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Eastern Washington hopes to replicate last season’s success against Washington State at Spokane Arena Monday

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 20, 2022

Outside of the two programs, there was something a bit under-the-radar about the last time Eastern Washington and Washington State’s men’s basketball teams met on a court.

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Prairie View A&M dominates down low, hands Washington State second loss of the season

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 15, 2022

TJ Bamba paced the Cougars (1-2) with 16 points, while freshman Kymany Houinsou added 10 points in his first collegiate start.

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Washington State’s Charlisse Leger-Walker on Wooden list for second straight year

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 17, 2022

For the second year in a row, Washington State guard Charlisse Leger-Walker is on the watch list for the John R. Wooden award emblematic of the best player in college women’s basketball.

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Washington State scores big international recruiting win with commitment from coveted Nigerian Rueben Chinyelu

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 14, 2022

PULLMAN – Washington State’s basketball staff has built a reputation for recruiting high-caliber international talents. On Monday, a blue-chip prospect from overseas signed with the Cougars.

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Boise State takes advantage of poor shooting night from Washington State, holds on for 71-61 win

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 12, 2022

BOISE – An early season road test for the Washington State men’s basketball team earned high marks for effort and toughness, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a cold shooting night or the balanced attack of an experienced Boise State team.

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Guard Justin Powell puts on passing clinic in Washington State debut, Cougars cruise past Texas State

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 8, 2022

PULLMAN – Before the season, Washington State coach Kyle Smith predicted “distribution” to be a key strength of this new-look Cougars squad.

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College basketball 2022-23: Offseason didn’t go as planned, but Washington State men still appear to have winning pieces

Thu., Nov. 3, 2022

PULLMAN – In March, the Washington State basketball team wrapped up its best season in a decade. The Cougars bowed out of the NIT in the semifinal round, but they left the court at Madison Square Garden with a promising outlook for the 2022-23 season.

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College basketball 2022-23: Washington State puts support behind sidelined teammates Myles Rice, Dishon Jackson

Thu., Nov. 3, 2022

On Sept. 29, Washington State reserve guard Myles Rice announced that he had been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a form of cancer that will disrupt his basketball career.

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College basketball 2022-23: As Washington State aspires for more, even more will fall on Charlisse Leger-Walker

Thu., Nov. 3, 2022

Can Charlisse Leger-Walker do even more this year for Washington State? It hardly seems possible. In the last two seasons, no one in the Pac-12 Conference has scored more points or made more of an impact than the junior guard from New Zealand.

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Washington State picked to finish eighth in preseason Pac-12 media poll

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 26, 2022

PULLMAN – Washington State’s men’s basketball team finished in the top half of the Pac-12 standings last season and made a run to the semifinal round of the NIT. But the Cougars’ roster experienced significant turnover during the offseason.

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Washington State women picked to finish seventh in Pac-12

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 25, 2022

The Washington State women got some added motivation Tuesday.

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Washington State post Mouhamed Gueye named to preseason All-Pac-12 first team

UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 24, 2022

PULLMAN – Mouhamed Gueye, an NBA draft prospect who is entering his second season at Washington State, landed on the All-Pac-12 first team when the conference announced its preseason selections Monday.