2013-14 BASKETBALL GAME 13 | AT UCLA | LOS ANGELES, CALIF. | PAULEY PAVILION (13,800) | TV: ESPN2 COMPARISON WASHINGTON STATE (8-4) 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 8-4 Overall, 0-0 Pac-12 WSU CATEGORY UCLA AT UCLA (9-3) 5-2 Home, 0-2 Away, 3-0 Neutral Site Pullman, Wash. Location Los Angeles, Calif. PAC-12 OPENER 20,193 Enrollment 44,947 Date Opponent Time/TV Pac-12 Conference Pac-12 Friday, Dec. 29 | 8 p.m. PT Nov. 5 SAINT MARTIN’S (EXH) W, 85-74 Cougars Nickname Bruins Pauley Pavilion | Los Angeles, Calif. Nov.12 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 86-84 (OT) Ernie Kent Head Coach Steve Alford Nov. 15 SEATTLE U W, 75-59 44-61 (4th) Coach’s Record at School (Season) 96-45 (5th) SERIES INFORMATION Nov. 18 IDAHO STATE W, 83-62 367-315 (23rd) Coach’s Career Record (Season) 481-251 (23rd) UCLA LEADS THE ALL-TIME SERIES 106-17 Nov. 23 vs. Saint Joseph’s& W, 75-71 8-4 Overall Record 9-3 (WSU STREAK -3) Nov. 24 vs. No. 21 Saint Mary’s& W, 84-79 0-0 Conference Record 0-0 At WSU: UCLA leads 48-13 (UCLA leads 2-0 in Spokane) Nov. 26 vs. San Diego State& W, 93-86 NR National Ranking (AP/ESPN-USA Today) RV At UCLA: UCLA leads 56-3 Dec. 2 UC DAVIS L, 81-67 76.6 Points Per Game 82.8 Neutral Site: UCLA leads 2-1 Dec. 6 at Idaho L, 91-64 72.8 Points Allowed Per Game 76.1 Last WSU home win: 85-78, Jan. 3, 2016 +3.8 Average Scoring Margin +6.8 Last UCLA road win: 95-79, Feb. 1, 2017 Dec. 9 at UTEP L, 76-69 36.6 Rebounds Per Game 40.9 Last WSU road win: 82-81, Feb. 21, 2009 Dec. 16 IUPUI W, 72-59 38.1 Rebounds Allowed Per Game 36.1 Last UCLA home win: 77-68, March 4, 2017 Dec. 20 KANSAS STATE% L, 68-65 -1.5 Average Rebound Margin +4.8 Largest WSU margin of victory: 23 points (48-25), Dec. Dec. 22 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W, 86-58 .452 Field Goal Percentage .469 13,1937 (Pullman) Dec. 29 at UCLA* 8 p.m./ESPN2 .420 Field Goal Percentage Defense .420 Largest WSU margin of defeat: 52 points (41-93), Feb. 5, 1965 Dec. 31 at USC* 6 p.m./ESPN2 .392 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .355 (Pasadena) Jan. 6 WASHINGTON* 1 p.m./Pac-12 .320 3-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense .355 Most points scored: Jan. 11 STANFORD* 6 p.m./ESPNU .742 Free-Throw Percentage .682 WSU: 102 (102-110), Feb. 24, 1979 (Pullman) Jan. 13 CALIFORNIA* 1 p.m./Pac-12 15.6 Assists Per Game 15.6 UCLA: 121 (77-121), Jan. 4, 1964 (Pullman) 13.3 Turnovers Per Game 13.5 Fewest points scored: Jan. 18 at Colorado* 5 p.m./Pac-12 11. 5 Turnovers Forced Per Game 12.2 WSU: 30 (30-50), Feb. 9, 2006 (Pullman) Jan. 21 at Utah* 5 p.m./ESPNU 1.2 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.2 UCLA: 23 (32-23), Dec. 14, 1936 (Pullman) Jan.28 at Washington* 5 p.m./ESPNU 2.6 Blocks Per Game 4.6 First meeting: WSU defeated UCLA, 33-23, Dec. 8, 1936 at Jan. 31 ARIZONA* 7 p.m./Pac-12 5.3 Steals Per Game 6.7 Pullman Feb. 4 ARIZONA STATE* 1 p.m/ESPNU Last meeting: UCLA defeated WSU, 77-68, March 4, 2017 at Feb. 8 at Oregon State* 7:30 p.m./Pac-12 ON THE AIR Los Angeles Feb. 11 at Oregon* 5 p.m./ESPNU Television ESPN2 Feb. 15 COLORADO* 8 p.m./ Pac-12 Play-by Play: Roxy Bernstein QUICK HITS... Color Analyst: Bill Walton • TRIPLE-DOUBLE: Feb. 17 UTAH* 7 p.m./ESPN/2 Producer: Tim Sullivan • Junior Robert Franks came 1 rebound and 2 Feb. 22 at California* 8 p.m./Pac-12 assists shy of the second triple-double in school Feb. 24 at Stanford* 4 p.m./Pac-12 Radio Cougar IMG Sports Radio Network history against Idaho State, Nov. 18. March. 1 OREGON* 6 p.m./ESPN Play-by-Play: Matt Chazanow • Kyle Weaver had the lone WSU triple-double March. 4 OREGON STATE* 12/2/4 p.m./Pac-12 at Stanford, Jan. 13, 2006 (pts, rbs, assts). March 7-10 Pac-12 Tournament# TBD/Pac-12 Live Stats: www.wsucougars.com • 3-POINT RECORDS: &-Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) • Sophomore Carter Skaggs went 7-for-8 from %-played at Spokane Arena (Spokane, Wash.) 3-point range against Seattle U, Nov. 15. * Pac-12 Game RADIO AFFILIATES • The school record for 3-pointers made in a #-Pac-12 Tournament played at T-Mobile ArenaArena (Las Vegas) Spokane (FLAGSHIP) KXLY-AM 920 game by an individual is 9 held by four different All times Pacific Centralia KMNT-FM 104.3 ** All dates and times subject to change people, while the record for single-game 3-point All times Pacific Clarkston/Lewiston (ID) KHTR-FM103.9 percentage is 6-for-6 set by Eddie Hill in 1992-93. Home games in BOLD--Pullman games played at Friel Court Colville KCVL-AM 1240 • The school record for 3’s in a game by a team in Beasley Coliseum Colfax KCLX-AM 1450 is 18 done three times, most recently Dec. 6, 2014 Moses Lake KBSN-AM 1470 against UTSA. COUGARS AT A GLANCE Mount Vernon KAPS-AM 660 • SECOND-HALF COMEBACKS: No.Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. PPG Other Pasco KONA-AM 610 • WSU has trailed at the half in six of its 11 1 Jamar Ergas G 6-3 190 RS-Fr. 0.0 0.5 Pullman KHTR-FM104.3 games this season, as well as its exhibition game, 2 TJ Mickelson G 6-1 160 Fr. -- -- Seattle KIRO-AM 710 and came back to win four of those games. 3 Robert Franks F 6-7 230 Jr. 17.2 6.8 rpg Walla Walla KGDC-AM 1320 • The Cougars are outscoring their opponents, 4 Viont’e Daniels G 6-2 162 Jr. 8.8 3.5 rpg Internet Tunein.com on average, 42.2-34.9 in the second half this sea- 5 Milan Acquaah G 6-3 195 RS-Fr. 4.8 3.2 apg Sirius/XM Satellite Radio/Internet 81/81/81 son (more on page two of today’s notes) 10 KJ Langston G 6-5 190 RS-Jr. 0.7 .333 fg pct • HOT STARTS: 12 Steven Shpreyregin G 6-1 185 Sr. 0.8 0.3 rpg ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • WSU’s 6-0 start marked its best since the 2009- 13 Jeff Pollard F 6-9 243 So. 6.4 1.9 rpg Men’s Basketball Contact: Jessica Holmes 10 season, as the Cougars also went 6-0 and won 22 Malachi Flynn G 6-1 175 So. 16.1 4.2 apg Office: 509-335-0255 their regular season tournament...the 6-1 start 25 Arinze Chidom F 6-9 205 RS-Fr. 5.4 3.3 rpg Cell: 509-781-0550 matched the 6-1 start by the 2010-11 squad, which 32 Davante Cooper F 6-11 233 Jr. 0.5 1.3 rpg E-mail: [email protected] went on to 10-1. 35 Carter Skaggs G 6-5 215 So. 8.3 .500 3fg pct Website: www.wsucougars.com • IN THE RANKINGS 40 Kwinton Hinson G 6-4 215 Jr. 4.4 2.7 rpg Twitter/Instagram/Snapchat: @WSUMensHoops • WSU received votes in the AP Poll Nov. 27 and Media Can Follow In-Game: @WSUCougarNotes Dec. 4, marking the first time since Jan. 31, 2011 43 Drick Bernstine F 6-8 220 RS-Sr. 6.4 6.9 rpg that WSU has recived a vote in the AP Poll and the first time since Dec. 27, 2010 that it received multiple votes in the poll. 2017-18 WASHINGTON STATE BASKETBALL GAME 13 | AT UCLA | DEC. 29, 2017 | PAULEY PAVILION (LOS ANGELES, CALIF.) | ESPN2 WASHINGTON STATE OPENS PAC-12 PLAY • Washington State is looking to win back-to-back UNIVERSITY INFORMATION AGAINST UCLA AND USC AT LOS ANGELES: conference openers for the first time since 1989-90 Location: Pullman, Wash. • The Washington State men’s basketball team (8-4) and 1990-91. Enrollment: 20,193 opens the Pac-12 season as it travels to Los Ange- • The Cougars are 2-5 against the Bruins in Pac-8, Founded: 1890 les to take on UCLA (9-3) and USC (9-4), beginning Pac-10 and Pac-12 openers and are 0-3 in those Conference: Pac-12 with the Bruins, Friday, Dec. 29 at 8 p.m. at Pauley openers played at Los Angeles. Colors: Crimson and Gray Pavilion. • The two teams last opened the conference season Nickname: Cougars • The Cougars continue the road swing at the Galen the same date, Dec. 29, 2011, at Los Angeles, result- President: Kirk Schulz Center to take on USC, Sunday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. ing in an 80-71 UCLA win. Interim Athletics Director: John Johnson • Both games can be seen on ESPN2 as Roxy Ber- Faculty Representative: Nancy Swanger nstein (play-by-play) and Bill Walton (analyst) have COUGARS VERSUS TROJANS: Athletic Dept. Phone: (509) 335-0311 the calls. • Washington State and USC are meeting for the Ticket Office Phone: 1-800-GO-COUGS • All season long, Cougar basketball can be heard 122nd time in the two schools’ histories, as the Tro- Home Court (Capacity): Friel Court (11,671) on the Cougar IMG Sports Radio Network as the jans hold a 73-48 advantage in the all-time series.