Washington State Basketball SCHEDULE & RESULTS WASHINGTON ST. (9-2, 2-2) at UCLA (9-2, 5-0) NOVEMBER Thursday, Jan. 14 // 2 p.m. // Los Angeles // Pauley Pavilion 25 TEXAS SOUTHERN W, 56-52 Watch // FS1 (Joe Davis & Casey Jacobsen) Listen // Washington State IMG Sports Network (Matt Chazanow & Craig Ehlo) 28 EASTERN WASHINGTON W, 71-68 GAME 12 Live Stats // WSUCougars.com DECEMBER 2 OREGON STATE * W, 59-55 SERIES HISTORY TEAM COMPARISON 6 at Colorado * Postponed vs UCLA 9 IDAHO W, 61-58 Games 127 13 PORTLAND STATE ! W, 69-60 Standing 18-109 18 MONTANA STATE W, 82-54 At Pullman 14-48 CATEGORY 21 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M ! W, 90-62 At Los Angeles 3-59 Overall Record 9-2 9-2 23 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 62-52 At Neutral Site 1-2 Points Per Game 76.4 69.4 31 ARIZONA STATE* Postponed Last Win 79-71 (OT), 1/4/20 at Pullman Opp. Points Per Game 68.6 62.0 Last Home Win 79-71 (OT), 1/4/20 Rebounds Per Game 37.6 42.5 Last Road Win 82-81, 2/21/09 Rebounding Margin +5.5 +4.6 JANUARY Last Neutral Win 73-71, 3/11/88 at Tucson 2 ARIZONA * L, 82-86 (2OT) Last Loss 86-83 (OT), 2/31/20 at Los Angeles Field Goal Pct. .464 .403 7 at Cal* W, 71-60 Last Home Loss 87-67, 1/30/19 Opp. Field Goal Pct. .422 .355 9 at Stanford * L, 60-75 Last Road Loss 86-83 (OT), 2/31/20 3-Point Pct. .366 .331 14 at UCLA* 2 PM (FS1) Last Neutral Loss 64-53, 3/12/09 at Tucson Opp. 3-Point Pct. .295 .256 Current Streak L1 16 at USC * 6:30 PM (P12N) Free Throw Pct. .721 .670 21 UTAH* 7 PM (P12N) PREVIOUS 5 MEETINGS Assists Per Game 14.9 11.5 23 COLORADO* 5 PM (ESPN2) Date Location Result Score Turnovers Per Game 11.5 14.7 03/04/17 Los Angeles L 77-68 27 at Colorado * 6 PM (ESPNU) Turnover Margin +0.7 -1.9 12/29/17 Los Angeles L 96-82 31 at Washington * 5 PM (P12N) Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 0.8 01/30/19 Pullman L 87-67 Blocked Shots Per Game 2.5 4.2 FEBRUARY 01/4/20 Pullman W 79-71 (OT) 02/13/20 Los Angeles L 83-86 (OT) Steals Per Game 4.5 6.4 4 at Oregon* TBA 6 at Oregon State * TBA OPENING FIVE 11 UCLA* TBA 13 USC * TBA > Cougs head to LA to take on UCLA, the last unbeaten team in conference play and the preseason 18 CAL* TBA pick to win the conference. Last season, the two teams squared off in a pair of OT contest with 21 STANFORD * TBA each holding serve on their home courts. WSU is looking to snap a nine-game losing streak at UCLA 25 at Arizona* TBA dating back to 2009. 27 at Arizona State* TBA > Senior Isaac Bonton has been hot for the Cougs in the 2021 averaging 21.7 ppg on 51.1% (24-47) shooting including hitting 42.1% (8-19) from deep while also averaging 5.3 assists per game. MARCH > Freshmen have powered the Cougs as Efe Abogidi (11), Andrej Jakimovski (9), and Dishon Jackson 6 WASHINGTON * TBA (3) have moved into the starting lineup. Their combined 23 starts is the fourth most in Division I. 10-13 Pac-12 Tournament # TBD > WSU enters the game one of the top defensive units in the country ranking #1 in defensive FG% ! – Doubleheader with the WSU women (.355) and #2 in defensive effective FG% (.401) as well as #27 in scoring defense (62.0). # - played at T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas) Additionally the Cougs are #9 in the country in rebounding at 42.6 rpg the highest rebounding aver- * - Pac-12 Game age since 1971-72 (45.3 rpg). All home games played at Beasley Coliseum > Freshman Andrej Jakimovski has established himself as the Cougs’ top sniper hitting 50% (9-of- All times listed are Pacific time and subject to change Rankings: AP Top-25 / Coaches Poll 18) from behind the arc in the last three games. 22-of-56 (39.3%) for the season. PROBABLE STARTERS PAC-12 STANDINGS PLAYER HT YR HOMETOWN PPG RPG OTHER C #0 EFE ABOGIDI 6-10 FR Delta State, Nigeria 10.5 8.5 2.0 bpg PAC-12 OVERALL G #10 ISAAC BONTON 6-3 SR Portland, Ore. 17.7 5.1 4.1 apg W-L PCT GP W-L PCT GP L10 STRK C #21 DISHON JACKSON 6-10 FR Vallejo, Calif. 3.8 3.4 0.4 bpg UCLA 5-0 1.000 5 9-2 0.818 11 9-1 Won 4 F #23 ANDREJ JAKIMOVSKI 6-8 FR Kriva Palanka, N. Macedonia 8.1 5.5 1.1 apg OREGON 4-1 0.800 5 9-2 0.818 11 9-1 Won 1 G #24 NOAH WILLIAMS 6-5 SO Seattle, Wash. 12.1 3.7 1.3 spg STANFORD 4-1 0.800 5 8-3 0.727 11 7-3 Won 3 ROTATION OFF THE BENCH USC 3-1 0.750 4 9-2 0.818 11 8-2 Won 4 COLORADO 3-2 0.600 5 9-3 0.750 12 7-3 Won 2 G #2 MYLES WARREN 6-3 JR Portland, Ore. 2.5 1.4 1.5 apg WASHINGTON STATE 2-2 0.500 4 9-2 0.818 11 8-2 Lost 1 F #4 ALJAŽ KUNC 6-8 JR Ljubljana, Slovenia 6.2 3.6 0.7 spg ARIZONA 3-3 0.500 6 9-3 0.750 12 7-3 Lost 2 G #5 TJ BAMBA 6-5 FR Bronx, NY 3.2 1.7 0.6 apg OREGON STATE 1-2 0.333 3 5-4 0.556 9 5-4 Lost 1 F #11 DJ RODMAN 6-6 SO Newport Beach, Calif. 5.2 3.4 0.8 apg ARIZONA STATE 1-2 0.333 3 4-5 0.444 9 4-5 Lost 3 F #13 CARLOS ROSARIO 6-7 FR Santo Domingo, DR 0.0 1.5 - UTAH 1-4 0.200 5 4-5 0.444 9 4-5 Lost 4 C #15 VOLODYMYR MARKOVETSKYY 7-1 SO Truskavets, Ukraine 3.7 3.3 1.1 bpg CALIFORNIA 1-5 0.167 6 6-7 0.462 13 4-6 Won 1 G #22 RYAN RAPP 6-5 SO Melbourne, Australia 2.4 3.1 1.9 apg WASHINGTON 0-5 0.000 5 1-9 0.100 10 1-9 Lost 6 F #32 TONY MILLER 6-6 SR Woodinville, Wash. 3.8 4.3 0.5 apg F #33 BRANDTON CHATFIELD 6-10 R-FR Clarkston, Wash. 1.5 0.8 - WASHINGTON STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES // WSUCOUGARS.COM // #GOCOUGS GAME 12 | AT UCLA | JAN. 14, 2021 | LOS ANGELES (PAULEY PAVILION) 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 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 F 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 ah-bo-GEE-dee STARTERS RETURNING/LOST: 2/3 TJ Bamba bomb-buh NEWCOMERS: 7 Isaac Bonton bahn-tahn Aljaž Kunc Ollie-ahj Coon-ce goes by Jaz 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 goes by Vova 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: 189-140 - 12th season Wed.