown; Blake Fernandez; George Galanopoulos;
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team are led by head coach David Riley in his 1st season. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, as first year associate members in the West Coast Conference.

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon State	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Saint Mary's	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
San Francisco	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 3 Gonzaga	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Washington State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Pacific	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Portland	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Pepperdine	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
San Diego	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Santa Clara	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250

† 2025 WCC tournament winner As of November 17, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region. There they beat Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa State in the second round.

The season marked the final season of the Pac-12 conference as the conference dissolved after the majority of Pac-12 schools left the conference to join other conferences. They will play in the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years.

On February 19, 2024, the Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jaylen Wells	0	F	6'8"	205	Junior	Sacramento, CA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by Memphis Grizzlies
Myles Rice	2	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Indiana
Jabe Mullins	3	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Snoqualmie, WA	Transferred to Montana State
Shae Korpela	4	G	6'7"	195	Freshman	Aspen, CO	Walk-on; not on team roster
Ben Olesen	5	G	6'0"	160	Senior	Mill Creek, WA	Walk-on; graduated
Joseph Yesufu	11	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Transferred to West Virginia
Isaac Jones	13	C	6'9"	245	Senior	Spanaway, WA	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Sacramento Kings
Braden Korpela	14	G	6'7"	170	Freshman	Aspen, CO	Walk-on; not on team roster
AJ Rohosy	15	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	San Anselmo, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Rueben Chinyelu	20	C	6'11"	245	Freshman	Enugu Agidi, Nigeria	Transferred to Florida
Dylan Darling	22	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Spokane, WA	Transferred to Idaho State
Andrej Jakimovski	23	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Skopje, Macedonia	Transferred to Colorado
Kymany Houinsou	31	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Mulhouse, France	Transferred to Loyola Chicago
AJ LaBeau	34	F	6'10"	230	Freshman	Boise, ID	Walk-on; transferred to Cornell
Oscar Cluff	45	F	6'11"	255	Junior	Sunshine Coast, Australia	Transferred to South Dakota State

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Cedric Coward	0	F	6'6"	206	Senior	Fresno, CA	Eastern Washington
Ethan Price	3	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Bury St Edmunds, England	Eastern Washington
LeJuan Watts	4	F	6'6"	233	Sophomore	Fresno, CA	Eastern Washington
Nate Calmese	8	G	6'2"	164	Junior	Gilbert, AZ	Washington
Rihards Vavers	15	F	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Ādaži, Latvia	Quinnipiac
ND Okafor	22	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Dundalk, Ireland	California
Dane Erikstrup	32	F	6'11"	226	Senior	Beaverton, OR	Eastern Washington

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Wilson SG	Scottsdale, AZ	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 16, 2023
Marcus Wilson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Kase Wynott PG	Lapwai, ID	Lapwai High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
Kase Wynott PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Tomas Thrastarson SG	Iceland	N/A	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	May 21, 2024
Tomas Thrastarson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Dimitrije Vukicevic C	Austria	N/A	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	Jul 1, 2024
Dimitrije Vukicevic C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 0
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

2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Cedric Coward	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Eastern Washington	Fresno, CA
G	2	Marcus Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bella Vista	Albuquerque, NM
F	3	Ethan Price	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Eastern Washington	Bury St Edmunds, England
F	4	LeJuan Watts	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	RS So	Eastern Washington	Fresno, CA
G	5	Tomas Thrastarson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Þór Þorlákshöfn (ISL)	Þorlákshöfn, Iceland
G	8	Nate Calmese	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	164 lb (74 kg)	Jr	Washington	Gilbert, AZ
G	10	Parker Gerrits	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Olympia HS	Olympia, WA
G	12	Isaiah Watts	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	South Kent (CT)	West Seattle, WA
F	15	Rihards Vavers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Quinnpiac	Ādaži, Latvia
F	22	ND Okafor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	California	Dundalk, Ireland
F	32	Dane Erikstrup	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Sr	Eastern Washington	Beaverton, OR
C	33	Dimitrije Vukicevic	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	—	Fr	SKN St. Pölten (Austria)	Serbia
G	51	Kase Wynott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lapwai HS	Winchester, ID

Head coach

David Riley (Whitworth)

Assistant coach(es)

Donald Brady (Redlands)
Jerry Brown (Fresno State)
Blake Fernandez (Western Washington)
Pedro Garcia Rosado (Open)
George Galanopoulos (Indiana)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland State	W 100–92	1–0	23 – Coward	12 – Coward	5 – Calmese	Beasley Coliseum (3,120) Pullman, WA
November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bradley	W 91–74	2–0	18 – Coward	11 – L. Watts	6 – Calmese	Beasley Coliseum (3,982) Pullman, WA
November 11, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho Battle of the Palouse	W 90–67	3–0	18 – Calmese	14 – L. Watts	3 – Calmese	Beasley Coliseum (3,838) Pullman, WA
November 15, 2024* 5:30 p.m., BTN	vs. Iowa Quad Cities Hoops Showdown						Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL
November 18, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Colorado						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
November 21, 2024* 6:30 p.m., SWX	vs. Eastern Washington						Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV	vs. Fresno State Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals						Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
November 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., TruTV	vs. SMU/California Baptist Acrisure Holiday Invitational						Acrisure Arena Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2024* TBA	at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., CBS	vs. Boise State						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
December 18, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Washington Rivalry						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Northern Iowa						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Portland						Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 30, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Loyola Marymount						Spokane Arena Spokane, WA
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	San Francisco						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 9, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	Pacific						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 11, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Gonzaga Rivalry						McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Portland						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 23, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Santa Clara						Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
January 25, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	Saint Mary's						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at San Francisco						Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	Pepperdine						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
February 19, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Gonzaga Rivalry						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., CBSSN	Santa Clara						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
February 27, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	San Diego						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
WCC Tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA	vs.						Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ Skretta, Dave (2024-02-19). "UConn is unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; No. 21 Washington State ends 302-week poll drought". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.

[1] Skretta, Dave (2024-02-19). "UConn is unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; No. 21 Washington State ends 302-week poll drought". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.

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