2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-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. They finished the 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.

2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball
NIT, First round
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	17–17 (11–9 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kyle Smith (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Shaw John Andrejek Wayne Hunter
Home arena	Beasley Coliseum
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 UCLA	18	–	2		.900			31	–	6		.838
No. 8 Arizona†	14	–	6		.700			28	–	7		.800
USC	14	–	6		.700			22	–	11		.667
Oregon	12	–	8		.600			21	–	15		.583
Arizona State	11	–	9		.550			23	–	13		.639
Washington State	11	–	9		.550			17	–	17		.500
Utah	10	–	10		.500			17	–	15		.531
Washington	8	–	12		.400			16	–	16		.500
Colorado	8	–	12		.400			18	–	17		.514
Stanford	7	–	13		.350			14	–	19		.424
Oregon State	5	–	15		.250			11	–	21		.344
California	2	–	18		.100			3	–	29		.094
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2021–22 season 22–15, 11–9 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. They defeated California in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to UCLA in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NIT as a 4th seed in the SMU bracket where they defeated Santa Clara, SMU and BYU to advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Texas A&M.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Efe Abogidi	0	C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Delta State, Nigeria	Declared for 2022 NBA draft
Tyrell Roberts	2	G	5'11"	175	RS Junior	Sacramento, CA	Transferred to San Francisco
Jefferson Koulibaly	3	G	6'3"	185	RS Freshman	Montreal, QC	Transferred to SMU
Michael Flowers	12	G	6'1"	190	GS Senior	Southfield, MI	Graduated
Matt DeWolf	14	F	6'9"	235	GS Senior	Barrington, RI	Graduated
Ryan Rapp	22	G	6'5"	189	Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred to Hawaii
Noah Williams	24	G	6'5"	195	Junior	Seattle, WA	Transferred to Washington
Tony Miller	32	F	6'6"	215	GS Senior	Woodinville, WA	Graduate transferred
Will Burghardt	33	G	5'11"	185	GS Senior	Longview, WA	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jabe Mullins	3	G	6'5"	190	Junior	Snoqualmie, WA	Saint Mary's
Justin Powell	24	G	6'6"	197	Junior	Prospect, KY	Tennessee

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Adrame Diongue C	Chandler, AZ	AZ Compass Prep	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	May 2, 2022
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Dylan Darling PG	Spokane, WA	Central Valley High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 24, 2022
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Mael Crespin C	Paris, France	N/A	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jun 3, 2022
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Solomon Ominu C	Bridgton, ME	Bridgton Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 8, 2021
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Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2022 Washington State Commits". Rivals. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout. "ESPN- Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball Recruiting". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ben Olesen (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Jackson HS Mill Creek, WA G 2 Myles Rice 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Sandy Creek HS Columbia, SC G 3 Jabe Mullins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Jr Saint Mary's Snoqualmie, WA G 4 Shae Korpela (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO G 5 TJ Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Abraham Lincoln HS The Bronx, NY C 10 Dishon Jackson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr St. Patrick-St. Vincent HS Oakland, CA F 11 DJ Rodman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr JSerra Catholic HS Newport Beach, CA F 12 Mael Hamon-Crespin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr N/A Paris, France F 13 Carlos Rosario 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Veritas Prep Santo Domingo, DR G 14 Braden Korpela (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Aspen HS Aspen, CO C 15 Adrame Diongue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr AZ Compass Prep Dakar, Senegal C 21 Jack Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 310 lb (141 kg) Sr Junípero Serra High School Montara, CA G 22 Dylan Darling 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Central Valley HS Spokane, WA F 23 Andrej Jakimovski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Reale Mutua Torino Skopje, Macedonia G 24 Justin Powell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Tennessee Prospect, KY G 31 Kymany Houinsou 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Asvel Mulhouse, France F 35 Mouhamed Gueye 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Prolific Prep Dakar, Senegal	Head coach Kyle Smith (Hamilton) Assistant coach(es) Jim Shaw (Western Oregon) John Andrejek (Columbia) Wayne Hunter (Saint Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: April 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2022* 4:30 p.m., P12N		Texas State	W 83–61	1–0	18 – Gueye	13 – Gueye	12 – Powell	Beasley Coliseum (2,443) Pullman, WA
November 12, 2022* 4:00 p.m., Stadium		vs. Boise State ICCU Capital City Classic	L 61–71	1–1	24 – Bamba	14 – Rodman	1 – tied	Idaho Central Arena (4,157) Boise, ID
November 15, 2022* 4:00 p.m., P12N		at Prairie View A&M Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series	L 59–70	1–2	16 – Bamba	5 – tied	2 – Mullins	William J. Nicks Building (863) Prairie View, TX
November 21, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N		vs. Eastern Washington	W 82–56	2–2	24 – Mullins	8 – Gueye	7 – Powell	Spokane Arena (5,224) Spokane, WA
November 25, 2022* 1:00 p.m., P12N		Detroit Mercy	W 96–54	3–2	22 – Mullins	8 – Gueye	7 – Powell	Beasley Coliseum (3,275) Pullman, WA
December 1, 2022 7:30 p.m., P12N		at Oregon	L 60–74	3–3 (0–1)	19 – Gueye	5 – Gueye	4 – Powell	Matthew Knight Arena (5,379) Eugene, OR
December 4, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPNU		Utah	L 65–67	3–4 (0–2)	20 – Gueye	11 – Gueye	2 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (2,009) Pullman, WA
December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., P12N		Northern Kentucky	W 68–47	4–4	20 – Bamba	10 – Gueye	4 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (2,268) Pullman, WA
December 10, 2022* 1:30 p.m., FS1		vs. UNLV Las Vegas Clash	L 70–74	4–5	20 – Bamba	8 – Gueye	4 – Gueye	MGM Grand Garden Arena  Paradise, NV
December 18, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. No. 11 Baylor Pac-12 Coast-to-Coast Challenge	L 59–65	4–6	16 – Mullins	9 – Gueye	4 – Houinsou	American Airlines Center (4,200) Dallas, TX
December 22, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. George Washington Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 66–64	5–6	21 – Gueye	10 – Gueye	4 – Rodman	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2022* 8:59 p.m., ESPN2		at Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic semifinal	L 51–62	5–7	19 – Bamba	8 – Diongue	1 – tied	Stan Sheriff Center (4,683) Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Utah State Diamond Head Classic 3rd-place game	L 73–82	5–8	22 – Gueye	12 – Gueye	4 – Bamba	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 30, 2022 8:00 p.m., P12N		No. 11 UCLA	L 66–67	5–9 (0–3)	19 – Rodman	18 – Gueye	3 – Mullins	Beasley Coliseum (3,238) Pullman, WA
January 1, 2023 12:00 p.m., P12N		USC	W 81–71	6–9 (1–3)	16 – tied	6 – tied	7 – Powell	Beasley Coliseum (2,650) Pullman, WA
January 5, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State	L 71–77	6–10 (1–4)	19 – Mullins	12 – Rodman	5 – Gueye	Desert Financial Arena (5,860) Tempe, AZ
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm., P12N		at No. 5 Arizona	W 74–61	7–10 (2–4)	24 – Gueye	14 – Gueye	3 – tied	McKale Center (14,176) Tucson, AZ
January 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		California	W 66–51	8–10 (3–4)	14 – tied	6 – Rodman	3 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (3,208) Pullman, WA
January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N		Stanford	W 60–59	9–10 (4–4)	17 – Jakimovski	5 – Diongue	4 – Houinsou	Beasley Coliseum (3,590) Pullman, WA
January 19, 2023 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Utah	L 63–77	9–11 (4–5)	20 – Gueye	8 – Rodman	4 – Powell	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,599) Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Colorado	L 55–58	9–12 (4–6)	18 – Bamba	7 – Jakimovski	2 – tied	CU Events Center  Boulder, CO
January 26, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N		No. 6 Arizona	L 58–63	9–13 (4–7)	15 – tied	10 – Gueye	3 – Powell	Beasley Coliseum (5,225) Pullman, WA
January 28, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		Arizona State	W 75–58	10–13 (5–7)	22 – Jakimovski	15 – Gueye	3 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (4,120) Pullman, WA
February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		at USC	L 70–80	10–14 (5–8)	31 – Gueye	12 – Gueye	5 – tied	Galen Center (3,751) Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 9 UCLA	L 52–76	10–15 (5–9)	19 – Bamba	6 – tied	4 – Houinsou	Pauley Pavilion (10,117) Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2023 7:30 p.m., P12N		Washington Rivalry	W 56–51	11–15 (6–9)	20 – Bamba	15 – Gueye	4 – Powell	Beasley Coliseum (5,647) Pullman, WA
February 16, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		Oregon State	W 80–62	12–15 (7–9)	21 – Gueye	8 – Jakimovski	4 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (2,961) Pullman, WA
February 19, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1		Oregon	W 68–65	13–15 (8–9)	18 – Gueye	12 – Gueye	4 – Mullins	Beasley Coliseum (4,467) Pullman, WA
February 23, 2023 8:00 p.m., P12N		at Stanford	W 67–63	14–15 (9–9)	22 – Bamba	15 – Gueye	5 – Powell	Maples Pavilion (2,530) Stanford, CA
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 63–57	15–15 (10–9)	20 – Gueye	10 – Gueye & Rodman	3 – Gueye	Haas Pavilion (1,725) Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Washington Rivalry	W 93–84	16–15 (11–9)	36 – Bamba	17 – Jakimovski	5 – Rodman	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,268) Seattle, WA
Pac-12 tournament
March 8, 2023 2:30 p.m., P12N	(5)	vs. (12) California First round	W 69–52	17–15	17 – Bamba	11 – Rodman	4 – Gueye	T-Mobile Arena (10,406) Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023 2:30 p.m., P12N	(5)	vs. (4) Oregon Quarterfinals	L 70–75	17–16	19 – Bamba	7 – Powell	5 – Bamba	T-Mobile Arena (10,406) Paradise, NV
NIT
March 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	(4)	Eastern Washington First round – Oklahoma State bracket	L 74–81	17–17	23 – Rodman	8 – Rodman	3 – tied	Beasley Coliseum (1,671) Pullman, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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