2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

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

2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record16–13 (6–10 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Saint Mary's 15 1   .938 25 4   .862
Gonzaga 12 4   .750 21 8   .724
San Francisco 12 4   .750 22 7   .759
Santa Clara 11 5   .688 19 10   .655
Oregon State 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Loyola Marymount 8 9   .471 16 13   .552
Washington State 6 10   .375 16 13   .552
Portland 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Pepperdine 4 12   .250 10 19   .345
Pacific 4 13   .235 9 22   .290
San Diego 1 15   .063 4 25   .138
2025 WCC tournament winner
As of February 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports: 
Kase Wynott
PG
Lapwai, ID Lapwai High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 1, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Tomas Thrastarson
SG
Iceland N/A 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) N/A May 21, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: 0
Dimitrije Vukicevic
C
Austria N/A 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) N/A Jul 1, 2024 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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
L 66–76  3–1
 27  Calmese   10  L. Watts   4  L. Watts  Vibrant Arena at The MARK (8,488)
Moline, IL
November 18, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 83–69  4–1
 30  Coward   8  L. Watts   5  L. Watts  Beasley Coliseum (3,066)
Pullman, WA
November 21, 2024*
6:30 p.m., SWX
vs. Eastern Washington W 96–81  5–1
 24  Erikstrup   9  Coward   7  Coward  Spokane Arena (3,854)
Spokane, WA
November 26, 2024*
6:00 p.m., TruTV
vs. Fresno State
Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals
W 84–73  6–1
 22  Calmese   9  L. Watts   6  Tied  Acrisure Arena (550)
Thousand Palms, CA
November 27, 2024*
6:30 p.m., TruTV
vs. SMU
Acrisure Holiday Invitational
L 60–77  6–2
 15  Calmese   5  I. Watts   6  Calmese  Acrisure Arena 
Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2024*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Nevada W 68–57  7–2
 17  I. Watts   9  L. Watts   7  Calmese  Lawlor Events Center (7,748)
Reno, NV
December 7, 2024*
1:00 p.m., CBS
vs. Boise State W 74–69  8–2
 20  L. Watts   11  L. Watts   6  L. Watts  Idaho Central Arena (4,570)
Boise, ID
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Missouri State W 91–78  9–2
 20  Tied   7  Tied   7  Calmese  Beasley Coliseum (3,304)
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2024*
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Washington
Rivalry
L 73–89  9–3
 21  Calmese   8  L. Watts   4  Price  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,880)
Seattle, WA
December 21, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Northern Iowa
Holiday Hoops Classic
W 76–68  10–3
 16  Calmese   12  L. Watts   6  Calmese  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland W 89–73  11–3
(1–0)
 22  Price   8  L. Watts   5  Tied  Chiles Center (2,228)
Portland, OR
December 30, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount W 73–59  12–3
(2–0)
 20  Calmese   11  L. Watts   8  L. Watts  Spokane Arena (3,449)
Spokane, WA
January 4, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco W 91–82  13–3
(3–0)
 24  L. Watts   12  L. Watts   5  L. Watts  Beasley Coliseum (3,823)
Pullman, WA
January 9, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific L 94–95 OT 13–4
(3–1)
 28  Price   8  Tied   5  Calmese  Beasley Coliseum (3,715)
Pullman, WA
January 11, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 18 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 75–88  13–5
(3–2)
 20  Calmese   7  Erikstrup   8  Calmese  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
January 16, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 65–61  14–5
(4–2)
 27  Calmese   10  Erikstrup   5  L. Watts  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,337)
San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland W 92–70  15–5
(5–2)
 23  Calmese   7  Tied   8  Calmese  Beasley Coliseum (3,594)
Pullman, WA
January 23, 2025
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Santa Clara L 65–93  15–6
(5–3)
 20  L. Watts   11  L. Watts   10  L. Watts  Leavey Center (1,875)
Santa Clara, CA
January 25, 2025
5:00 p.m., CBSSN
Saint Mary's L 75–80  15–7
(5–4)
 20  Price   4  Thrastarson   6  L. Watts  Beasley Coliseum (4,240)
Pullman, WA
January 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific L 68–70  15–8
(5–5)
 17  Erikstrup   8  Price   5  Price  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,437)
Stockton, CA
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 51–75  15–9
(5–6)
 12  Tied   6  L. Watts   4  I. Watts  Sobrato Center (3,200)
San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Oregon State L 72–84  15–10
(5–7)
 25  Calmese   4  Price   4  L. Watts  Gill Coliseum (4,909)
Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2025
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine W 87–86  16–10
(6–7)
 16  Calmese   8  Erikstrup   6  L. Watts  Beasley Coliseum (3,957)
Pullman, WA
February 15, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Saint Mary's L 56–77  16–11
(6–8)
 17  L. Watts   6  I. Watts   4  Tied  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
February 19, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 63–84  16–12
(6–9)
 19  L. Watts   4  Price   5  L. Watts  Beasley Coliseum (10,219)
Pullman, WA
February 22, 2025
3:00 p.m., CBSSN
Santa Clara L 79–109  16–13
(6–10)
 20  Calmese   4  Erikstrup   4  Calmese  Beasley Coliseum (4,380)
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.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
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Coaches

References

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  1. ^ Skretta, Dave (February 19, 2024). "UConn is unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; No. 21 Washington State ends 302-week poll drought". Associated Press. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.