2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–13 (7–12 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 17 Oregon 14 – 4   .778 21 – 7   .750
No. 9 USC 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 23 Colorado 14 – 6   .700 23 – 9   .719
No. 7 UCLA 13 – 6   .684 22 – 10   .688
Arizona* 11 – 9   .550 17 – 9   .654
No. 20 Oregon State † 10 – 10   .500 20 – 13   .606
Stanford 10 – 10   .500 14 – 13   .519
Utah 8 – 11   .421 12 – 13   .480
Arizona State 7 – 10   .412 11 – 14   .440
Washington State 7 – 12   .368 14 – 13   .519
Washington 4 – 16   .200 5 – 21   .192
California 3 – 17   .150 9 – 20   .310
*Ineligible for the conference and NCAA tournaments due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 6–12 in Pa-12 play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to face Arizona State in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, all other conference tournaments and postseason tournaments were cancelled, making the Cougars win over Colorado on March 11 the final game to be completed in the 2019–20 basketball season.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Carter Sonneborn 0 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Spokane, WA Walk-on; transferred to Whitworth
Jervae Robinson 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Aurora, CO Graduated
C. J. Elleby 2 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Seattle, WA Declare for 2020 NBA draft
Daron Henson 3 F 6'7" 210 Junior Pasadena, CA Graduate transferred to Seattle
Marvin Cannon 5 G 6'5" 170 Junior Richmond, VA Transferred to Charlotte
Jeff Pollard 13 F 6'9" 240 Senior Bountiful, UT Graduated
Deion James 20 F 6'6" 220 GS Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Myles Fitzgerald-Warren 2 G 6'3" Junior Portland, OR Collin College

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
T.J. Bamba
G 		Denver, CO Abraham Lincoln High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Oct 25, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Andrej Jakimovski
SF 		Macedonia N/A 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 21, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Carlos Rosario
SF 		Garden Grove, CA Veritas Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 17, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Dishon Jackson
C 		Vallejo, CA St. Patrick-St. Vincent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Apr 4, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Efe Abogidi
C 		Australia NBA Global Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Oct 22, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jefferson Koulibaly
G 		Montreal, QC Lincoln Prep 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Feb 21, 2020 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2020 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.
  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Efe Abogidi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Delta State, Nigeria
G 2 Myles Fitzgerald-Warren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Collin College Portland, OR
G 3 Jefferson Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lincoln Prep Montreal, QC
F 4 Aljaz Kunc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Jr Impact Academy-FLA Ljubljana, Slovenia
F 5 T. J. Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Abraham Lincoln HS Bronx, NY
G 10 Isaac Bonton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Casper College Portland, OR
F 11 DJ Rodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So JSerra Catholic HS Newport Beach, CA
F 13 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Veritas Prep Santo Domingo, DR
C 15 Volodymyr Markovetskyy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Kaunas A. Puškinas Truskavets, Ukraine
C 21 Dishon Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS Vallejo, CA
G 22 Ryan Rapp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Mazenod College Melbourne, Australia
F 23 Andrej Jakimovski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Reale Mutua Torino Skopje, Macedonia
G 24 Noah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So O'Dea HS Seattle, WA
F 32 Tony Miller (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Montana Woodinville, WA
F 33 Brandon Chatfield (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Clarkston HS Clarkston, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Texas Southern W 56–52  1–0
  28 – Bonton   8 – Abogidi   3 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
November 28, 2020*
8:00 pm, P12N 		Eastern Washington W 71–68  2–0
  19 – Williams   8 – Williams   3 – Williams  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 3, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N 		Oregon State W 59–55  3–0
(1–0) 		 15 – Bonton   7 – Abogidi   7 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Idaho
Battle of the Palouse 		W 61–58  4–0
  19 – Williams   8 – Bonton   4 – Williams  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm, P12N 		Portland State W 69–60  5–0
  18 – Williams   6 – Jakimovski   5 – Rapp  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 18, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N 		Montana State W 82–54  6–0
  21 – Williams   14 – Abogidi   3 – Williams  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 21, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Prairie View A&M W 90–62  7–0
  16 – Abogidi   14 – Abogidi   7 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
December 23, 2020*
4:00 pm, P12N 		Northwestern State W 62–52  8–0
  15 – Abogidi   12 – Abogidi   2 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 2, 2021
7:30 pm, P12N 		Arizona L 82–86 2OT 8–1
(1–1) 		 25 – Bonton   8 – Jakimovski   3 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 7, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N 		at California W 71–60  9–1
(2–1) 		 21 – Bonton   9 – Abogidi   6 – Bonton  Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
January 9, 2021
6:30 pm, P12N 		at Stanford L 60–75  9–2
(2–2) 		 19 – Jakimovski   8 – Miller   7 – Bonton  Kaiser Permanente Arena (1)
Santa Cruz, CA
January 14, 2021
2:00 pm, FS1 		at UCLA L 61–91  9–3
(2–3) 		 23 – Bonton   5 – Bamba   4 – Miller  Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2021
6:30 pm, P12N 		at USC L 77–85  9–4
(2–4) 		 27 – Bonton   12 – Abogidi   4 – Bonton  Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2021
7:00 pm, P12N 		Utah L 56–71  9–5
(2–5) 		 17 – Williams   6 – Jakimovski   5 – Williams  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		Colorado L 59–70  9–6
(2–6) 		 21 – Bonton   7 – Jakimovski   3 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
January 27, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Colorado L 58–70  9–7
(2–7) 		 15 – Williams   8 – Jackson   2 – Tied  CU Events Center (0)
Boulder, CO
January 31, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington
Rivalry 		W 77–62  10–7
(3–7) 		 25 – Bonton   13 – Abogidi   4 – Bonton  Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 4, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Oregon W 74–71  11–7
(4–7) 		 23 – Bonton   5 – Tied   4 – Bonton  Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
February 6, 2021
3:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State L 66–68  11–8
(4–8) 		 14 – Rodman   7 – Tied   8 – Bonton  Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
February 11, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		UCLA W 81–73  12–8
(5–8) 		 26 – Bonton   8 – Tied   8 – Rapp  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 20 USC L 65–76  12–9
(5–9) 		 18 – Jackson   7 – Abogidi   5 – Bonton  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 15, 2021
5:00 pm, P12N 		Washington
Rivalry 		L 63–65  12–10
(4–10) 		 14 – Kunc   8 – Abogidi   7 – Williams  Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 18, 2021
7:30 pm, P12N 		California W 81–52  13–10
(6–10) 		 32 – Williams   9 – Williams   9 – Jakimovski  Beasley Coliseum (200)
Pullman, WA
February 20, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN2 		Stanford W 85–76 3OT 14–10
(7–10) 		 40 – Williams   10 – Jackson   9 – Jakimovski  Beasley Coliseum (200)
Pullman, WA
February 25, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1 		at Arizona L 53–69  14–11
(7–11) 		 12 – Bamba   13 – Kunc   2 – Tied  McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
February 27, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State L 74–77 OT 14–12
(7–12) 		 15 – Tied   9 – Jackson   6 – Williams  Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
March 1, 2021
12:00 pm, P12N 		at Arizona State Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Tournament
March 10, 2021
1:00 pm, P12N 		(9) vs. (8) Arizona State
First round 		L 59–64  14–13
  19 – Bonton   9 – Kunc   4 – Tied  T-Mobile Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ "2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.