Cougars Basketball
WSU basketball team signs Australian center
PULLMAN -- Washington State has signed center James Hunter to play basketball next season.Hunter is from Sydney, Australia, and played last year at Gillette College of Wyoming.He is 6-foot-9 and 250 pounds. Last season he averaged 13 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Sports
Cougars fall in Game 2
Pittsburgh beats WSU 57-53 to even CBI series at 1-1
Date: 03/28/2012 | Sports
Cougars beat Pitt 67-66 in Game 1 of CBI finals
PULLMAN — Washington State's D.J. Shelton blocked a last-second shot by Tray Woodall and the Cougars hung on to beat Pittsburgh 67-66 Monday night in Game 1 of the best-of-three CBI Finals.Abe Lodwick led Washington State (19-16) with 16 points.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Sports
Cougars host Pitt in Game 1 of CBI series
PULLMAN -- Playing without leading scorer Brock Motum, Washington State found three other scorers and beat Pittsburgh 67-66 Monday night in Game 1 of the best-of-three CBI Finals.Abe Lodwick scored 16 points, Reggie Moore had 14 and DaVonte Lacy added 10 for the Cougars.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Sports
Cougars beat Oregon State, advance to CBI title series
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Abe Lodwick set career highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds Wednesday to lead Washington State to a 72-55 win against Pac-12 rival Oregon State in a College Basketball Invitational semifinal at Gill Coliseum.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Sports
Motum leads Cougars past Wyoming in CBI game
PULLMAN — Brock Motum scored 25 points to lead Washington State past Wyoming 61-41 in the quarterfinals of the College Basketball Invitational tournament on Monday night.
Date: 03/19/2012 | Sports
Cal women end WSU's upset run
LOS ANGELES -- Gennifer Brandon had 13 points and 15 rebounds, Britt Boyd added 14 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and California ended 11th-seeded Washington State's surprising Pac-12 tournament run with a 64-49 victory Friday in the semifinals.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Sports
Cougars rally to beat Trojans 43-38
LOS ANGELES — Washington State's extended stay in Southern California figures to be far more enjoyable with a victory under its belt.Brock Motum scored 16 of his 27 points in the second half and the Cougars withstood a late rally to beat Southern California 43-38 on Saturday.
Date: 03/03/2012 | Sports
Bruins swarm Cougars
LOS ANGELES -- Seldom-used forward Brendan Lane finished a breakaway dunk in the waning moments on Thursday night, bringing the UCLA crowd to its feet. It was just one small play in an already decided game, but it provided a moment of pleasure amid a few days of negativity.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Sports
Cougars have chance to damage Huskies' tourney bid
While his may not be the prevailing opinion coming out of Pullman today, Washington State freshman basketball player DaVonte' Lacy said earlier this week that he wants it both ways.
Date: 02/25/2012 | Sports
Washington State routs Arizona State 72-50
PULLMAN — DaVonte Lacy scored 17 points and Brock Motum added 16 as Washington State routed Arizona State 72-50 on Saturday.
Date: 02/18/2012 | Sports
Washington State loses to Arizona
PULLMAN -- Jesse Perry picked up his third and fourth fouls less than a minute into the second half, which threatened to render Arizona's second-leading scorer and rebounder irrelevant for the rest of the game.It didn't turn out that way.
Date: 02/16/2012 | Sports
Pac-12 breaks ground for its new network
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pac-12 has started construction on the studios for its new television network.The conference held a groundbreaking in San Francisco on Monday that featured a handful of former great Pac-12 athletes using sledgehammers and screwdrivers.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Sports
Singler leads Oregon to 78-69 victory over Washington State
EUGENE, Ore. — E.J. Singler scored 23 points, Oregon made a season-high 11 3-pointers, and the Ducks held on to defeat Washington State 78-69 on Saturday.
Date: 02/11/2012 | Sports
Motum leads Cougars to victory
CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Brock Motum says not much has changed during his recent offensive hot streak, but his coaches and teammates say something different.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Sports
Motum is Cougars' go-to guy
PULLMAN -- All eyes, seemingly, are on Washington State forward Brock Motum.Or, at least, more eyes than before.
Date: 02/08/2012 | Sports
Former WSU, UW players named to Pac-12 Hall of Honor
Former Washington State basketball star Steve Puidokas and former University of Washington basketball standout George Irvine are among 12 new inductees into the Pac-12 Hall of Honor.
Date: 02/08/2012 | Sports
Pac-12 extends commissioner Larry Scott's contract through 2016
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Pac-12 Conference's board of directors unanimously decided to extend the contract of Commissioner Larry Scott on Monday, giving him the opportunity to push forward with his plans to reshape the league through 2016.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Sports
UCLA beats Washington State 63-60
PULLMAN — Joshua Smith scored 19 points Saturday to lead UCLA past Washington State 63-60.David Wear and Lazeric Jones added 15 points each for the Bruins (13-10, 6-5 Pac-12).
Date: 02/04/2012 | Sports
Motum leads Cougs to win
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Brock Motum scored 26 points to lead Washington State past Southern California 60-53 Thursday night.Motum was hot from the onset, scoring 11 of the Cougars' (12-10, 4-6) first 16 points. WSU led 30-24 at halftime.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Sports
Cougars' Aden to miss Saturday's game at ASU
PULLMAN -- Washington State has announced that Faisal Aden, the reigning Pac-12 men's basketball player of the week, will not be able to play at Arizona State on Saturday because of a knee injury.Aden was injured in the first half of Thursday's loss at Arizona.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Sports
Cougars routed by Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Kyle Fogg scored 20 points and Solomon Hill 17, leading a shower of Arizona 3-pointers that buried Washington State 85-61 on Thursday night.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Sports
Aden leads Washington State to 77-75 win over Cal
PULLMAN — Faisal Aden scored 24 points to lead Washington State past California 77-75 Saturday.Davonte Lacy of Washington State (11-8, 3-4) hit a 3-pointer, was fouled and missed the ensuing free throw to give the Cougars a 77-74 lead with 18.3 seconds remaining.
Date: 01/21/2012 | Sports
Cougars freeze out Stanford
PULLMAN -- Faisal Aden scored a career-high 33 points and Washington State beat Stanford 81-69 Thursday night.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Sports
Cougars beat Beavers 81-76
SPOKANE — Pac-12 basketball teams play 18 league games, but Washington State coach Ken Bone said he feared an 0-2 start in conference play might prove fatal to the Cougars.
Date: 12/31/2011 | Sports
Ashaolu leads Oregon over Washington State, 92-75
SPOKANE -- Olu Ashaolu scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as hot-shooting Oregon beat Washington State 92-75 Thursday in the Pac-12 Conference men's basketball opener for both teams.
Date: 12/30/2011 | Sports
Pac-12, Big Ten to announce scheduling deal
NEW YORK -- The Big Ten and Pac-12 are getting together on a scheduling agreement that provides the benefits of conference expansion without the ugliness of raiding another league.While the partnership is for all sports, its most high-profile results will be seen in football and basketball.
Date: 12/28/2011 | Sports
WSU men knock off Pepperdine 67-56
SEATTLE -- Faisal Aden came off the bench to score 17 points and the Washington State men's basketball team continued to recover from its early-season slump with a 67-56 win over Pepperdine on Thursday night.
Date: 12/22/2011 | Sports
College Athlete of the Week: Charlie Enquist
Player: Charlie EnquistYear, school: Senior, Washington State UniversitySport: BasketballHometown: Edmonds (King's High School)
Date: 12/09/2011 | Sports
Cougars hold off Idaho
MOSCOW, Idaho -- Reggie Moore came off a screen and hit a jump shot from the corner with just under a second to play, lifting Washington State to a 66-64 victory over Idaho on Wednesday night.Moore scored 15 points and Brock Motum added 12 for the Cougars (5-4).
Date: 12/09/2011 | Sports
UC Riverside nips Washington State 64-63
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Phil Martin made a driving layup with 13 seconds left to help UC Riverside beat Washington State 64-63 in Sunday's seventh-place game of the 76 Classic.
Date: 11/27/2011 | Sports
Just another rivalry
The Apple Cup just doesn't have much of a national profile
Date: 11/25/2011 | Sports
Oklahoma beats Washington State 74-59
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reserve Calvin Newell scored 18 points and Oklahoma pulled away in the second half to beat Washington State 74-59 on Thursday night in the 76 Classic.
Date: 11/24/2011 | Sports
Cougars top Portland 83-73
PORTLAND, Ore. — Faisal Aden scored 21 points to lead Washington State to an 83-73 victory over Portland on Sunday night.Brock Motum added 13 points and DaVonte Lacy 11 for Washington State (2-1). Kevin Bailey led Portland (2-2) with 14 points.
Date: 11/20/2011 | Sports
Motum scores career-high 23 for WSU
PULLMAN -- Brock Motum scored a career-high 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Faisal Aden added 18 points, and Washington State rallied to beat Sacramento State 79-68 Thursday night.
Date: 11/17/2011 | Sports
Gonzaga tops Washington State 89-81
SPOKANE — Gonzaga freshman guard Kevin Pangos has met Bulldogs legend Dan Dickau several times this season.Next time they meet they will have plenty to talk about.
Date: 11/14/2011 | Sports
The waiting game
Careers of Thomas, Thompson on hold until lockout is settled
Date: 07/28/2011 | Sports
Could Cougars' Thompson land with Warriors
Perhaps Golden State Warriors general manager Larry Riley has an idea about what is going to happen with the 10 picks before Golden State's first choice in Thursday's NBA draft.
Date: 06/22/2011 | Sports
Cougars' Thompson following dad's path to NBA
MILWAUKEE — Washington State standout Klay Thompson is rising up draft boards around the NBA after some polished performances in individual workouts for a dozen teams.
Date: 06/15/2011 | Sports




