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Dennis Rodman's son commits to Washington St.
The son of former NBA star Dennis Rodman has committed to play at Washington State.
Washington State adds graduate transfer James
Washington State has added graduate transfer Deion James and incoming freshman Noah Williams to its basketball team for next season.
Wash. St. turns to SF's Smith as next coach
Washington State has hired San Francisco's Kyle Smith as its new men's basketball head coach.
Sources: Wazzu in talks with SF coach Kyle Smith
Washington State is negotiating a deal with San Francisco's Kyle Smith to make him its next men's basketball head coach, sources told ESPN.
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Kent out as Washington St. coach after 5 years
Washington State has parted ways with head coach Ernie Kent after five seasons, the school announced Thursday night.
Oregon dominates Washington State 84-51 in Pac-12 opener
Ehab Amin scored 17 points, Miles Norris added 14 and Oregon rolled over Washington State 84-51 Wednesday night in the most lopsided game in Pac-12 tournament history.
Oregon State outlasts Washington State 85-77
Tres Tinkle scored 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Oregon State beat Washington State 85-77 on Saturday afternoon.
Oregon sinks Washington State 72-61
Paul White scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds and Oregon defeated Washington State 72-61 on Wednesday night.
California holds off Washington State for 2nd straight win
Darius McNeill scored 17 points to lead four California players in double figures and the Golden Bears beat Washington State, 76-69, on Saturday.
Okpala scores 22 to lead Stanford past Cougars, 98-50
KZ Okpala scored 22 points, Cormac Ryan hit four 3-pointers and Stanford beat Washington State 98-50 on Thursday night.
Utah hangs on to beat Washington State 92-79
Sedrick Barefield scored 33 points to lead Utah to a 92-79 victory over Washington State on Saturday night.
Washington State holds off Colorado 76-74
Robert Franks scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds as Washington State held off Colorado 76-74 on Wednesday night.
Washington outlasts Washington State 72-70
Noah Dickerson tipped in a missed layup from Jaylen Nowell with 25 seconds remaining and Washington defeated rival Washington State 72-70 on Saturday night.
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Franks scores 34 again, Washington State beats Arizona 69-55
Robert Franks matched his career high for the second straight game with 34 points and Washington State ended a 13-game losing streak against Arizona by beating the Wildcats 69-55 on Saturday night.
Franks scores 32, Washington State stuns Sun Devils 91-70
Robert Franks Jr. matched his career high with 34 points and Washington State stunned Arizona State with a dominant 91-70 victory over the Sun Devils on Thursday night.
USC cruises to victory over Washington State, 93-84
Nick Rakocevic scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and USC never trailed en route to a 93-84 win over Washington State on Saturday night.
UCLA blows out Washington State 87-67
Prince Ali, Moses Brown and Kris Wilkes each scored 16 points and UCLA beat Washington State 87-67 on Wednesday night.
King, Wooten lead Oregon past Washington State 78-58
Louis King scored 13 of his 22 points in the second half and Kenny Wooten had 20 to help Oregon rally past Washington State 78-58 on Sunday night.
Oregon State eases past Washington State 90-77
Stephen Thompson Jr. had 22 points, with four 3-pointers, six rebounds and seven assists as Oregon State defeated Washington State 90-77 on Thursday night.
Stanford downs Washington State behind Davis, Da Silva
Daejon Davis scored 15 points with six assists and Stanford beat Washington State 78-66 on Saturday.
Franks scores 24, leading a WSU rout over California 82-59
Robert Franks scored 24 points grabbing eight rebounds as Washington State beat California 82-59 on Thursday in a clash of the Pacific 12 Conference's winless teams.
2018-19 Pac-12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 15-3 | - | 27-9 |
| Arizona State | 12-6 | 3 | 23-11 |
| Utah | 11-7 | 4 | 17-14 |
| Oregon | 10-8 | 5 | 25-13 |
| Colorado | 10-8 | 5 | 23-13 |
| Oregon State | 10-8 | 5 | 18-13 |
| UCLA | 9-9 | 6 | 17-16 |
| Arizona | 8-10 | 7 | 17-15 |
| USC | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
| Stanford | 8-10 | 7 | 15-16 |
| Washington State | 4-14 | 11 | 11-21 |
| California | 3-15 | 12 | 8-23 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game74.8
Rebounds Per Game33.6
Assists Per Game14.9
Points Allowed78.7331st
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 6-6 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 6 |