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The Daily Evergreen

Cedric Coward wears the basketball on his shoulders after dunking the ball, Nov. 9, in Pullman, Wash.

Cedric Coward hits the transfer portal, will explore NBA draft

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 10, 2025

After a disappointing season, which ended early after six games, Cedric Coward will reportedly be transferring from WSU. According to Jeff Goodman, Coward's agent Todd Ramasar informed Field of 68 that...

Parker Gerrits celebrates a one-and-one. Dec. 3, 2023, Pullman, Wash.

“It’s god’s country;” freshman hoopers ready to return to Pullman

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 2, 2025

In the era of NIL and transfer portals, Washington State University has lost plenty of star athletes. In the past two weeks, the men’s basketball team has lost Isaiah Watts, Nate Calmese and Marcus Wilson...

Ethan Price prepares to make a three. He hit four during the Cougs 80-75 loss vs Saint Mary's on Jan. 25, Pullman, WASH.

Column: Five keys to the game for Cougs to beat Dons

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor March 9, 2025

The Cougars take on San Francisco tonight in the WCC quarterfinals. Here's how they could pull off the dramatic upset win. Key to victory #1: Play with pace!  During the Cougs win over San Francisco...

Nate Calmese (center) and Dane Erikstrup (right) run the offense against Gonzaga on Feb. 19.

WSU set to take on San Francisco in WCC quarterfinals

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor March 9, 2025

The Cougars are set to take on the University of San Francisco Dons in the West Coast Conference quarterfinals. WSU, who finished sixth in the conference, beat Loyola Marymount to move on. USF finished...

Nate Calmese (center) and Dane Erikstrup (right) run the offense against Gonzaga on Feb. 19.

Men’s basketball heads to Vegas for first WCC tournament

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor March 5, 2025

After finishing the regular season with an 18-13 record, the WSU men's basketball team has earned the sixth seed in the West Coast Conference and will now head to Las Vegas for their first WCC tournament. The...

Ethan Price, Dake Erikstrup, and Cedric Coward are honored at WSU's senior night on Feb. 27 in Pullman, Wash.

Ethan Price and Dane Erikstrup reflect on basketball journeys

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor March 5, 2025

Ethan Price had never been to the state of Washington when he committed to attend Eastern Washington University in 2020. In the middle of a global pandemic, Price made a life-changing decision to pursue...

Basketball survives on senior night against San Diego

Basketball survives on senior night against San Diego

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor February 28, 2025

Dane Erikstrup and Ethan Price did their best to carry the Cougars to victory in their final home game, combining for 40 points as the Cougars defeated the Toreros 93-86 Thursday in Pullman. The game...

Men's basketball will take on San Diego for senior night

Men’s basketball will take on San Diego for senior night

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor February 27, 2025

The Cougars will take on the University of San Diego on Thursday in what will be their senior night and their final home game of the 2024-25 season. The team features three seniors, forwards Ethan Price,...

WSU center Oscar Cluff looks for a pass during an NCAA men’s basketball game against Stanford, Feb. 17. 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

Stanford win proves WSU’s defense is legit

BRANDON WILLMAN, Multimedia editor February 22, 2024

One thing about No. 21 WSU men’s basketball (20-6, 11-4 Pac-12) 72-59 win over Stanford (12-13, 7-8) stood out: the defense. It’s been the thing that really has stood out the entire season, after all,...

WSU center Oscar Cluff posterizes a Prairie View A&M defender in an NCAA men's basketball game November 10, 2023 in Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, WA.

Posters and free throws; big men shape new look Cougs

LUKE WESTFALL, Evergreen sports co-editor November 11, 2023

Following the departure of nearly the entire starting lineup and every major statistical stat leader from a year ago, there were big questions as to the identity of this year's WSU men’s basketball team.  Some...

WSU guard Jabe Mullins makes his entrance before an NCAA men's basketball game against Texas State, Nov. 7. 2022

From carpeted courts to the Coliseum; the Jabe Mullins story

LUKE WESTFALL, Evergreen sports co-editor November 8, 2023

If you’ve seen WSU guard Jabe Mullins on the court knocking down threes in Beasley Coliseum, it might be hard to imagine that it all started in a gym with carpeted floors. His rise to a Division I sharpshooter...

WSU men’s basketball head coach Kyle Smith celebrates after winning the NCAA basketball game against UW, Feb. 11, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU men’s basketball roster: arrivals

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor June 13, 2023

WSU seems to be close to settling into a final men’s basketball roster, with only one scholarship spot remaining. Despite the potential for further change, the team has enough on the table now to really...

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