2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 WCC)
Head coach	David Riley (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Donald Brady Jerry Brown Blake Fernandez Derrick Wrobel George Galanopoulos
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum

2024–25 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Loyola Marymount	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oregon State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Pacific	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Pepperdine	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Portland	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Saint Mary's	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
San Diego	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
San Francisco	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Santa Clara	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Washington State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team are led by head coach David Riley in his 1st season. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, as first year associate members in the West Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 25–10, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region. There they beat Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa State in the second round.

The season marked the final season of the Pac-12 conference as the conference dissolved after the majority of Pac-12 schools left the conference to join other conferences. They will play in the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years.

On February 19, 2024, the Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Jaylen Wells	0	F	6'8"	205	Junior	Sacramento, CA	Declared for 2024 NBA draft; selected 39th overall by Memphis Grizzlies
Myles Rice	2	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Columbia, SC	Transferred to Indiana
Jabe Mullins	3	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Snoqualmie, WA	Transferred to Montana State
Shae Korpela	4	G	6'7"	195	Freshman	Aspen, CO	Walk-on; not on team roster
Ben Olesen	5	G	6'0"	160	Senior	Mill Creek, WA	Walk-on; graduated
Joseph Yesufu	11	G	6'0"	185	Senior	Bolingbrook, IL	Transferred to West Virginia
Isaac Jones	13	C	6'9"	245	Senior	Spanaway, WA	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft; signed with the Sacramento Kings
Braden Korpela	14	G	6'7"	170	Freshman	Aspen, CO	Walk-on; not on team roster
AJ Rohosy	15	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	San Anselmo, CA	Walk-on; transferred
Rueben Chinyelu	20	C	6'11"	245	Freshman	Enugu Agidi, Nigeria	Transferred to Florida
Dylan Darling	22	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	Spokane, WA	Transferred to Idaho
Andrej Jakimovski	23	F	6'8"	220	Senior	Skopje, Macedonia	Transferred to Colorado
Kymany Houinsou	31	G	6'6"	205	Sophomore	Mulhouse, France	Transferred to Loyola Chicago
AJ LaBeau	34	F	6'10"	230	Freshman	Boise, ID	Walk-on; transferred to Cornell
Oscar Cluff	45	F	6'11"	255	Junior	Sunshine Coast, Australia	Transferred to South Dakota State

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Cedric Coward	0	F	6'6"	206	Senior	Fresno, CA	Eastern Washington
Ethan Price	3	F	6'10"	230	Senior	Bury St Edmunds, England	Eastern Washington
LeJuan Watts	4	F	6'6"	233	Sophomore	Fresno, CA	Eastern Washington
Nate Calmese	8	G	6'2"	164	Junior	Gilbert, AZ	Washington
Rihards Vavers	15	F	6'7"	195	Sophomore	Ādaži, Latvia	Quinnipiac
ND Okafor	22	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Dundalk, Ireland	California
Dane Erikstrup	32	F	6'11"	226	Senior	Beaverton, OR	Eastern Washington

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Wilson SG	Scottsdale, AZ	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 16, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Kase Wynott PG	Lapwai, ID	Lapwai High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 1, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Tomas Thrastarson SG	Iceland	N/A	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	May 21, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Dimitrije Vukicevic C	Austria	N/A	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	N/A	Jul 1, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "2024 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Cedric Coward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Eastern Washington Fresno, CA G 2 Marcus Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bella Vista Albuquerque, NM F 3 Ethan Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Eastern Washington Bury St Edmunds, England F 4 LeJuan Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS So Eastern Washington Fresno, CA G 5 Tomas Thrastarson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Þór Þorlákshöfn (ISL) Þorlákshöfn, Iceland G 8 Nate Calmese 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Jr Washington Gilbert, AZ G 10 Parker Gerrits 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Olympia HS Olympia, WA G 12 Isaiah Watts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So South Kent (CT) West Seattle, WA F 15 Rihards Vavers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Quinnpiac Ādaži, Latvia F 22 ND Okafor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr California Dundalk, Ireland F 32 Dane Erikstrup 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Sr Eastern Washington Beaverton, OR C 33 Dimitrije Vukicevic 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Fr SKN St. Pölten (Austria) Serbia G 51 Kase Wynott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lapwai HS Winchester, ID	Head coach David Riley (Whitworth) Assistant coach(es) Donald Brady (Redlands) Jerry Brown (Fresno State) Blake Fernandez (Western Washington) Pedro Garcia Rosado (Open) George Galanopoulos (Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA		Portland State						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
November 8, 2024* TBA		Bradley						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
November 11, 2024* TBA		Idaho Battle of the Palouse						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
November 15, 2024* TBA		vs. Iowa Quad Cities Hoops Showdown						Vibrant Arena at The MARK  Moline, IL
November 18, 2024* TBA		Northern Colorado						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
November 21, 2024* TBA		vs. Eastern Washington						Spokane Arena  Spokane, WA
November 26, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TruTV		vs. Fresno State Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinals						Acrisure Arena  Thousand Palms, CA
November 27, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., TruTV		vs. SMU/California Baptist Acrisure Holiday Invitational						Acrisure Arena  Thousand Palms, CA
December 2, 2024* TBA		at Nevada						Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 7, 2024* TBA		vs. Boise State						Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
December 14, 2024* TBA		Missouri State						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
December 18, 2024* TBA		at Washington Rivalry						Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
December 21, 2024* TBA		vs. Northern Iowa						Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
WCC regular season
December 28, 2024 TBA		at Portland						Chiles Center  Portland, OR
December 30, 2024 TBA		Loyola Marymount						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 4, 2025 TBA		San Francisco						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 9, 2025 TBA		Pacific						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 11, 2025 TBA		at Gonzaga						McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
January 16, 2025 TBA		at San Diego						Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
January 18, 2025 TBA		Portland						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 23, 2025 TBA		at Santa Clara						Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
January 25, 2025 TBA		Saint Mary's						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
January 30, 2025 TBA		at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
February 1, 2025 TBA		at San Francisco						Sobrato Center  San Francisco, CA
February 6, 2025 TBA		at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
February 8, 2025 TBA		Pepperdine						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 15, 2025 TBA		at Saint Mary's						University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
February 19, 2025 TBA		Gonzaga						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 22, 2025 TBA		Santa Clara						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
February 27, 2025 TBA		San Diego						Beasley Coliseum  Pullman, WA
March 1, 2025 TBA		at Pepperdine						Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
WCC Tournament
March 6–11, 2025 TBA		vs.						Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[2]

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

1. Skretta, Dave (2024-02-19). "UConn is unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25; No. 21 Washington State ends 302-week poll drought". Associated Press. Retrieved 2024-02-22.
2. "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.