2025–26 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2025–26 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record12–20 (7–11 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2025–26 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 12 Gonzaga 16 2   .889 31 4   .886
No. 22 Saint Mary's 16 2   .889 27 6   .818
Santa Clara 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Oregon State 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
San Francisco 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Pacific 8 10   .444 18 15   .545
Seattle 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
Washington State 7 11   .389 12 20   .375
Portland 6 12   .333 15 19   .441
Loyola Marymount 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
San Diego 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Pepperdine 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
2026 WCC tournament winner
As of March 21, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2025–26 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by second-year head coach David Riley, played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as second year associate members in the West Coast Conference.

This season was Washington State's last as a West Coast Conference associate member, with the Cougars' primary home of the Pac-12 Conference resuming full operation on July 1, 2026 with seven new members.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2024–25 season 19–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As No. 6 seed in the WCC Tournament they defeated Loyola Marymount in the third round before losing to San Francisco in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to the CBC. They lost in the first round to Georgetown.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Cedric Coward 0 F 6'6" 206 Senior Fresno, CA Graduated/2025 NBA draft; selected 11th overall by Portland Trail Blazers, traded to Memphis Grizzlies
Marcus Wilson 2 G 6'3" 180 Freshman Albuquerque, NM Transferred to UC Davis
Ethan Price 3 F 6'10" 230 Senior Bury St Edmunds, England Graduated; Signed with the London Lions
LeJuan Watts 4 F 6'6" 233 Sophomore Fresno, CA Transferred to Texas Tech
Nate Calmese 8 G 6'2" 164 Junior Gilbert, AZ Transferred to Wake Forest
Isaiah Watts 12 G 6'3" 170 Sophomore West Seattle, WA Transferred to Maryland
Dane Erikstrup 32 F 6'11" 226 Senior Beaverton, OR Graduated; Signed with Donar Groningen
Dimitrije Vukicevic 33 C 7'0" Freshman Serbia Transferred to UC San Diego

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Emmanuel Ugbo 0 F 6'8" 235 Junior Barendrecht, Netherlands Boise State
Eemeli Yalaho 2 F 6'8" 240 Junior Jyväskylä, Finland Texas Tech
Simon Hildebrandt 3 F 6'9" 238 Senior Winnipeg, MB High Point
Jerone Morton 11 G 6'4" 200 Junior Winchester, KY Morehead State

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Aaron Glass
SG
Rancho Cucamonga, CA Rancho Cucamonga High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) May 15, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (79)
Brunel Madzou
CG
Finland Drive Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 1, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Dominik Robinson
SG
Portland, OR Rosemary Anderson Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) May 26, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Adria Rodriguez
SG
Spain N/A 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 3, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2025 Washington State Commits". Rivals.
  • "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.
  • "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

2026 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2026)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Brayden Kyman
PF
Santa Margarita, CA Santa Margarita Catholic High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sep 24, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (78)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

Roster

2025–26 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Emmanuel Ugbo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Boise State Barendrecht, Netherlands
F 2 Eemeli Yalaho 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Texas Tech Jyväskylä, Finland
F 3 Simon Hildebrandt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr High Point Winnipeg, MB
G 4 Brunel Madzou 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr Finland Drive Academy Tampere, Finland
G 5 Tómas Valur Þrastarson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Þór Þorlákshöfn (ISL) Þorlákshöfn, Iceland
G 7 Dio Blakely 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr SoCal Academy Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Parker Gerrits 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Olympia HS Olympia, WA
G 11 Jerone Morton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Morehead State Winchester, KY
G 13 Adrià Rodriguez 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr HLA Alicante (FEB) Sant Just, Catalonia, Spain
F 15 Rihards Vavers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Quinnpiac Ādaži, Latvia
G 21 Ace Glass 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Rancho Cucamonga HS Rialto, CA
F 22 ND Okafor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr California Dundalk, Ireland
F 24 Dominik Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Rainier Beach HS Graham, WA
G 51 Kase Wynott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lapwai HS Winchester, ID
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025*
6:00 p.m.
New Mexico W 74–66 
 16  Ugbo   14  Okafor   5  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (670)
Pullman, WA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
L 81–83  0–1
 17  Tied   8  Ugbo   3  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (3,588)
Pullman, WA
November 7, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson L 69–85  0–2
 16  Ugbo   5  Tied   2  Rodriguez  John M. Belk Arena (2,646)
Davidson, NC
November 10, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
St. Thomas (MN) W 81–71  1–2
 19  Thrastarson   7  Thrastarson   4  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,845)
Pullman, WA
November 14, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington
Rivalry
L 69–81  1–3
 15  Yalaho   7  Ugbo   5  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (5,320)
Pullman, WA
November 19, 2025*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah W 98–74  2–3
 27  Okafor   11  Yalaho   5  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,532)
Pullman, WA
November 24, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Chaminade
Southwest Maui Invitational Quarterfinals
W 90–85  3–3
 26  Glass   9  Yalaho   6  Rodriguez  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 25, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Arizona State
Southwest Maui Invitational Semifinals
L 94–100  3–4
 40  Glass   6  Okafor   2  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
November 26, 2025*
2:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Seton Hall
Southwest Maui Invitational Third Place Game
L 61–75  3–5
 17  Vavers   6  Vavers   3  Tied  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Lahaina, HI
December 2, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bradley L 60–64  3–6
 15  Glass   11  Yalaho   2  Tied  Carver Arena (4,919)
Peoria, IL
December 7, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Nevada L 64–78  3–7
 20  Thrastarson   8  Okafor   3  Morton  Beasley Coliseum (2,548)
Pullman, WA
December 14, 2025*
4:30 p.m., FS1
at USC L 61–68  3–8
 13  Vavers   6  Tied   3  Thrastarson  Galen Center (5,394)
Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SWX
vs. Eastern Washington
509 Classic
W 78–63  4–8
 20  Ugbo   7  Yalaho   6  Morton  Numerica Veterans Arena (3,749)
Spokane, WA
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mercer W 84–78  5–8
 24  Glass   9  Yalaho   4  Morton  Beasley Coliseum (2,374)
Pullman, WA
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland W 67–62  6–8
(1–0)
 13  Vavers   9  Yalaho   4  Yalaho  Chiles Center (1,448)
Portland, OR
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Seattle L 55–69  6–9
(1–1)
 13  Glass   12  Okafor   2  Ugbo  Climate Pledge Arena (4,386)
Seattle, WA
January 2, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
LMU W 78–76  7–9
(2–1)
 17  Vavers   9  Okafor   5  Glass  Beasley Coliseum (2,580)
Pullman, WA
January 4, 2026
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon State W 81–67  8–9
(3–1)
 16  Glass   7  Rodriguez   3  Tied  Numerica Veterans Arena (3,369)
Spokane, WA
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Mary's L 82–88  8–10
(3–2)
 24  Glass   7  Okafor   9  Morton  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 9 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 65–86  8–11
(3–3)
 16  Tied   8  Rodriguez   3  Yalaho  Beasley Coliseum (6,439)
Pullman, WA
January 18, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 80–85  8–12
(3–4)
 21  Yalaho   5  Tied   6  Rodriguez  Sobrato Center (2,182)
San Francisco, CA
January 21, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego L 92–96  8–13
(3–5)
 29  Glass   7  Tied   5  Rodriguez  Jenny Craig Pavilion (855)
San Diego, CA
January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine W 95–79  9–13
(4–5)
 19  Hildebrandt   8  Ugbo   5  Glass  Beasley Coliseum (2,773)
Pullman, WA
January 28, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle W 70–58  10–13
(5–5)
 24  Vavers   9  Yalaho   5  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (3,061)
Pullman, WA
January 31, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland W 104–74  11–13
(6–5)
 26  Yalaho   9  Yalaho   9  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (2,857)
Pullman, WA
February 4, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Oregon State L 64–74  11–14
(6–6)
 17  Glass   6  Tied   4  Rodriguez  Gill Coliseum (3,626)
Corvallis, OR
February 7, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara L 92–96  11–15
(6–7)
 21  Yalaho   8  Okafor   4  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,965)
Pullman, WA
February 10, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 12 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 53–83  11–16
(6–8)
 15  Morton   6  Vavers   4  Morton  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
February 18, 2026
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific W 87–70  12–16
(7–8)
 21  Vavers   8  Yalaho   5  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (2,494)
Pullman, WA
February 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Saint Mary's L 67–83  12–17
(7–9)
 15  Tied   6  Vavers   6  Rodriguez  Beasley Coliseum (4,230)
Pullman, WA
February 25, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at LMU L 66–67  12–18
(7–10)
 20  Glass   9  Yalaho   6  Rodriguez  Gersten Pavilion (994)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2026
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine L 79–88  12–19
(7–11)
 22  Glass   10  Okafor   4  Tied  Firestone Fieldhouse (792)
Malibu, CA
WCC Tournament
March 6, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(8) vs. (9) Portland
Second Round
L 68–74  12–20
 19  Glass   6  Tied   5  Tied  Orleans Arena (1,890)
Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Exhibition: New Mexico

Series History: New Mexico leads 3-2
Starting Lineups:

  • New Mexico: #1 Deyton Albury, #5 Antonio Chol, #8 Chris Howell, #10 Tomislav Buljan, #23 Jake Hall
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
Oct. 25
6 p.m. PDT
New Mexico Lobos 66, Washington State Cougars 74
Scoring by half: 38-37, 28-37
Pts: Antonio Chol, Uriah Tenette 11
Rebs: Tomislav Buljan 9
Asts: Chris Howell 4
Pts: Emmanuel Ugbo 16
Rebs: ND Okafor 14
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 670
Referees: Toby Doolittle, Justin Shamion, Tony Padilla


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Matt Muehlebach

Series History: Washington State leads 169-110
Starting Lineups:

  • Idaho: #0 Brody Rowbury, #3 Biko Johnson, #7 Jack Payne, #12 Jackson Rasmussen, #14 Kolton Mitchell
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
Nov. 3
6:30 p.m. PDT
Idaho Vandals 83, Washington State Cougars 81
Scoring by half: 43-34, 40-47
Pts: Kristian Gonzalez 18
Rebs: Jack Payne 7
Asts: Kolton Mitchell 4
Pts: Tomas Thrastarson, Emmanuel Ugbo, Ace Glass 17
Rebs: Emmanuel Ugbo 8
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 3
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 3,588
Referees: Mark Cook, Toby Doolittle, DG Nelson


Broadcasters: Nick Klos, Greg Herenda and Katelyn McCarthy

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #0 Emmanuel Ugbo, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
  • Davidson: #0 Manie Joses, #4 Josh Scovens, #5 Parker Friedrichsen, #11 Sam Brown, #15 Sean Logan
ESPN+
Nov. 7
4 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 69, Davidson Wildcats 85
Scoring by half: 24-40, 45-45
Pts: Emmanuel Ugbo 16
Rebs: Emmanuel Ugbo, ND Okafor 5
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 2
Pts: Hunter Adam 14
Rebs: Parker Friedrichsen 5
Asts: Sam Brown, Devin Brown 4
John M. Belk Arena
Davidson, NC
Attendance: 2,646
Referees: Darron George, Leslie Jones, Eric Curry


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Stephen Madison

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • St. Thomas (MN): #4 Nolan Minessale, #12 Ryan Dufault, #23 Nick Janowski, #32 Carter Bjerke, #34 Ben Oosterbaan
  • Washington State: #0 Emmanuel Ugbo, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
ESPN+
Nov. 10
6:30 p.m. PDT
St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies 71, Washington State Cougars 83
Scoring by half: 30-50, 41-31
Pts: Nick Janowski 22
Rebs: Isaiah Johnson-Arigu 4
Asts: Nolan Minessale 6
Pts: Tomas Thrastarson 19
Rebs: Tomas Thrastarson 7
Asts: Jerone Morton 4
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,845
Referees: Chance Moore, Eric Curry, Deron White


Broadcasters: Ted Robinson and Don MacLean

Series History: Washington leads 186-111
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington: #5 Zoom Diallo, #6 Hannes Steinbach, #9 Wesley Yates III, #11 Franck Kepnang, #23 JJ Mandaquit
  • Washington State: #0 Emmanuel Ugbo, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
ESPN+
Nov. 14
8 p.m. PDT
Washington Huskies 81, Washington State Cougars 69
Scoring by half: 44-30, 37-39
Pts: Wesley Yates III 26
Rebs: Hannes Steinbach 13
Asts: Zoom Diallo 4
Pts: Eemeli Yalaho 15
Rebs: Emmanuel Ugbo 7
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 5,320
Referees: Robert Felder, Michael Reed, Tony Padilla


Broadcasters: Ann Schatz and Mary Murphy

Series History: Washington State leads 2-1
Starting Lineups:

  • Southern Utah: #0 Isaiah Cottrell, #1 Elijah Duval, #3 Tanner Hayhurst, #24 Cale Barclay, #35 Jaiden Feroah
  • Washington State: #0 Emmanuel Ugbo, #5 Simon Hildebrandt, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
ESPN+
Nov. 19
8 p.m. PDT
Southern Utah Thunderbirds 74, Washington State Cougars 98
Scoring by half: 40-54, 34-44
Pts: Dylan Jones 24
Rebs: Jaiden Feroah, Isaiah Cottrell, Dylan Jones, Kai Burdick 4
Asts: Tanner Hayhurst, Elijah Duval 3
Pts: ND Okafor 27
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 11
Asts: Jerone Morton, Adria Rodriguez 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,532
Referees: Ray Ames, Keith Patterson, Gregory Nixon


Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey and Sean Farnham

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #3 Simon Hildebrandt, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #22 ND Okafor
  • Chaminade: #1 Nathan Medina, #3 Kent King, #10 Roland Banks II, #12 Kris King, #25 Fletcher MacDonald
Nov. 24
6 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 90, Chaminade Silverswords 85
Scoring by half: 41-52, 49-33
Pts: Ace Glass 26
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 9
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 6
Pts: Kent King 20
Rebs: Kent King 10
Asts: Kent King 5
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, HI
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Rob Rorke, Mike Palau, Lamar Simpson


Broadcasters: Kanoa Leahey and Sean Farnham

Series History: Arizona State leads 48-42
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • Arizona State: #1 Santiago Trouet, #4 Bryce Ford, #5 Maurice Odum, #14 Andrija Grbovic, #35 Massamba Diop
Nov. 25
5 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 94, Arizona State Sun Devils 100
Scoring by half: 48-42, 46-58
Pts: Ace Glass 40
Rebs: ND Okafor 6
Asts: Ace Glass, Jerone Morton, Simon Hildebrandt 2
Pts: Maurice Odum 26
Rebs: Massamba Diop 5
Asts: Maurice Odum 5
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, HI
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Chris Pacsi, Bill Covington, Jeff Anderson


Broadcasters: Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas

Series History: Washington State leads 1-0
Starting Lineups:

  • Seton Hall: #0 Adam Clark, #6 Stephon Payne III, #14 A.J. Staton-McCray, #22 Elijah Fisher, #23 Mike Williams III
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
Nov. 26
2:30 p.m. PDT
Seton Hall Pirates 75, Washington State Cougars 61
Scoring by half: 37-27, 38-34
Pts: A.J. Staton-McCray 20
Rebs: Stephon Payne III 7
Asts: Adam Clark 7
Pts: Rihards Vavers 17
Rebs: Rihards Vavers 6
Asts: Ace Glass, Adria Rodriguez 3
Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, HI
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Mike Palau, Bill Covington, Michael Greenstein


Broadcasters: Brian Bedo and Kristof Kendrick

Series History: Washington State leads 3-1
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • Bradley: #0 Demarion Burch, #3 Alex Huibregtse, #14 Ahmet Jonovic, #21 AJ Smith, #22 Jaquan Johnson
ESPN+
Dec. 2
5 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 60, Bradley Braves 64
Scoring by half: 29-28, 31-36
Pts: Ace Glass 15
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 11
Asts: Ace Glass, Tomas Thrastarson, Jerone Morton, Emmanuel Ugbo 2
Pts: Demarion Burch 23
Rebs: AJ Smith, Ahmet Jonovic 6
Asts: Jaquan Johnson, Montana Wheeler 3
Carver Arena
Peoria, IL
Attendance: 4,919
Referees: Randy Heimerman, Tyler Kumpf, Chance Moore


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Dan Dickau

Series History: Washington State leads 4-1
Starting Lineups:

  • Nevada: #0 Chuck Bailey III, #1 Elijah Price, #6 Kaleb Lowery, #7 Vaughn Weems, #12 Tayshawn Comer
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
ESPN+
Dec. 7
2 p.m. PDT
Nevada Wolf Pack 78, Washington State Cougars 64
Scoring by half: 31-32, 47-32
Pts: Tayshawn Comer 24
Rebs: Elijah Price 8
Asts: Tayshawn Comer, Myles Walker 2
Pts: Tomas Thrastarson 20
Rebs: ND Okafor 8
Asts: Jerone Morton 3
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,548
Referees: Michael Mojica, Randy McCall, Tony Padilla

at USC


Broadcasters: Dan Hellie and Miles Simon

Series History: USC leads 82-51
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #22 ND Okafor
  • USC: #2 Ezra Ausar, #4 Chad Baker-Mazara, #6 Jacob Cofie, #8 Jerry Easter II, #9 Ryan Cornish
Dec. 14
4:30 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 61, USC Trojans 68
Scoring by half: 26-33, 35-35
Pts: Rihards Vavers 13
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho, Emmanuel Ugbo 6
Asts: Tomas Thrastarson 3
Pts: Jacob Cofie 21
Rebs: Jacob Cofie 10
Asts: Chad Baker-Mazara, Jordan Marsh 5
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 5,394
Referees: Mike Littlewood, Paul Szelc, Keith Kimble


Broadcasters: Austin Getz and Stephen Madison

Series History: Washington State leads 59-13
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #22 ND Okafor
  • Eastern Washington: #2 Isaiah Moses, #12 Straton Rogers, #15 Kiree Huie, #22 Jojo Anderson, #33 Emmett Marquardt
Dec. 17
7 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 78, Eastern Washington Eagles 63
Scoring by half: 45-31, 33-32
Pts: Emmanuel Ugbo 20
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 7
Asts: Jerone Morton 6
Pts: Alton Hamilton IV 16
Rebs: Alton Hamilton IV 5
Asts: Isaiah Moses 5
Numerica Veterans Arena
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 3,749
Referees: Kirk Smith, Deron White, Eric Curry


Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini

Series History: First Meeting
Starting Lineups:

  • Mercer: #1 Zaire Williams, #2 Connor Serven, #6 Baraka Okojie, #11 Brady Shoulders, #26 Armani Mighty
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
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Dec. 20
2 p.m. PDT
Mercer Bears 78, Washington State Cougars 84
Scoring by half: 39-41, 39-43
Pts: Baraka Okojie 24
Rebs: Armani Mighty 11
Asts: Brady Shoulders 5
Pts: Ace Glass 24
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 10
Asts: Jerone Morton 4
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,374
Referees: Ryan Holmes, Michael Greenstein, Greg Nixon


Broadcasters: Bryan Sleik and Jennifer Mountain

Series History: Washington State leads 14-2
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • Portland: #7 Matus Hronsky, #14 James O'Donnell, #23 Joel Foxwell, #35 Cameron Williams, #44 Mikah Ballew
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Dec. 28
2 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 67, Portland Pilots 62
Scoring by half: 32-23, 35-39
Pts: Rihards Vavers 13
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 9
Asts: Eemeli Yalaho 4
Pts: Joel Foxwell, Mikah Ballew 15
Rebs: Jermaine Ballisager Webb 8
Asts: Joel Foxwell 6
Chiles Center
Portland, OR
Attendance: 1,448
Referees: DG Nelson, Tyler Kumpf, Bret Smith


Broadcasters: Adam Race and John Impelman

Series History: Tied 9-9
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #5 Tomas Thrastarson, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • Seattle U: #0 Brayden Maldonado, #1 Maleek Arington, #15 Will Heimbrodt, #21 Jun Seok Yeo, #34 Austin Maurer
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Dec. 30
7 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 55, Seattle U Redhawks 69
Scoring by half: 22-36, 33-33
Pts: Ace Glass 13
Rebs: ND Okafor 12
Asts: Emmanuel Ugbo 2
Pts: Brayden Maldonado 15
Rebs: Austin Maurer 6
Asts: Will Heimbrodt, Maleek Arington, Austin Maurer 3
Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, WA
Attendance: 4,386
Referees: Shawn Lehigh, Michael Greenstein, Randy McCall


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Stephen Madison

Series History: Washington State leads 4-2
Starting Lineups:

  • LMU: #1 Jalen Shelley, #2 Rodney Brown Jr., #5 Myron Amey Jr., #7 Jan Vide, #35 Rokas Jocius
  • Washington State: #0 Emmanuel Ugbo, #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
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Jan. 2
6:30 p.m. PDT
LMU Lions 76, Washington State Cougars 78
Scoring by half: 32-34, 44-44
Pts: Jan Vide 28
Rebs: Jalen Shelley 9
Asts: Jalen Shelley 4
Pts: Rihards Vavers 17
Rebs: ND Okafor 9
Asts: Ace Glass 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,580
Referees: Toby Doolittle, Alexander Thompson, Mark Fulton


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Matt Muehlebach

Series History: Oregon State leads 175-132
Starting Lineups:

  • Oregon State: #0 Dez White, #2 Josiah Lake II, #7 Keziah Ekissi, #13 Isaiah Sy, #24 Johan Munch
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
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Jan. 4
4:30 p.m. PDT
Oregon State Beavers 67, Washington State Cougars 81
Scoring by half: 33-47, 34-34
Pts: Dez White 16
Rebs: Olavi Suutela 5
Asts: Josiah Lake II 5
Pts: Ace Glass 16
Rebs: Adria Rodriguez 7
Asts: Ace Glass, Jerone Morton, Eemeli Yalaho 3
Numerica Veterans Arena
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 3,369
Referees: Jimmy Casas, Layne Barney, Justin Shamion


Broadcasters: Rich Waltz and Dan Dickau

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 3-1
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • Saint Mary's: #0 Mikey Lewis, #1 Harry Wessels, #7 Joshua Dent, #11 Dillan Shaw, #23 Paulius Murauskas
Jan. 10
2 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 82, Saint Mary's Gaels 88
Scoring by half: 38-50, 44-38
Pts: Ace Glass 24
Rebs: ND Okafor 7
Asts: Jerone Morton 9
Pts: Joshua Dent 26
Rebs: Andrew McKeever 11
Asts: Paulius Murauskas, Dillan Shaw 6
University Credit Union Pavilion
Moraga, CA
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Frank Harvey III, Jason Garretson, DG Nelson


Broadcasters: Rich Waltz, Dan Dickau and Hailey Sutton

Series History: Washington State leads 98-54
Starting Lineups:

  • Gonzaga: #3 Braeden Smith, #5 Emmanuel Innocenti, #8 Jalen Warley, #15 Graham Ike, #23 Adam Miller
  • Washington State: #0 Emmanuel Ugbo, #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
CBSSN
Jan. 15
7 p.m. PDT
Gonzaga Bulldogs 86, Washington State Cougars 65
Scoring by half: 43-33, 43-32
Pts: Graham Ike 23
Rebs: Graham Ike 11
Asts: Graham Ike 5
Pts: Ace Glass, Jerone Morton, Simon Hildebrandt 16
Rebs: Adria Rodriguez 8
Asts: Eemeli Yalaho 3
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 6,439
Referees: Michael Reed, Marques Pettigrew, Randy McCall


Broadcasters: Barry Tompkins and Dan Belluomini

Series History: Washington State leads 3-2
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • San Francisco: #0 Ryan Beasley, #5 Tyrone Riley IV, #8 David Fuchs, #13 Legend Smiley, #35 Junjie Wang
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Jan. 18
4 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 80, San Francisco Dons 85
Scoring by half: 44-48, 36-37
Pts: Eemeli Yalaho 21
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho, ND Okafor 5
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 6
Pts: Junjie Wang 15
Rebs: Tyrone Riley IV 6
Asts: Ryan Beasley, Vukasin Masic 6
War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 2,182
Referees: Michael Mojica, Jeffrey Anderson, Tony Padilla


Broadcasters: Jack Cronin and Braden Surprenant

Series History: Washington State leads 4-2
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #13 Adria Rodriguez, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
  • San Diego: #2 Adrian McIntyre, #5 Ty-Laur Johnson, #7 Assane Diop, #14 Dominique Ford, #30 Tim Moore Jr.
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Jan. 21
6:30 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 92, San Diego Toreros 96
Scoring by half: 32-42, 60-54
Pts: Ace Glass 29
Rebs: Ace Glass, Rihards Vavers 7
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 5
Pts: Ty-Laur Johnson 28
Rebs: Assane Diop 7
Asts: Ty-Laur Johnson 7
Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA
Attendance: 855
Referees: Layne Barney, Gary Maxwell, John Hampton


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Stephen Madison

Series History: Washington State leads 6-3
Starting Lineups:

  • Pepperdine: #0 Styles Phipps, #3 Aaron Clark, #18 Yonatan Levy, #23 Javon Cooley, #35 Danilo Dozic
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
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Jan. 24
3 p.m. PDT
Pepperdine Waves 79, Washington State Cougars 95
Scoring by half: 47-37, 42-48
Pts: Styles Phipps 25
Rebs: Pavle Stosic 5
Asts: Styles Phipps 5
Pts: Simon Hildebrandt 19
Rebs: Emmanuel Ugbo 8
Asts: Ace Glass 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,773
Referees: Shawn Lehigh, DG Nelson, Toby Doolittle

Seattle U


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and P.J. Carlesimo

Series History: Seattle U leads 10-9
Starting Lineups:

  • Seattle U: #0 Brayden Maldonado, #1 Maleek Arington, #15 Will Heimbrodt, #21 Jun Seok Yeo, #34 Austin Maurer
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
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Jan. 28
6:30 p.m. PDT
Seattle U Redhawks 58, Washington State Cougars 70
Scoring by half: 30-36, 28-34
Pts: Brayden Maldonado 12
Rebs: Will Heimbrodt 7
Asts: Brayden Maldonado 3
Pts: Rihards Vavers 24
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 9
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 3,061
Referees: Gregory Nixon, Darron George, Jason Garretson

Portland


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Ernie Kent

Series History: Washington State leads 15-2
Starting Lineups:

  • Portland: #1 Jermaine Ballisager Webb, #5 Dante Censori-Hercules, #23 Joel Foxwell, #35 Cameron Williams, #44 Mikah Ballew
  • Washington State: #2 Eemeli Yalaho, #11 Jerone Morton, #15 Rihards Vavers, #21 Ace Glass, #22 ND Okafor
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Jan. 31
3 p.m. PDT
Portland Pilots 74, Washington State Cougars 104
Scoring by half: 31-53, 43-51
Pts: Joel Foxwell 21
Rebs: Dante Censori-Hercules 9
Asts: Cameron Williams, Joel Foxwell 2
Pts: Eemeli Yalaho 26
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 9
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 9
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,857
Referees: Matthew Rukasin, Ray Ames, Alexander Thompson

at Oregon State


Broadcasters: Jack Gordon and Noah Buono

Series History: Oregon State leads 175-133
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
  • Oregon State: Dez White, Josiah Lake II, Isaiah Sy, Johan Munch, Olavi Suutela
CBSSN
Feb. 4
8 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 64, Oregon State Beavers 74
Scoring by half: 34-23, 30-51
Pts: Ace Glass 17
Rebs: ND Okafor, Eemeli Yalaho 6
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 4
Pts: Josiah Lake II 22
Rebs: Johan Munch 15
Asts: Keziah Ekissi 4
Gill Coliseum
Corvallis, OR
Attendance: 3,626
Referees: Eric Curry, Christopher Merlo, Jimmy Casas


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and Stephanie Freeman

Series History: Tied 6-6
Starting Lineups:

  • Santa Clara: Brenton Knapper, Christian Hammond, Elijah Mahi, Bukky Oboye, Jake Ensminger
  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
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Feb. 7
3 p.m. PDT
Santa Clara Broncos 96, Washington State Cougars 92
Scoring by half: 49-49, 47-43
Pts: Allen Graves 30
Rebs: Allen Graves 13
Asts: Allen Graves 4
Pts: Eemeli Yalaho 21
Rebs: ND Okafor 8
Asts: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Adria Rodriguez 4
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,965
Referees: Keith Patterson, Toby Doolittle, Matt Rafferty

at Gonzaga


Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein and Corey Williams

Series History: Washington State leads 98-55
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
  • Gonzaga: Braeden Smith, Emmanuel Innocenti, Jalen Warley, Graham Ike, Adam Miller
ESPN2
Feb. 10
8 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 53, Gonzaga Bulldogs 83
Scoring by half: 21-48, 32-35
Pts: Jerone Morton 15
Rebs: Rihards Vavers 6
Asts: Jerone Morton 4
Pts: Graham Ike 20
Rebs: Graham Ike 7
Asts: Braeden Smith 4
McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Deldre Carr, Chance Moore, Marques Pettigrew


Broadcasters: Trevor Williams and P.J. Carlesimo

Series History: Pacific leads 2-0
Starting Lineups:

  • Pacific: Justin Rochelin, Elias Ralph, Jaden Clayton, TJ Wainwright, Isaac Jack
  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
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Feb. 18
6:30 p.m. PDT
Pacific Tigers 70, Washington State Cougars 87
Scoring by half: 40-51, 30-36
Pts: Elias Ralph 16
Rebs: Jaion Pitt 6
Asts: Jaden Clayton, TJ Wainwright 4
Pts: Rihards Vavers 21
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 8
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 5
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 2,494
Referees: Randy McCall, Keith Patterson, Jimmy Casas

Saint Mary's


Broadcasters: Dave Feldman and Corey Williams

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 4-1
Starting Lineups:

  • Saint Mary's: Mikey Lewis, Harry Wessels, Joshua Dent, Dillan Shaw, Paulius Murauskas
  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
ESPN2
Feb. 21
7 p.m. PDT
Saint Mary's Gaels 83, Washington State Cougars 67
Scoring by half: 40-39, 43-28
Pts: Joshua Dent 22
Rebs: Paulius Murauskas 12
Asts: Paulius Murauskas 4
Pts: Ace Glass, ND Okafor 15
Rebs: Rihards Vavers 6
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 6
Beasley Coliseum
Pullman, WA
Attendance: 4,230
Referees: Lewis Garrison, Matt Rafferty, Christopher Merlo

at LMU


Broadcasters: Chris Sylvester and Jerod Haase

Series History: Washington State leads 5-2
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
  • LMU: Rodney Brown Jr., Myron Amey Jr., Jan Vide, Aarn McBride, Rokas Jocius
ESPNU
Feb. 25
8 p.m. PDT
Washington State Cougars 66, LMU Lions 67
Scoring by half: 39-24, 27-43
Pts: Ace Glass 20
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho 9
Asts: Adria Rodriguez 6
Pts: Myron Amey Jr. 31
Rebs: Aaron McBride 8
Asts: Jan Vide 7
Gersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 994
Referees: Glen Mayberry, Tyler Kumpf, Darron George

at Pepperdine


Broadcasters: Al Epstein and Joey Vergilis

Series History: Washington State leads 7-3
Starting Lineups:

  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
  • Pepperdine: Styles Phipps, Aaron Clark, Stefan Cicic, Yonatan Levy, Javon Cooley
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Feb. 28
5 p.m. PST
Washington State Cougars 79, Pepperdine Waves 88
Scoring by half: 28-36, 51-52
Pts: Ace Glass 22
Rebs: ND Okafor 10
Asts: Eemeli Yalaho, Adria Rodriguez 4
Pts: Stefan Cicic 23
Rebs: Stefan Cicic 10
Asts: Styles Phipps 9
Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
Attendance: 792
Referees: Frank Harvey, Mark Fulton, Wacey Lym

vs. Portland (WCC Tournament - Second Round)


Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein, Dan Dickau and Mariluz Cook

Series History: Washington State leads 16-2br> Starting Lineups:

  • Portland: Jermaine Ballisager Webb, Dante Censori-Hercules, Garrett Nuckolls, James O'Donnell, Joel Foxwell
  • Washington State: Eemeli Yalaho, Jerone Morton, Rihards Vavers, Ace Glass, ND Okafor
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Mar. 6
6 p.m. PST
Portland Pilots 74, Washington State Cougars 68
Scoring by half: 25-29, 49-39
Pts: Garrett Nuckolls 23
Rebs: Jermaine Ballisager Webb 12
Asts: Joel Foxwell 5
Pts: Ace Glass 19
Rebs: Eemeli Yalaho, ND Okafor 6
Asts: Jerone Morton, Ace Glass 5
Orleans Arena
Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 1,890
Referees: Deldre Carr, Kelly Pfeiffer, Tommy Johnson

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