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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

Myles Rice and Isaiah Watts shrug after taking down UCLA, March 2, in Pullman, Wash.

Wheatfield Underdogs: the story of the 2023–24 WSU MBB team

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor April 17, 2024

The 2023-24 college men’s basketball season saw a team defy all preseason expectations and have one of, if not the best, seasons in program history. That team was the Washington State Cougars.  WSU...

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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...

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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,...

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...

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...

Isaiah Watts shoots from downtown against the Trojans, Feb. 29, in Pullman, Wash

Cougars take lead in final two minutes to advance

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 22, 2024

Twilight. Clinton vs Obama. Taylor Swift’s “Fearless”. Iron Man. That is what was on the minds of the last students to watch the Cougs win an NCAA tournament game. The drought was snapped just...

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HATCH: March Madness picks

JETT HATCH, Evergreen columnist March 21, 2024

March Madness started Tuesday, March 19 with a 16-seed play-in between Howard and Wagner and a 10-seed play-in between Colorado State and Virginia. This is the first year the at-large play-in teams were...

Isaac Jones takes a second before walking out after being introduced as a starter, Feb. 15, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU headed to Nebraska for March Madness

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 21, 2024

No. 25 WSU men’s basketball (24-9, 14-6 Pac-12) is finally in the dance, and across the dancefloor from them for the first round will be Drake (28-6, 16-4 MVC). Drake won their conference championship...

WSU center Rueben Chinyelu shooting the ball during an NCAA men’s basketball match against UW, Feb. 4, 2024, in Seattle.

Journey to the tourney: Cougar resume reviewed

LUKE WESTFALL, Evergreen sports co-editor February 6, 2024

The WSU men’s basketball team has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2008, but in year five under head coach Kyle Smith, the Cougs, riding a three-game winning streak, are in the best position to make...

Caitlin Clark vs. Michigan Feb 6, 2023.

Women outshine men in Final Four 

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor April 6, 2023

With the calendar turning into April, sadly the madness of March ends alongside the passing day. Both men and women ended their basketball season and they crowned their champions.  LSU took down Iowa...

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March Madness round-up: Sweet 16 and Elite Eight 

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor April 1, 2023

There are just four teams left in men’s March Madness fighting for the Championship trophy. The four teams remaining are completely shocking to just about everyone. The highest seed remaining is a...

Caitlin Clark vs. Michigan Feb 6, 2023.

College hoops has a new face, and she’s generational

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor April 1, 2023

I have a bad habit of arguing with bigots on the internet. Recently I got into a rather heated series of TikTok debates about the quality of NCAA women’s basketball. It was ultimately mostly futile,...

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