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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer during a game between Stanford and WSU womens basketball, Feb. 11, in Pullman, Wash.

The making of a legend: Tara VanDerveer’s Idaho origins

KEDZIE MOE, Evergreen Sports Reporter February 15, 2024

On Dec. 1, 1978, the Idaho women’s basketball team battled Northern Montana in a challenging season opener. After a back-and-forth second half, the Vandals snagged a 70-68 overtime victory with just...

Rueben Chinyelu high-fives a WSU student after WSU mens basketballs 78-69 win over Colorado, Jan. 27 in Pullman, Wash.

‘They get hype, I get hype,’ How WSU students are changing the culture around WSU basketball

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 15, 2024

Each fan who chose to sit in the student section during WSU men’s basketball’s 78-69 win over Colorado Jan. 27 had a newspaper on the back of their seat and a sheet of paper containing instructions. In...

Tara Wallack shoots from range as Cals head coach shouts directions, Feb. 9, in Pullman, Wash.

Cougars seek to break four-game skid in Arizona

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 15, 2024

WSU head coach Kamie Ethridge is not one to oversell her team on the challenges of the final month of the regular season. But she does know that, even without star senior Charlisse Leger-Walker, the...

Isaac Jones hypes up the crowd as Jaylen Wells and Oscar Cluff walk away after WSU scored in the final minute of WSU mens basketballs 78-69 win over Colorado, Jan. 27 in Pullman, Wash.

Cougars to rematch Bay schools at home

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor February 15, 2024

Led by arguably the greatest freshman in program history, WSU men’s basketball (18-6, 9-4 Pac-12) is on a five-game winning streak. Their last loss? An 81-75 overtime heartbreaker to the California Golden...

Myles Rice pulls up for a wide-open mid-range shot, Jan. 27, in Pullman, Wash.

Cougs sweep Oregon schools

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor February 14, 2024

Myles Rice won his third straight and program-record sixth overall Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection Monday. Now the most decorated freshman in WSU program history, Rice is not done yet. Rice led the...

Pullman girls basketball head coach Angie Barbour surveys the court as her team beats East Valley (Spokane) in a high school game, Jan. 25, in Pullman, Wash.

Pullman girls basketball celebrates Senior Night 

JETT HATCH, Evergreen reporter February 12, 2024

Pullman girls' basketball (6-14, 5-5 Greater Spokane Leauge) lost, 55-37, on the night they celebrated Seniors Sophia Armstrong, Ryliann Bednar, Jennabee Harris, and Lynnsey Biorn Friday against West Valley...

Tara Wallack driving in to the lane from the right wing, Feb. 9, in Pullman, Wash.

‘We started the game with the wrong mindset’; WSU loses to Cal 66-59

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 10, 2024

Eleonora Villa sent the first of her three free throw attempts into the air. The ball rattled off the rim, glazed the glass and plummeted off to the right. Gravity was not on the Cougars' side. WSU...

Charlisse Leger-Walker during the pre-game huddle in the Cougs first game following her season-ending injury, Feb. 2, in Pullman, Wash.

Without Charlisse Leger-Walker, how can Cougs compete? 

LEVI COOVERT February 9, 2024

When the Cougars took down the No. 2 ranked UCLA Bruins on Jan. 28, it was a bittersweet moment. Yes, WSU had just earned their best win of the season on the road, a win that could propel them into the...

WSU forward Jaylen Wells jumps for a shot during an NCAA men’s basketball match against UW, Feb. 4, 2024, in Seattle.

Cougs head south for Oregon rematches

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor February 8, 2024

WSU men’s basketball (16-6, 7-4 Pac-12) plays Oregon State (11-11, 3-8 Pac-12) and Oregon (15-7, 7-4 Pac-12) this week. It will be the second matchup with both of those teams, giving the Cougs a chance...

WSU guard Astera Tuhina launches and makes a half-time buzzer-beater during an NCAA womens basketball game against Utah, Feb. 4, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

Cougars host Cal, No. 6 Stanford and college basketball’s winningest coach

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 8, 2024

Following the Cougars’ 73-61 loss to No. 20 Utah, Sunday, junior guard Tara Wallack spoke candidly to the media about what life without Charlisse Leger-Walker, the program’s star of four years, is...

SPOKANE, WA - MARCH 28, 2011: Head Coach Tara VanDerveer, Stanford Womens Basketball vs Gonzaga, NCAA West Regional Finals at the Spokane Arena on March 28, 2011. Courtesy Don Feria, Stanfordphoto.com

Tara VanDerveer returns to the Palouse as the winningest coach in college basketball history

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor February 8, 2024

Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer, the winningest coach in college basketball history, has lost to WSU just once in her nearly 40-year Pacific Conference dominance. WSU head coach Kamie Ethridge,...

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