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Table of Contents/quick facts Table OF Contents quick facts 2007-08 SEASON OUTLOOK 2006-07 IN REVIEW UNIVERSITY Table of Contents/Quick Facts .......................1 Season in Review ................................... 62-66 Location: Pullman, Wash. Enrollment: 23,300 2007-08 Schedule ..........................................2 Statistics ................................................. 67-68 Founded: 1890 Roster .............................................................3 Conference: Pacific-10 Season Outlook ......................................... 4-5 THE PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE Colors: Crimson and Gray TV-Radio Roster .............................................6 Nickname: Cougars 2006-07 Pac-10 in Review ...........................70 President: Dr. Elson S. Floyd Pac-10 Tournament Review ..........................71 Athletics Director: Jim Sterk COACHING STAFF About the Conference ............................72-74 Faculty Representative: Ken Casavant Athletic Dept. Phone: (509) 335-0311 Head Coach Tony Bennett ........................8-11 Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GO-COUGS Director of Player Development/ COUGAR HISTORY Home Court (Capacity): Friel Court (11,671) Press Row Phone: (509) 335-2684 Operations Mike Heideman .....................12 Naismith Rules .............................................76 Assistant Coach Ben Johnson .......................13 Cougar History ...................................... 77-81 COACHING STAFF Assistant Coach Ron Sanchez ......................14 Postseason Teams .................................. 82-86 Head Coach: Tony Bennett, Second season Assistant Coach Matt Woodley ....................15 NCAA/NIT Records/Results .........................87 Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1992 Record at WSU: 26-8, One season Operations Assistant Ronnie Wideman ........16 Record Book ......................................... 88-102 Student Managers/Support Staff .................16 Career Record: Same Yearly Statistics ...................................103-105 Assistant Coach: Ben Johnson, Fourth season All-Time Roster ................................... 106-140 Alma Mater: Wisconsin-Green Bay, 1992 2007-08 COUGARS Year-by-Year Results ............................ 141-153 Assistant Coach: Ron Sanchez, Fifth season Alma Mater: State University of New York, College of Returnees Team Honors ......................................154-155 Oneonta, 1997 Aron Baynes ............................................18-19 Cougars in the NBA ............................156-157 Assistant Coach: Matt Woodley, Second season Robbie Cowgill....................................... 20-21 WSU Hall of Fame ...............................158-159 Alma Mater: Drake, 2000 Jeremy Cross .......................................... 22-23 Steve Puidokas ...........................................160 Dir.of Player Develop./Operations: Mike Heideman, Fifth season Caleb Forrest.......................................... 24-25 Alma Mater: Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1971 Daven Harmeling ................................... 26-27 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Operations Assistant: Ronnie Wideman Alma Mater: Washington State, 2006 Chris Henry ............................................ 28-29 Facilities ..............................................162-165 Nikola Koprivica ..................................... 30-31 MBB Office Address: 124 Smith Gym 2007 Pan American Games .......................166 Pullman, WA 99164-1610 Derrick Low............................................. 32-33 2007 Summer Tour ....................................167 MBB Office Phone: (509) 335-0240 Taylor Rochestie ..................................... 34-35 Why WSU? ..........................................168-169 TEAM INFORMATION Kyle Weaver ........................................... 36-37 Student Recreation Center .........................170 Thomas Abercrombie ..................................38 2006-07 Overall Record: 26-8 Mentor Program ........................................171 2006-07 Pacific-10 Record/Finish: 13-5/2nd Newcomers Student-Athlete Development ..............172-73 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Fabian Boeke ................................................39 Athletic Medicine ..................................174-75 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Newcomers: 5 Charlie Enquist ............................................ 40 Strength and Conditioning ...................176 -77 Abe Lodwick ................................................41 Postseason: NCAA Second Round WSU Administration ..................................178 Final Ranking: 13th by Associated Press; 17th by Stephen Sauls ..............................................42 Athletic Staff Directory ..............................179 ESPN/USA Today Game Day ..................................................180 OPPONENTS athletic MEDIA relations Asst. Director/MBB Contact: Jessica Schmick Air Force, Arizona, Arizona State ................. 44 MEDIA INFORMATION Office Phone: (509) 335-0255 Baylor, Boise State, California .......................45 Media Policies .....................................182-183 Cell Phone: (509) 781-0550 UCLA, The Citadel, Eastern Washington .....46 E-Mail: [email protected] Sports Information.....................................183 Director: Bill Stevens Gonzaga, Idaho, Idaho State .......................47 WSU Media/Cougar Radio Network ..........184 Assistant Directors: Linda Chalich, Craig Lawson, Mississippi Valley State, Montana, Jessica Schmick, Joe Nickell North Carolina A&T ............................... 48 Intern: Erica Beck Oregon, Oregon State, Portland State.........49 SID Address: Bohler Athletic Complex 195 Pullman, WA 99164-1602 Stanford, USC, Washington .........................50 SID Fax: (509) 335-0267 Pac-10 Tournament ......................................51 Website: www.wsucougars.com Series Records ........................................ 52-60 CREDITS The 2007-08 Washington State University men’s basketball media guide has been published by the WSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, written and edited by the office of Athletic Media Relations, designed and printed by the office of University Publishing. Designer: Eric Limburg Editor/Writer: Jessica Schmick Special Editorial Assistance: Craig Lawson, Cory Rice, Mike Walsh Contributors: Erica Beck, Linda Chalich, Rod Commons, Richard B. Fry, Bob Guptill, Dave Hirsch, Jason Krump, Joe Nickell, Pacific-10 Conference, Bill Stevens Cover Design: Eric Limburg Cover Photography: Shelly Hanks, Bob Hubner Photography: Erica Beck, Rod Commons, Richard B. Fry collection, Shelly Hanks, Bob Hubner, Jason Krump, Jason Parkhurst / ©US PRESSWIRE.jpg, Jessica Schmick, University of Texas Athletics Photography, WSU Libraries, WSU Publishing, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay University Communications Leo Udy. Cougar Basketball 2007-08 1 2007-08 schedule 2007-08 Men’S basketball schedule Date Day Opponent Site TV Time Nov. 9 Friday Eastern Washington Pullman 6:30 p.m. Nov. 13 Tuesday Boise State Boise 6 p.m. Nov. 16 Friday Idaho Pullman 7 p.m. Nov. 23 Friday Montana# Spokane 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 Saturday Mississippi Valley State# Spokane TBA Nov. 25 Sunday Air Force# Spokane 2:30 p.m. Nov. 30 Friday Baylor& Waco, Texas ESPNU 6 p.m. Dec. 5 Wednesday Gonzaga Spokane ESPNU 8 p.m. Dec. 9 Sunday Portland State Pullman 5 p.m. Dec. 20 Thursday The Citadel^ Seattle FSN NW 7:30 p.m. Dec. 23 Sunday Idaho State Pocatello TBA Dec. 28 Friday North Carolina A&T Pullman 7 p.m. Jan. 5 Saturday Washington* Seattle FSN NW 7 p.m. Jan. 10 Thursday USC* Los Angeles FSN 8 p.m. Jan. 12 Saturday UCLA* Los Angeles FSN 11:30 a.m. Jan. 17 Thursday Oregon State* Pullman 7 p.m. Jan. 20 Sunday Oregon* Pullman FSN 5 p.m. Jan. 24 Thursday Arizona* Tucson FSN NW/AZ 5:30 p.m. Jan. 26 Saturday Arizona State* Tempe FSN NW/AZ 4 p.m. Jan. 31 Thursday California* Pullman 7 p.m. Feb. 2 Saturday Stanford* Pullman FSN Noon Feb. 7 Thursday UCLA* Pullman FSN 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9 Saturday USC* Pullman ABC 12:30 p.m. Feb. 14 Thursday Oregon State* Corvallis FSN NW 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16 Saturday Oregon* Eugene FSN 6 p.m. Feb. 21 Thursday Arizona State* Pullman FSN NW/AZ 6 p.m. Feb. 23 Saturday Arizona* Pullman FSN 7 p.m. Feb. 28 Thursday California* Berkeley FSN 8 p.m. March 1 Saturday Stanford* Stanford Wildcard TBA March 8 Saturday Washington* Pullman Wildcard TBA March 12-15 Wed.-Sat. Pacific-10 Tournament% Los Angeles FSN/CBS TBD # - Cougar Hispanic College Fund Classic played at Spokane Arena & - Pac-10/Big 12 Series ^ - Cougar Hardwood Classic at KeyArena * - Pac-10 Game % - Played at Staples Center Home games in Bold Pullman games played at Friel Court in Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum All times Pacific **All dates and times subject to change 2 Cougar Basketball 2007-08 2007-08 roster Alphabetical Roster ROSTER NO. Name Pos. HT. WT. YR. EXP. Hometown (Last School) BREAKDOWN 20 Thomas Abercrombie G 6-6 191 FR* SQ Auckland, New Zealand (Westlake Boys HS) BY CLASS Seniors .......................... 4 11 Aron Baynes C 6-10 270 JR 2V Cairns, Australia (Cairns State HS) Robbie Cowgill Jeremy Cross* 13 Fabian Boeke F 6-11 230 FR HS Kummerfeld, Germany (Urspring Basketball Academy) Derrick Low 34 Robbie Cowgill F 6-10 211 SR 3V Austin, Texas (Westwood HS) Kyle Weaver 21 Jeremy Cross G 6-2 207 SR* 1V Northridge, Calif. (University of Puget Sound) Juniors ........................... 5 Aron Baynes 40 Charlie Enquist F 6-10 204 FR HS Edmonds, Wash. (Kings HS) Caleb Forrest Daven Harmeling* 52 Caleb Forrest C 6-8 228 JR 2V Pagosa Springs, Colo. (Pagosa