2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were led by third year head coach Ken Bone. They finished with the record of 19–18 overall, 7–11 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to Oregon State . They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of three finals series, falling to Pittsburgh 2 games to 1.

2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
CBI, Runner Up
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record19–18 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington144 .7782411 .686
California135 .7222410 .706
Oregon135 .7222410 .706
Arizona126 .6672312 .657
Colorado117 .6112412 .667
UCLA117 .6111914 .576
Stanford108 .5562611 .703
Oregon State711 .3892115 .583
Washington State711 .3891918 .514
Arizona State612 .3331021 .323
Utah315 .167625 .194
USC117 .056626 .188
Conference tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Departures

The Cougars lost their leading scorer Klay Thompson because of the 2011 NBA draft. He was averaging over 21 points per game. In addition to Klay Thompson, they also lost DeAngelo Casto due to play in the Turkish league and Dre Winston transfer to Portland State.

Roster

NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometownLast School/College
Marcus Capers0Guard6–4179SeniorWinter Haven, FLMontverde Acad.
Reggie Moore1Guard6–1178JuniorSeattle, WABrewster Acad.
Mike Ladd2Guard6–5195RS JuniorSeattle, WAFresno State
DaVonté Lacy3Guard6–3206FreshmanTacoma, WACurtis Sr. HS
Chuks Iroegbu4Guard6–3200FreshmanElk Grove, CAFranklin HS
Will DiIorio5Guard6–5190SophomoreBainbridge Island, WABainbridge HS
Faisal Aden11Guard6–4179SeniorSan Diego, CAHillsborough CC
Brock Motum12Forward6–10245JuniorBrisbane, AUSAustralian Institute of Sport
Dominic Ballard21Guard6–4199FreshmanSeattle, WABothell HS
Royce Woolridge22Guard6–3175SophomorePhoenix, AZKansas
D. J. Shelton23Forward6–10240RS SophomoreRialto, CACitrus College
Abe Lodwick31Forward/Guard6–7215RS SeniorBend, ORMountain View HS
Dexter Kernich-Drew34Guard6–6182RS FreshmanMelbourne, AUSCaulfield Grammar School
Charlie Enquist40Forward6–10230RS SeniorEdmonds, WAKing's HS
Patrick Simon44Forward6–8215SophomoreEphrata, WAEphrata HS

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2011*
6:00 pm
Lewis–Clark StateW 88–41 
Beasley Coliseum (3,117)
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
11/14/2011*
9:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 22 Gonzaga
Rivalry
L 81–89 0–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
11/17/2011*
7:05 pm
Sacramento StateW 79–68 1–1
Beasley Coliseum (4,117)
Pullman, WA
11/20/2011*
7:00 pm
at PortlandW 83–73 2–1
Chiles Center (3,613)
Portland, OR
11/24/2011*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Oklahoma
76 Classic first round
L 59–74 2–2
Anaheim Convention Center (1,457)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. New Mexico
76 Classic loser bracket
L 62–72 2–3
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/27/2011*
10:30 am, ESPN3
vs. UC Riverside
76 Classic 7th place game
L 63–64 2–4
Anaheim Convention Center (N/A)
Anaheim, CA
11/30/2011*
5:30 pm
Grambling StateW 69–37 3–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,930)
Pullman, WA
12/03/2011*
3:30 pm, RTNW
Eastern WashingtonW 75–49 4–4
Beasley Coliseum (4,002)
Pullman, WA
12/07/2011*
7:05 pm
at Idaho
Battle of the Palouse
W 66–64 5–4
Cowan Spectrum (3,321)
Moscow, ID
12/11/2011*
1:00 pm
Santa ClaraW 93–55 6–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,711)
Pullman, WA
12/18/2011*
4:35 pm
Western OregonW 66–42 7–4
Beasley Coliseum (2,318)
Pullman, WA
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
vs. Pepperdine
Cougar Hardwood Classic
W 67–56 8–4
KeyArena (9,831)
Seattle, WA
12/29/2011
6:00 pm, CSNNW
vs. OregonL 75–92 8–5
(0–1)
Spokane Arena (9,889)
Spokane, WA
12/31/2011
3:00 pm, RTNW
vs. Oregon StateW 81–76 9–5
(1–1)
Spokane Arena (8,282)
Spokane, WA
01/05/2012
6:00 pm
at UtahL 60–62 OT9–6
(1–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,412)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/07/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
at ColoradoL 60–71 9–7
(1–3)
Coors Events Center (8,518)
Boulder, CO
01/15/2012
4:00 pm, FSN
at Washington
Rivalry
L 65–75 9–8
(1–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (10,000)
Seattle, WA
01/19/2012
7:05 pm
StanfordW 81–69 10–8
(2–4)
Beasley Coliseum (3,119)
Pullman, WA
01/21/2012
3:05 pm
CaliforniaW 77–75 11–8
(3–4)
Beasley Coliseum (5,013)
Pullman, WA
01/26/2012
7:30 pm, FSN
at ArizonaL 61–85 11–9
(3–5)
McKale Center (14,138)
Tucson, AZ
01/28/2012
2:00 pm, RTNW
at Arizona StateL 67–71 11–10
(3–6)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,224)
Tempe, AZ
02/02/2012
7:05 pm
USCW 60–53 12–10
(4–6)
Beasley Coliseum (4,002)
Pullman, WA
02/04/2012
2:00 pm, RTNW
UCLAL 60–63 12–11
(4–7)
Beasley Coliseum (4,204)
Pullman, WA
02/09/2012
7:00 pm
at Oregon StateW 83–73 13–11
(5–7)
Gill Coliseum (5,782)
Corvallis, OR
02/11/2012
3:00 pm
at OregonL 69–78 13–12
(5–8)
Matthew Knight Arena (10,071)
Eugene, OR
02/16/2012
6:00 pm, FSN
ArizonaL 72–76 13–13
(5–9)
Beasley Coliseum (3,616)
Pullman, WA
02/18/2012
5:00 pm, RTNW
Arizona StateW 72–50 14–13
(6–9)
Beasley Coliseum (5,218)
Pullman, WA
02/25/2012
5:00 pm, RTNW
Washington
Rivalry
L 55–59 14–14
(6–10)
Beasley Coliseum (9,325)
Pullman, WA
03/01/2012
7:30 pm
at UCLAL 46–78 14–15
(6–11)
LA Sports Arena (5,099)
Los Angeles, CA
03/03/2012
3:00 pm
at USCW 43–38 15–15
(7–11)
Galen Center (3,102)
Los Angeles, CA
03/07/2012
12:10 pm, FSN
vs. Oregon State
First Round
L 64–69 15–16
Staples Center (N/A)
Los Angeles, CA
03/14/2012*
7:00 pm, HDNet
at San Francisco
First Round
W 89–75 16–16
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,277)
San Francisco, CA
03/19/2012*
7:00 pm
Wyoming
Quarterfinals
W 61–41 17–16
Beasley Coliseum (3,019)
Pullman, WA
03/21/2012*
7:00 pm, HDNet
at Oregon State
Semifinals
W 72–55 18–16
Gill Coliseum (2,190)
Corvallis, OR
03/26/2012*
7:00 pm, HDNet
Pittsburgh
Finals–Game 1
W 67–66 19–16
Beasley Coliseum (4,226)
Pullman, WA
03/28/2012*
4:00 pm, HDNet
at Pittsburgh
Finals–Game 2
L 53–57 19–17
Petersen Events Center (3,349)
Pittsburgh, PA
03/30/2012*
4:00 pm, HDNet
at Pittsburgh
Finals–Game 3
L 65–71 19–18
Petersen Events Center (3,849)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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