2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 24
AP	No. 23
Record	25–10 (14–6 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (5th season)
Associate head coach	Jim Shaw
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Harden Wayne Hunter Derrick Wrobel
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by head coach Kyle Smith in his 5th and final season for the Cougars. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington, as members in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–10, 14–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in second place. They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region. There they beat Drake in the first round before losing to Iowa State in the second round.

The season marked the final season of the Pac-12 conference as the conference dissolved after the majority of Pac-12 schools left the conference to join other conferences. They will play in the West Coast Conference as an affiliate member for the next two years.

On February 19, 2024, the Cougars returned to the AP Poll for the first time since the 2007–08 season.^[1]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 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.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Spencer Mahoney #38 SF	Brooklyn, NY	Xaverian High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 12, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Rueben Chinyelu C	Senegal, EUR	NBA Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Nov 14, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Parker Gerrits SG	Olympia, WA	Olympia High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 4, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Isaiah Watts SG	South Kent, CT	South Kent School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 12, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adam Njie #55 PG	Bronx, NY	Cardinal Hayes High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 6, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Marcus Wilson SG	Scottsdale, AZ	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 16, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Washington State Commits". Rivals.com. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jaylen Wells 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Sonoma State Sacramento, CA G 2 Myles Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Sandy Creek HS Columbia, SC G 3 Jabe Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Saint Mary's Snoqualmie, WA G 4 Shae Korpela (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO G 5 Ben Olesen (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA G 10 Parker Gerrits 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Olympia HS Olympia, WA G 11 Joseph Yesufu  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Kansas Bolingbrook, IL G 12 Isaiah Watts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr South Kent (CT) West Seattle, WA C 13 Isaac Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Idaho Spanaway, WA G 14 Braden Korpela (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Aspen HS Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=2023–24_Washington_State_Cougars_men's_basketball_team Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk