The 2026–27 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team will represent Washington State University during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars will be led by third-year head coach David Riley and will play their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. This will mark Washington State's first season returning as members of the Pac-12 Conference (109th overall) after spending the previous two seasons as members of the West Coast Conference.
Previous season Washington State finished the 2025–26 season 12–20, 7–11 in the West Coast Conference play to finish in eighth place. As the 8-seed in the WCC Tournament, they received a first-round bye before losing to Portland 68-74 in the Second round to end their season.
Offseason Departures Washington State Cougars departuresNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometown Reason for departure Emmanuel Ugbo 0 F 6'8" 245 Senior Barendrecht, Netherlands Unknown Eemeli Yalaho 2 G 6'8" 235 Junior Jyväskylä, Finland Transferred to NC State Simon Hildebrandt 3 F 6'9" 240 Senior Winnipeg, MB, Canada Graduated; signed with the Winnipeg Sea Bears Brunel Madzou 4 G 6'0" Freshman Tampere, Finland Departed program Tómas Thrastarson 5 G 6'7" 215 Sophomore Thorlakshofn, Iceland Transferred to Seattle Parker Gerrits 10 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Olympia, WA Transferred to Wyoming Jerone Morton 11 G 6'4" 180 Junior Lexington, KY Transferred to Kentucky Adrià Rodriguez 13 G 6'4" Senior Sant Just Desvern, Spain Graduated Rihards Vavers 15 F 6'7" 210 Junior Ādaži, Latvia Transferred to Memphis Ace Glass 21 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Rialto, CA Transferred to Vanderbilt ND Okafor 22 F 6'10" 250 Junior Dundalk, Ireland Transferred to Mississippi State Kase Wynott 51 G 6'6" 215 Sophomore Lapwai, ID Transferred to Idaho
Incoming transfers Washington State Cougars incoming transfers Ronnie Harrison 0 F 6'8" 210 Senior Forney, TX East Texas A&M Tyler Kropp 2 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Powell, OH Northwestern Jaylen Harrell 3 G 6'5" 210 Freshman Boston, MA Providence Lazarek Houston 7 G 6'0" 155 Sophomore Lincoln, NE Central Missouri RJ Jones 8 G 6'2" 190 Junior Denton, TX TCU Sebastian Akins 10 G 6'2" 175 Junior Concord, NC Wake Forest Fraser Roxburgh 13 F 6'7" 215 Junior Melbourne, Australia Manhattan Ladji Dembele 21 F 6'8" 255 Junior Newark, NJ UNLV Casey Jones 31 G 6'6" 220 Senior Sammamish, WA Eastern Washington Jamari Phillips 33 G 6'4" 195 Junior Oakland, CA Oregon
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Source
Game summaries Exhibition: at New Mexico Series History: New Mexico leads 3-2 Starting Lineups: Washington State: New Mexico:
Exhibition: at Washington Series History: Washington leads 190-111 Starting Lineups: Washington State: Washington:
Davidson Broadcasters: Series history: Davidson leads 1-0 Starting lineups: Davidson Washington State:
at High Point Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 1-0 Starting lineups: Washington State: High Point:
at Duquesne Broadcasters: Series history: First meeting Starting lineups: Washington State Duquesne
Northwest Broadcasters: Series history: N/A Starting lineups: Northwest: Washington State:
Hawaii Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 5-2 Starting lineups: Hawaii: Washington State:
vs. Duke Broadcasters: Series history: First meeting Starting lineups: Duke: Washington State:
Sam Houston Broadcasters: Series history: First meeting Starting lineups: Sam Houston Washington State:
Idaho Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 169-111 Starting lineups: Idaho: Washington State:
at Murray State Broadcasters: Series history: First meeting Starting lineups: Washington State: Murray State:
at Southern Illinois Broadcasters: Series history: First meeting Starting lineups: Washington State: Southern Illinois:
North Dakota State Broadcasters: Series history: First meeting Starting lineups: North Dakota State Washington State:
at Weber State Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 2-0 Starting lineups: Washington State: Weber State:
vs. UNLV Broadcasters: Series history: UNLV leads 1-0 Starting lineups: Washington State: UNLV:
vs. Seattle Broadcasters: Series history: Tied 10-10 Starting lineups: Seattle: Washington State:
vs. Eastern Washington Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 60-13 Starting lineups: Washington State: Eastern Washington:
at LSU Broadcasters: Series history: Tied 2-2 Starting lineups: Washington State: LSU:
at Fresno State Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 10-3 Starting lineups: Washington State: Fresno State:
Gonzaga Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 98-56 Starting lineups: Gonzaga: Washington State:
at Boise State Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 6-4 Starting lineups: Washington State: Boise State:
San Diego State Broadcasters: Series history: Tied 3-3 Starting lineups: San Diego State: Washington State:
at Colorado State Broadcasters: Series history: Colorado State leads 9-1 Starting lineups: Washington State: Colorado State:
at Utah State Broadcasters: Series history: Utah State leads 8-1 Starting lineups: Washington State: Utah State:
Oregon State Broadcasters: Series history: Oregon State leads 176-133 Starting lineups: Oregon State: Washington State:
Fresno State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Fresno State: Washington State:
Texas State Broadcasters: Series history: Washington State leads 2-0 Starting lineups: Texas State: Washington State:
at Oregon State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Washington State: Oregon State:
Colorado State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Colorado State: Washington State:
at Gonzaga Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Washington State: Gonzaga:
at San Diego State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Washington State: San Diego State:
Boise State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Boise State: Washington State:
at Texas State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Washington State: Texas State:
Utah State Broadcasters: Series history: Starting lineups: Utah State: Washington State:
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