2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-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.

2021–22 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NIT, Semifinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record22–15 (11–9 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Arizona 18 2   .900 33 4   .892
No. 11 UCLA 15 5   .750 27 8   .771
No. 22 USC 14 6   .700 26 8   .765
Colorado 12 8   .600 21 12   .636
Oregon 11 9   .550 20 15   .571
Washington 11 9   .550 17 15   .531
Washington State 11 9   .550 22 15   .595
Arizona State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Stanford 8 12   .400 16 16   .500
California 5 15   .250 12 20   .375
Utah 4 16   .200 11 20   .355
Oregon State 1 19   .050 3 28   .097
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Myles Fitzgerald-Warren 2 G 6'3" 185 RS Junior Portland, OR Transferred to Westmont College
Aljaz Kunc 4 F 6'8" 212 Junior Ljubljana, Slovenia Graduate transferred to Iowa State
Isaac Bonton 10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Portland, OR Graduated
Volodymyr Markovetskyy 15 C 7'1" 270 Sophomore Truskavets, Ukraine Transferred
Brandon Chatfield 33 F 6'10" 210 RS Freshman Clarkston, WA Walk-on; transferred to Seattle

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tyrell Roberts 2 G 5'11" 175 RS Junior Sacramento, CA UC San Diego
Michael Flowers 12 G 6'1" 190 Graduate Student Southfield, MI South Alabama
Matt DeWolf 14 F 6'9" 235 Graduate Student Barrington, RI Brown
Will Burghardt 33 G 5'11' 185 Graduate Student Longview, WA Linfield

2021 recruiting class

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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

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2021–22 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) So NBA Global Academy Delta State, Nigeria
G 2 Tyrell Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr UC San Diego Sacramento, CA
G 3 Jefferson Koulibaly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Lincoln Prep Montreal, QC
G 4 Myles Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Sandy Creek HS Columbia, SC
G 5 TJ Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Abraham Lincoln HS The Bronx, NY
F 11 Dennis Rodman Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr JSerra Catholic HS Newport Beach, CA
G 12 Michael Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS South Alabama Southfield, MI
F 13 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Veritas Prep Santo Domingo, DR
F 14 Matt DeWolf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Brown Barrington, RI
C 21 Dishon Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS Oakland, CA
G 22 Ryan Rapp 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Jr Mazenod College Melbourne, Australia
F 23 Andrej Jakimovski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Reale Mutua Torino Skopje, Macedonia
G 24 Noah Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr O'Dea HS Seattle, WA
F 32 Tony Miller 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Montana Woodinville, WA
G 33 Will Burghardt (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Linfield Longview, WA
F 35 Mouhamed Gueye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Prolific Prep Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.

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References

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