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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Rueben Chinyelu walking out after being named a starter against USC, Feb. 29, in Pullman, Wash

The bad news: six more Cougs enter portal

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor April 4, 2024

It has been just over a week since Kyle Smith departed and Myles Rice (among others) entered the transfer portal. Since then, seven more Cougs have followed him, including all but two of last season’s...

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HATCH: Men’s Final Four preview

JETT HATCH, Evergreen columnist April 4, 2024

The Final Four consists of two of the best teams all season in college basketball, UConn and Purdue, and two of the hottest teams in the country, Alabama and NC State. UConn and Purdue are head and shoulders...

Charlisse Leger-Walker shows love to the crowd after the team won big, Nov. 29, in Pullman, Wash.

Charlisse Leger-Walker enters transfer portal

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor April 3, 2024

WSU senior guard Charlisse Leger-Walker entered the transfer portal Tuesday after four years at WSU. Leger-Walker leaves WSU as the most decorated student-athlete in program history being third in scoring...

Myles Rice bathed in the light before WSU takes on Cal, Feb. 15, in Pullman, Wash.

Myles Rice named Freshman All-American

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 28, 2024

Just five hours after entering the transfer portal, WSU star Myles Rice has been named to the Freshman All-American team. Rice averaged 14.8 points, 3.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game for the Cougs,...

Myles Rice stands on the baseline surveying the court before an inbounds play, Jan. 4, in Pullman, Wash.

Myles Rice, two others headed to transfer portal

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 28, 2024

The Cougar men's basketball season ended last week, but the offseason has only just begun. The transfer portal has opened, and WSU players are just starting to enter it. The most notable Coug to depart...

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HATCH: Sweet Sixteen picks

JETT HATCH, Evergreen columnist March 28, 2024

March Madness has not been as mad as it usually is. Adding up all the seeds of the teams that made the Sweet 16 this year is 53, which is the lowest since 2019, which was 49.   With that being said,...

WSU center Bella Murekatete celebrates “tea time” during an NCAA women’s basketball game against Arizona, Jan. 21, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

‘A privilege to be able to watch your team this time of year,’ WSU women host Toledo in WBIT

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor March 27, 2024

It’s late March and the Cougs are still playing basketball. Better yet, Wazzu has one more home game. At 6 p.m. Thursday night, No. 1 seed WSU women’s basketball (20-14) will welcome No. 2 seed...

SDSU forward Jaedon LeDee dunks the ball during a second-round match against Yale, March 24, 2024, in Spokane, Wash.

SDSU plays loose to dominate Yale in NCAA Tournament round two

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor March 26, 2024

After surviving UAB in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, San Diego State looked far more comfortable in its round two domination of Yale, winning 85-57 to advance to the Sweet 16.  SDSU starting...

Mark Sears hushes the GCU student section after the Crimson Tide sealed the game, March 24, in Spokane, Wash.

Alabama-GCU play gritty, Crimson Tide move onto Sweet 16

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor March 26, 2024

The first 34 seconds of play between Alabama and GCU saw three missed field goals before a three-pointer by the Crimson Tide’s Mark Sears gave his team a 3-0 lead. In then took an additional two minutes...

WSU men’s basketball head coach Kyle Smith speaks to the crowd during ZzuMania, November 3, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

Kyle Smith leaving WSU, hired by Stanford

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 25, 2024

WSU men’s basketball head coach Kyle Smith accepted the Stanford head coaching job Monday morning. Just two days after ending their NCAA tournament run, the Cougs are without the coach who led them there. It...

Jaylen Wells shoots a corner three, March 2, in Pullman, Wash.

Historic WSU season ends with loss to Iowa State

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 25, 2024

Every year 63 of the teams who make the NCAA tournament will leave it with the sour taste of a loss. That is the double-edged sword of success, and it is a great privilege to experience it. No. 25 WSU...

Beyonce Bea getting the offensive rebound, March 24 in Pullman, Wash.

WSU women score 30 in fourth quarter, advance to WBIT quarterfinals

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor March 23, 2024

In four years at Idaho and one year at Wazzu, Beyonce Bea scored over 2,000 points and hauled in over 1,000 rebounds. But she had never played in a postseason tournament. That has changed in her graduate...

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