| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Washington State Cougars |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Conference Link: | Pac-12 Conference men's basketball |
| Short Conf: | Pac-12 |
| Record: | 9–22 |
| Conf Record: | 1–17 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Silvey Dominguez |
| Asst Coach3: | Curtis Allen |
The 2015–16 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Ernie Kent's second year as head coach at Washington State. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 9–22, 1–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.
The 2014–15 Cougars finished the season with an overall record of 13–18, and 7–11 in conference play. The Cougars lost to Cal in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Jackie Davis | 1 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Freshman | Transferred | ||
| sortname | 4 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| sortname | 10 | G | 6'7" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| sortname | Trevor Dunbar | 11 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Freshman | San Francisco, California | Transferred to City College of San Francisco | |
| sortname | Aaron Cheatum | 20 | F | 6'7" | 240 | Junior | Transferred to Cal State Dominguez Hills | ||
| sortname | 25 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Derrien King | 0 | F | 6'8" | 175 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California | Junior college transferred from Santa Monica College | |
| sortname | Renard Suggs | 1 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Gillette College | ||
| sortname | Charles Callison | 23 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Junior college transferred from San Bernardino Valley College | ||
| sortname | 42 | C | 7'0" | 270 | RS Junior | Junior college transferred from Saddleback College |
Washington State's non-conference will include a trip to the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii, where they will play three of the following: Auburn, BYU, Harvard, New Mexico, Northern Iowa, Oklahoma, and host-Hawaii.[2] The Cougars will also host Gonzaga[3] and UTEP.[4]
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