2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represents Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by third-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2021–22 record22–15 (11–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona182 .900334  .892
No. 11 UCLA155 .750278  .771
No. 22 USC146 .700268  .765
Colorado128 .6002112  .636
Oregon119 .5502015  .571
Washington119 .5501715  .531
Washington State119 .5502215  .595
Arizona State1010 .5001417  .452
Stanford812 .4001616  .500
California515 .2501220  .375
Utah416 .2001120  .355
Oregon State119 .050328  .097
2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 14–13, 7–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in 10th place. They lost in the first round to Arizona State of the Pac-12 Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Myles Fitzgerald-Warren2G6'3"185RS JuniorPortland, ORTransferred to Westmont College
Aljaz Kunc4F6'8"212JuniorLjubljana, SloveniaGraduate transferred to Iowa State
Isaac Bonton10G6'3"190SeniorPortland, ORGraduated
Volodymyr Markovetskyy15C7'1"270SophomoreTruskavets, UkraineTransferred
Brandon Chatfield33F6'10"210RS FreshmanClarkston, WAWalk-on; transferred to Seattle

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Tyrell Roberts2G5'11"175RS JuniorSacramento, CAUC San Diego
Michael Flowers12G6'1"190Graduate StudentSouthfield, MISouth Alabama
Matt DeWolf14F6'9"235Graduate StudentBarrington, RIBrown
Will Burghardt33G5'11'185Graduate StudentLongview, WALinfield

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mouhamed Gueye
#22 PF
Windsor, CA Prolific Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 7, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Myles Rice
#45 PG
Columbia, SC Sandy Creek High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 7, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2021 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.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Roster

    2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    C 0 Efe Abogidi 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoNBA Global Academy Delta State, Nigeria
    G 2 Tyrell Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrUC San Diego Sacramento, CA
    G 3 Jefferson Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrLincoln Prep Montreal, QC
    G 4 Myles Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSandy Creek HS Columbia, SC
    G 5 TJ Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoAbraham Lincoln HS The Bronx, NY
    F 11 DJ Rodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrJSerra Catholic HS Newport Beach, CA
    G 12 Michael Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSSouth Alabama Southfield, MI
    F 13 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoVeritas Prep Santo Domingo, DR
    F 14 Matt DeWolf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) GSBrown Barrington, RI
    C 21 Dishon Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SoSt. Patrick-St. Vincent HS Oakland, CA
    G 22 Ryan Rapp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg) JrMazenod College Melbourne, Australia
    F 23 Andrej Jakimovski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoReale Mutua Torino Skopje, Macedonia
    G 24 Noah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrO'Dea HS Seattle, WA
    F 32 Tony Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) GSMontana Woodinville, WA
    G 33 Will Burghardt (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSLinfield Longview, WA
    F 35 Mouhamed Gueye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrProlific Prep Dakar, Senegal
    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 9, 2021*
    12:00 p.m., P12N
    Alcorn State
    Washington State Multi-Team Event
    W 85–67  1–0
     16  Roberts  11  Flowers  6  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (1,023)
    Pullman, WA
    November 12, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., P12N
    Seattle
    Washington State Multi-Team Event
    W 79–61  2–0
     17  Roberts  9  Jackson  2  Williams  Beasley Coliseum (3,878)
    Pullman, WA
    November 15, 2021*
    8:00 p.m., P12N
    UC Santa Barbara W 73–65  3–0
     18  Abogidi  9  Gueye  5  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (2,928)
    Pullman, WA
    November 18, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., ESPN+
    at Idaho
    Battle of the Palouse
    W 109–61  4–0
     16  Williams  6  Gueye  5  Williams  ICCU Arena (2,727)
    Moscow, ID
    November 22, 2021*
    6:00 p.m., P12N
    Winthrop W 92–86  5–0
     20  Flowers  8  Jackson  3  Williams  Beasley Coliseum (2,370)
    Pullman, WA
    November 27, 2021*
    4:30 p.m., P12N
    Eastern Washington L 71–76  5–1
     23  Roberts  9  Flowers  2  Gueye  Beasley Coliseum (2,720)
    Pullman, WA
    December 1, 2021
    4:30 p.m., P12N
    at Arizona State W 51–29  6–1
    (1–0)
     14  Williams  10  Jackson  2  Roberts  Desert Financial Arena (6,793)
    Tempe, AZ
    December 4, 2021
    3:00 p.m., P12N
    No. 20 USC L 61–63  6–2
    (1–1)
     13  Flowers  7  Jackson  2  Williams  Beasley Coliseum (4,069)
    Pullman, WA
    December 8, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., P12N
    Weber State W 94–60  7–2
     17  Williams  10  Gueye  5  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (2,900)
    Pullman, WA
    December 11, 2021*
    12:00 p.m., P12N
    vs. South Dakota State
    Washington State in Spokane
    L 74–77  7–3
     24  Flowers  6  Gueye  5  Flowers  Spokane Arena (1,686)
    Spokane, WA
    December 15, 2021*
    7:00 p.m., P12N
    New Mexico State L 61–64  7–4
     15  Flowers  7  Abogidi  3  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (2,702)
    Pullman, WA
    December 18, 2021*
    1:00 p.m., P12N
    Northern Colorado W 82–56  8–4
     21  Rodman  10  Rodman  4  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (2,438)
    Pullman, WA
    December 22, 2021*
    5:00 p.m., P12N
    vs. Boise State
    Washington State in Spokane
    L 52–58  8–5
     16  Roberts  12  Jakimovski  3  Jakimovski  Spokane Arena (4,018)
    Spokane, WA
    January 6, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    at Colorado L 78–83  8–6
    (1–2)
     25  Roberts  10  Abogidi  5  Flowers  CU Events Center (5,543)
    Boulder, CO
    January 8, 2022
    3:00 p.m., P12N
    at Utah W 77–61  9–6
    (2–2)
     17  Roberts  7  Jakimovski  6  Flowers  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,578)
    Salt Lake City, UT
    January 13, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU
    Stanford L 57–62  9–7
    (2–3)
     16  Gueye  11  Gueye  4  Roberts  Beasley Coliseum (2,612)
    Pullman, WA
    January 15, 2022
    1:00 p.m., P12N
    California W 65–57  10–7
    (3–3)
     16  Jakimovski  8  Gueye  5  Roberts  Beasley Coliseum (3,051)
    Pullman, WA
    January 26, 2022
    7:00 p.m., P12N
    Utah W 71–54  11–7
    (4–3)
     15  Tied  8  Jakimovski  3  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (3,064)
    Pullman, WA
    January 30, 2022
    7:00 p.m., FS1
    Colorado W 70–43  12–7
    (5–3)
     16  Flowers  11  Abogidi  5  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (2,647)
    Pullman, WA
    February 3, 2022
    6:00 p.m., P12N
    at Stanford W 66–60  13–7
    (6–3)
     22  Flowers  9  Gueye  5  Flowers  Maples Pavilion (2,172)
    Stanford, CA
    February 5, 2022
    1:00 p.m., P12N
    at California W 68–64  14–7
    (7–3)
     21  Flowers  11  Abogidi  2  Tied  Haas Pavilion (4,361)
    Berkeley, CA
    February 10, 2022
    6:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 4 Arizona L 60–72  14–8
    (7–4)
     16  Flowers  6  Abogidi  3  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (5,012)
    Pullman, WA
    February 12, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU
    Arizona State L 55–58  14–9
    (7–5)
     14  Roberts  11  Gueye  3  Bamba  Beasley Coliseum (3,394)
    Pullman, WA
    February 14, 2022
    6:00 p.m., ESPNU
    at Oregon
    Rescheduled from Jan. 20
    L 59–62  14–10
    (7–6)
     23  Flowers  7  Bamba  3  Flowers  Matthew Knight Arena (5,786)
    Eugene, OR
    February 17, 2022
    8:00 p.m., FS1
    at No. 13 UCLA L 56–76  14–11
    (7–7)
     14  Roberts  6  Jakimovski  3  Williams  Pauley Pavilion (7,916)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 20, 2022
    4:30 p.m., FS1
    at No. 17 USC L 60–62  14–12
    (7–8)
     16  Roberts  11  Jakimovski  4  Roberts  Galen Center (4,268)
    Los Angeles, CA
    February 23, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU
    Washington
    Rivalry/Rescheduled from Dec. 29
    W 78–70  15–12
    (8–8)
     25  Gueye  14  Abogidi  7  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (4,510)
    Pullman, WA
    February 26, 2022
    3:00 p.m., P12N
    at Washington
    Rivalry
    L 70–78  15–13
    (8–9)
     30  Flowers  7  Gueye  4  Flowers  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,269)
    Seattle, WA
    February 28, 2022
    8:00 p.m., ESPNU
    at Oregon State
    Rescheduled from Jan. 22
    W 103–97 OT 16–13
    (9–9)
     27  Flowers  6  Jackson  6  Flowers  Gill Coliseum (3,888)
    Corvallis, OR
    March 1, 2022
    8:00 p.m., FS1
    Oregon State W 71–67  17–13
    (10–9)
     16  Bamba  8  Tied  4  Tied  Beasley Coliseum (3,099)
    Pullman, WA
    March 5, 2022
    1:00 p.m., CBS
    Oregon W 94–74  18–13
    (11–9)
     19  Williams  8  Jakimovski  6  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (4,169)
    Pullman, WA
    Pac-12 Tournament
    March 9, 2022
    6:00 pm, P12N
    (7) vs. (10) California
    First Round
    W 66–59  19–13
     19  Abogidi  10  Jakimovski  2  Tied  T-Mobile Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    March 10, 2022
    6:00 pm, P12N
    (7) vs. (2) No. 13 UCLA
    Quarterfinals
    L 65–75  19–14
     15  Jakimovski  8  Abogidi  3  Tied  T-Mobile Arena 
    Paradise, NV
    NIT
    March 15, 2022*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    (4) Santa Clara
    First Round – SMU Bracket
    W 63–50  20–14
     23  Roberts  8  Jackson  5  Flowers  Beasley Coliseum (1,389)
    Pullman, WA
    March 20, 2022*
    12:00 pm, ESPN+
    (4) at (1) SMU
    Second Round – SMU Bracket
    W 75–63  21–14
     22  Flowers  9  Jackson  3  Tied  Moody Coliseum (2,179)
    University Park, TX
    March 23, 2022*
    6:00 pm, ESPN2
    (4) at (2) BYU
    Quarterfinals – SMU Bracket
    W 77–58  22–14
     27  Flowers  8  Rodman  5  Flowers  Marriott Center (11,148)
    Provo, UT
    March 29, 2022*
    6:30 pm, ESPN2
    (4) vs. (1) Texas A&M
    Semifinals
    L 56–72  22–15
     14  Roberts  10  Abogidi  3  Roberts  Madison Square Garden (8,506)
    New York, NY
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time.

    Source:[1]

    References

    1. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Washington State University Athletics.
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