The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by third-year head coach Ernie Kent. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.
Previous season The Cougars finished the 2015–16 season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.
Off-season Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Junior Longrus 15 F 6'7" 240 Senior Oakland, CA Graduated Que Johnson 32 F 6'5" 208 RS junior Pontiac, MI Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky Brett Boese 33 F 6'7" 230 Senior Spokane, WA Graduated Valentine Izundu 45 C 6'11" 235 RS junior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to San Diego State
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Keith Langston 10 G 6'5" 190 RS sophomore Chicago, IL Junior college, transferred from Chabot College
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 Tournament
References