The 2014–15 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ernie Kent's first year as head coach at Washington State. The Cougars played their games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to California.
Previous season The 2014–15 Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 10–21, and 3–15 in the Pac-12 to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford. On March 18, 2014, it was announced that Ken Bone had been fired after five seasons as head coach.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Will DiIorio 5 G 6'5" 190 Senior Bainridge Island, WA Graduated James Hunter 13 F 6'10" 265 RS junior Sydney, Australia Transferred to South Dakota Royce Woolridge 22 G 6'3" 175 RS junior Phoenix, AZ Graduate transferred to Grand Canyon D.J. Shelton 23 F 6'10" 250 RS senior Rialto, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Aaron Cheatum 20 F 6'7" 240 Junior Moreno Valley, CA Junior college transfer from East Los Angeles College Valentine Izundu 45 C 6'10" 215 Junior Houston, TX Transferred from Houston. Under NCAA transfer rules, Izundu had to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility.
2014 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#981E32; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#981E32; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#981E32;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#981E32;"| Pac-12 Tournament
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