Washington State Basketball SCHEDULE & RESULTS EASTERN WASHINGTON (0-0) vs WASHINGTON ST. (1-0) NOVEMBER Saturday, Nov. 28 // 8 p.m. // Pullman // Beasley Coliseum 25 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 56-52 Watch // Pac-12 Network (Greg Heister & Dan Dickau) Listen // Washington State IMG Sports Network (Matt Chazanow & Craig Ehlo) 28 EASTERN WASHINGTON 8 PM (P12N) GAME 2 Live Stats // WSUCougars.com DECEMBER 2 OREGON STATE * 7 PM (P12N) SERIES HISTORY TEAM COMPARISON 5 at Colorado * TBD (P12N) vs EASTERN WASHINGTON 9 IDAHO 6 PM (P12N) Games 66 13 PORTLAND STATE ! 2 PM (P12N) Standing 55-11 18 MONTANA STATE TBD (P12N) At Pullman 33-2 CATEGORY 21 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 4 PM (P12N) At Cheney 20-8 Overall Record 23-8 1-0 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE 4 PM (P12N) At Neutral Site 2-1 Points Per Game 80.9 56.0 31 ARIZONA STATE* TBA Last Win 88-69, 11/10/12 at Pullman Opp. Points Per Game 72.9 52.0 Last Home Win 88-69, 11/10/12 Rebounds Per Game 38.3 40.0 Last Road Win 91-72, 12/5/98 Rebounding Margin +1.4 -3.0 JANUARY Last Neutral Win 55-47, 11/26/88 at Spokane, WA 2 ARIZONA * TBA Last Loss 83-82, 12/22/97 at Kennewick, WA Field Goal Pct. .460 .280 7 at Cal* TBA Last Home Loss 72-71, OT, 12/1/52 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .427 .295 9 at Stanford * TBA Last Road Loss 53-34, 12/30/50 3-Point Pct. .349 .179 14 at UCLA* TBA Last Neutral Loss 83-82, 12/22/97 at Kennewick, WA Opp. 3-Point Pct. .340 .263 Current Streak W5 16 at USC * TBA Free Throw Pct. .694 .742 21 UTAH* TBA PREVIOUS 5 MEETINGS Assists Per Game 17.5 8.0 23 COLORADO* TBA Date Location Result Score Turnovers Per Game 12.8 16.0 12/5/98 A W 91-72 27 at Washington * TBA Turnover Margin +1.5 +1.0 11/9/07 H W 68-41 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.4 0.5 FEBRUARY 11/16/09 H W 67-61 Blocked Shots Per Game 3.6 3.0 4 at Oregon* TBA 12/3/11 H W 75-49 11/10/12 H W 88-69 Steals Per Game 7.1 4.0 6 at Oregon State * TBA 11 UCLA* TBA 13 USC * TBA OPENING FIVE 18 CAL* TBA > WSU picked up a season-opening, 56-52, win over Texas Southern Wednesday night to 21 STANFORD * TBA pick up the 98th opening win in program history. 25 at Arizona* TBA > The Cougs face off against Eastern Washington Saturday (the Eagles season opener), 27 at Arizona State* TBA for the first time since 2012. The two teams have met in preseason exhibition throughout the last decade including last year when the Cougs beat the Eagles, 96-75, at Cheney. MARCH > Isaac Bonton shook off a rusty first half to finish the opening contest with 28 points in- 6 WASHINGTON * TBA cluding hitting 11-of-13 from the line. Bonton scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half. 10-13 Pac-12 Tournament # TBD The 28 points was his second-best career scoring effort. > One of the youngest teams in the country, the Cougs have just four upperclassmen (2 ! – Doubleheader with the WSU women # - played at T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) seniors, 2 juniors). In addition, the Cougs are one of the most diverse teams in the country * - Pac-12 Game with players from 11 different states or countries. > WSU saw strong efforts out of its youth with freshman Efe Abogidi posting 9 points All home games played at Beasley Coliseum All times listed are Pacific time and subject to change (all in the first half), eight rebounds and one block while sophomore DJ Rodman tied a Rankings: AP Top-25 / Coaches Poll career-best with eight points and sophomore Ryan Rapp set career-bests in minutes (24), rebounds (6), assists (3), and blocks (1). PROBABLE STARTERS PAC-12 STANDINGS PLAYER HT YR HOMETOWN PPG RPG OTHER C #0 EFE ABOGIDI 6-10 FR Delta State, Nigeria 9.0 8.0 1.0 bpg PAC-12 OVERALL F #4 ALJAŽ KUNC 6-8 JR Ljubljana, Slovenia 11.0 6.0 2.0 spg W-L PCT GP W-L PCT GP L10 STRK G #10 ISAAC BONTON 6-3 SR Portland, Ore. 28.0 7.0 3.0 apg COLORADO 0-0 0.000 0 1-0 1.000 1 1-0 Won 1 F #11 DJ RODMAN 6-6 SO Newport Beach, Calif. 8.0 1.0 1.0 bpg OREGON STATE 0-0 0.000 0 1-0 1.000 1 1-0 Won 1 G #24 NOAH WILLIAMS 6-5 SO Seattle, Wash. 0.0 3.0 2.0 apg USC 0-0 0.000 0 1-0 1.000 1 1-0 Won 1 ROTATION OFF THE BENCH WASHINGTON STATE 0-0 0.000 0 1-0 1.000 1 1-0 Won 1 ARIZONA STATE 0-0 0.000 0 1-1 0.500 2 1-1 Lost 1 G #2 MYLES FITZGERALD-WARREN 6-3 JR Portland, Ore. - - - CALIFORNIA 0-0 0.000 0 1-1 0.500 2 1-1 Won 1 G #5 TJ BAMBA 6-5 FR Bronx, NY 0.0 0.0 - ARIZONA 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 - F #13 CARLOS ROSARIO 6-7 FR Santo Domingo, DR - - - OREGON 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 - C #15 VOLODYMYR MARKOVETSKYY 7-1 SO Truskavets, Ukraine 0.0 2.0 - STANFORD 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 - C #21 DISHON JACKSON 6-10 FR Vallejo, Calif. - - - UTAH 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 - G #22 RYAN RAPP 6-5 SO Melbourne, Australia 0.0 6.0 3.0 apg WASHINGTON 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 0.000 0 0-0 - F #23 ANDREJ JAKIMOVSKI 6-8 FR Kriva Palanka, N. Macedonia 0.0 3.0 1.0 spg UCLA 0-0 0.000 0 0-1 0.000 1 0-1 Lost 1 F #32 TONY MILLER 6-6 SR Woodinville, Wash. 0.0 4.0 - F #33 BRANDTON CHATFIELD 6-10 R-FR Clarkston, Wash. 0.0 0.0 - WASHINGTON STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES // WSUCOUGARS.COM // #GOCOUGS GAME 2 | VS EASTERN WASHINGTON | NOV. 28, 2020 | PULLMAN (BEASLEY COLISEUM) QUICK FACTS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) THE UNIVERSITY 0 Efe Abogidi C 6-10 225 FR Delta State, Nigeria (NBA Global Academy) LOCATION: Pullman, Wash. 2 Myles Fitzgerald-Warren% G 6-3 185 JR Portland, Ore. (Collin College) AFFILIATION: NCAA Division I 3 Jefferson Koulibaly G 6-3 180 FR LaSalle Montreal, Quebec (Lincoln Prep) CONFERENCE: Pac-12 4 Aljaž Kunc F 6-8 212 JR Ljubljana, Slovenia (Impact Academy-Fla.) ENROLLMENT: 20,286 5 TJ Bamba G 6-5 208 FR Bronx, NY (Abraham Lincoln HS) NICKNAME: Cougars 10 Isaac Bonton G 6-3 190 SR Portland, Ore. (Casper College) COLORS: Crimson and Gray 11 DJ Rodman SF 6-6 215 SO Newport Beach, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS) PRESIDENT: Kirk H. Schulz 13 Carlos Rosario F 6-7 180 FR Santo Domingo, DR (Veritas Prep) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Pat Chun 15 Volodymyr Markovetskyy C 7-1 270 SO Truskavets, Ukraine (Kaunas A. Puškinas) SWA: Anne McCoy 21 Dishon Jackson C 6-10 235 FR Vallejo, Calif. (St. Patrick-St. Vincent) FACULTY ATHLETICS REPRESENTATIVE: Nancy Swanger 22 Ryan Rapp G 6-5 189 SO Melbourne, Australia (Mazenod College) COUGAR WOMEN’S BASKETBALL INFORMATION 23 Andrej Jakimovski F 6-8 215 FR Kriva Palanka, N. Macedonia (Reale Mutua Torino) HEAD COACH: Kyle Smith, First Season 24 Noah Williams G 6-5 187 SO Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea) ASSISTANTS: Jim Shaw, Derrick Phelps, John Andrzejek 32 Tony Miller F 6-6 210 SR Woodinville, Wash. (Montana) RECRUITING COORDINATOR: Michael Plank 33 Brandton Chatfield% F 6-10 238 RFR Clarkston, Wash. (Clarkston HS) GRADUATE MANAGERS: Anthony Lorenzo, Michael Orlich HOME VENUE: Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum (11,671) HEAD COACH: Kyle Smith (Second Year) 2019-20 RECORD: 16-16 ASSISTANT COACHES: Jim Shaw, Derrick Phelps, John Andrzejek PAC-12 RECORD: 6-12 RECRUITING COORDINATOR: Michael Plank PAC-12 FINISH: 11th GRADUATE MANAGERS: Anthony Lorenzo, Michael Orlich POSTSEASON: N/A LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST: 7/7 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Efe Abogidi eff-A uh-bo-guh-dee STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/3 TJ Bamba bomb-buh NEWCOMERS: 7 Isaac Bonton bahn-tahn Aljaž Kunc Ollie-ahj Coon-ce ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Andrej Jakimovski on-dre yack-eh-mohv-skee ASSOCIATE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: Bill Stevens Jefferson Koulibaly cool-eh-ball-ee MBB CONTACT: Ben Laskey Volodymyr Markovetskyy VALL-dole-meer E-MAIL: [email protected] Mahr-koh-vet-skee Carlos Rosario row-sar-ee-oh PHONE: 509-335-0265 (W) | 209-608-2173 (C) ATHLETIC WEBSITE: www.wsucougars.com HEAD COACH KYLE SMITH MEDIA AVAILABILITY Player and coach media availability typically will take place Mon.- CAREER RECORDS Overall: 181-138 - 12th season Wed. mornings via zoom or phone. Please contact the Ben Laskey At WSU (Pac-12): 16-16 (6-12) - 2nd Season early in the week to confirm practice times and availability. Media requests should be made 24 hours in advance. NOTABLES: » Won his debut at WSU, 85-54, Nov. 7 against Seattle U. The win was the largest margin of victory in for a debut in modern history trailing only CREDENTIALS Jack Friel’s 44-point win in 1928.