The 2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 16–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Oregon in the second round. They received an invitation to participate in the NIT, where they were defeated by Eastern Washington in the first round.
Previous season The Cougars finished the 2021–22 season 22–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT as a 4th seed in the SMU bracket, where they defeated Santa Clara, SMU and BYU to advance to the semifinals, where they lost to Texas A&M.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Efe Abogidi 0 C 6'10" 225 Sophomore Delta State, Nigeria Declared for 2022 NBA draft Tyrell Roberts 2 G 5'11" 175 RS junior Sacramento, CA Transferred to San Francisco Jefferson Koulibaly 3 G 6'3" 185 RS freshman Montreal, QC Transferred to SMU Michael Flowers 12 G 6'1" 190 GS senior Southfield, MI Graduated Matt DeWolf 14 F 6'9" 235 GS senior Barrington, RI Graduated Ryan Rapp 22 G 6'5" 189 Junior Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Hawaii Noah Williams 24 G 6'5" 195 Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to Washington Tony Miller 32 F 6'6" 215 GS senior Woodinville, WA Graduate transferred Will Burghardt 33 G 5'11" 185 GS senior Longview, WA Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Jabe Mullins 3 G 6'5" 190 Junior Snoqualmie, WA Saint Mary's Justin Powell 24 G 6'6" 197 Junior Prospect, KY Tennessee
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 tournament
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