2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team explained

Year:2020–21
Team:Washington State Cougars
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:14–13
Conf Record:7–12
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Jim Shaw
Asst Coach3:John Andrejek

The 2020–21 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by second-year head coach Kyle Smith. The Cougars played their home games at the Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Washington as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2019–20 season 16–16, 6–12 in Pa-12 play to finish in 11th place. They defeated Colorado in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to face Arizona State in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 12, all other conference tournaments and postseason tournaments were cancelled, making the Cougars win over Colorado on March 11 the final game to be completed in the 2019–20 basketball season.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYear HometownReason for Departure
Carter Sonneborn 0 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Walk-on; transferred to Whitworth
Jervae Robinson 1 G 6'2" 185 Senior Graduated
2 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Declare for 2020 NBA draft
Daron Henson 3 F 6'7" 210 Junior Graduate transferred to Seattle
Marvin Cannon 5 G 6'5" 170 Junior Transferred to Charlotte
Jeff Pollard 13 F 6'9" 240 Senior Graduated
Deion James 20 F 6'6" 220 GS Senior Graduated

2020 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020–21 Men's Basketball Schedule. Washington State University Athletics.