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2020 Schedule
11th in Pac-12
- 11/7W 85-54
- 11/12L 70-62
- 11/17W 72-61
- 11/21L 85-77
- 11/25L 82-71
- 11/26W 66-50
- 11/27L 79-69
- 12/4W 78-65
- 12/7W 63-54
- 12/15W 70-56
- 12/19W 87-73
- 12/21W 87-59
- 12/29W 65-50
- 1/2L 65-56
- 1/4W 79-71
- 1/9L 73-66
- 1/11L 88-62
- 1/168W 72-61
- 1/18W 89-76
- 1/2323L 78-56
- 1/25L 76-64
- 1/29W 67-65
- 2/1L 66-49
- 2/9W 79-67
- 2/13L 86-83
- 2/15L 70-51
- 2/19L 66-57
- 2/23L 75-57
- 2/28W 78-74
- 3/5L 83-62
- 3/7L 83-74
- 3/11W 82-68
- 3/12CANC
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WSU's Elleby to test NBA draft waters again
Washington State star CJ Elleby will once again go through the NBA draft process.
Washington State AD, 2 coaches taking pay cuts
Washington State athletic director Pat Chun, football coach Nick Rolovich, and men's basketball coach Kyle Smith will all take voluntary 5% pay cuts through the end of the 2020-21 academic year due to revenue reductions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington State knocks off Colorado 82-68 at Pac-12
CJ Elleby scored 30 points and hit six 3-pointers, helping Washington State knock off Colorado 82-68 Wednesday night in the final Pac-12 tournament game with fans.
Miller finishes and-1 layup for Cougars (0:23)
Elleby steps into deep 3 for WSU (0:17)
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Arizona State holds off Washington State rally for 83-74 win
Alonzo Verge scored 20 points, Remy Martin added 18 and Arizona State held off Washington State's late rally for an 83-74 victory on Saturday night.
Big second half pushes Arizona past Washington State 83-62
Nico Mannion scored 15 of 23 his points in the second half, Zeke Nnaji added 21 and Arizona raced away from Washington State for an 83-62 victory Thursday night.
Washington State holds on late to topple Washington 78-74
CJ Elleby scored 21, Isaac Bonton scored 18 of his 20 points in the second half, and Washington State completed a season-sweep of rival Washington with a 78-74 win on Friday night.
Stanford cruises past Washington State 75-57
Oscar da Silva scored 19 points and Daejon Davis added 17 to lead Stanford to a 75-57 victory over Washington State Sunday night, keeping the Cardinals' hopes of an at large big for the NCAA tournament alive.
Cal beats Washington St 66-57 to snap 4 game losing streak
Paris Austin scored 19 points and Andre Kelly added 16 to lead California to a 66-57 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night.
Utomi lifts USC to 70-51 victory over Washington State
Daniel Utomi scored a season-high 23 points and the Southern California defense did the rest in a 70-51 victory Saturday night over Washington State.
Riley leads UCLA past Washington State in OT, 86-83
Cody Riley scored 11 of his 19 points in overtime to lead UCLA to a 86-83 win over Washington State on Thursday night.
Elleby scores 34, Washington St. beats Washington 79-67
CJ Elleby scored a career-high 34 points to lead Washington State to a 79-67 victory over in-state rival Washington on Sunday.
Arizona cruises to a 66-49 victory over Washington State
Stone Gettings scored 19 points, Nico Mannion added 14 and Zeke Nnaji had 10 to lead Arizona to a 66-49 victory over Washington State on Saturday night.
Elleby’s 3 leads Washington St. to victory over Arizona St.
CJ Elleby made a step-back 3-pointer with four seconds left to lead Washington State to a 67-65 victory over Arizona State on Wednesday night.
Jones, Jantunen power Utah past Washington State 76-64
Rylan Jones scored 24 points and Mikael Jantunen added 16 off the bench to lead Utah to a 76-64 victory over Washington State on Saturday.
Siewert leads No. 23 Colorado past Washington State 78-56
Lucas Siewert scored 16 points, D'Shawn Schwartz had 13 and No. 23 Colorado pulled away in the second half to beat Washington State 78-56 on Thursday night.
Klay Thompson gets jersey retired at Washington State (1:44)
Emotional Klay has Wash. State number retired
The Warriors' Klay Thompson was emotional as his No. 1 jersey was retired by Washington State on Saturday. "Each year I was in Pullman I had to grow," Thompson said.
WSU wins on day it retires Klay Thompson's jersey
Isaac Bonton scored a career-high 34 points and Washington State beat Oregon State 89-76 on Saturday in front of a packed house that saw Klay Thompson's jersey retired.
Elleby scores 25, Washington State surprises No. 8 Oregon
CJ Elleby scored 25 points and Washington State beat a Top-10 team for just the third time, surprising No. 8 Oregon 72-61 on Thursday night.
Stanford keeps up mastery of Washington State with 88-62 win
Freshman Tyrell Terry scored a season-high 22 points and had six rebounds in helping Stanford win for the seventh time in eight games, a 88-62 victory over Washington State on Saturday.
2019-20 Pac-12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | 13-5 | - | 24-7 |
| Ucla | 12-6 | 1 | 19-12 |
| USC | 11-7 | 2 | 22-9 |
| Arizona State | 11-7 | 2 | 20-11 |
| Arizona | 10-8 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 21-11 |
| Stanford | 9-9 | 4 | 20-12 |
| Oregon State | 7-11 | 6 | 18-13 |
| Utah | 7-11 | 6 | 16-15 |
| California | 7-11 | 6 | 14-18 |
| Washington State | 6-12 | 7 | 16-16 |
| Washington | 5-13 | 8 | 15-17 |
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Top Performers 2019-20
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.8Tied-241st
Rebounds Per Game36.4160th
Assists Per Game11.6343rd
Points Allowed69.7
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Bamba | SG | Committed | - |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 6-6 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 6 |