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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

WSU forward Mouhamed Gueye dribbles toward the basket during an NCAA basketball game against Oregon State, Feb. 16, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

PRO COUGS TRACKER: Cougs launch NBA careers

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor July 6, 2023

The NBA is the new home for two pro Cougs. On June 22, Mouhamed Gueye joined the Atlanta Hawks and Justin Powell signed a Summer League contract with the reigning Eastern Conference Champion Miami Heat. Gueye...

WSU forward Mouhamed Gueye dribbles toward the basket during an NCAA basketball game against Oregon State, Feb. 16, 2023, in Pullman, Wash.

Atlanta Hawks draft Mouhamed Gueye

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor June 23, 2023

After an impressive season with the Cougs, Mouhamed Gueye has been selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the NBA Draft. The pick started with the Hornets but ended the night with the Hawks...

WSU guard Justin Powell shoots the ball during an NCAA men's basketball game against Utah, Dec. 4.

Justin Powell to join Miami Heat for Summer League

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor June 22, 2023

After going undrafted, Justin Powell has signed with the Miami Heat to play in the NBA Summer League, according to his agent George Lanbgerg. He joins a long history of undrafted free agent signings...

WSU forward Mouhamed Gueye celebrated during a NCAA men’s basketball game against California Jan 11th.

WSU men’s basketball roster: departures

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor May 25, 2023

The nice thing about losing what feels like half of the roster to the transfer portal every offseason is that by now it has stopped being a surprise. WSU has added a number of players from the portal and...

WSU forward Mouhamed Gueye drives toward the hoop during an NCAA men's basketball game against Utah, Dec. 4.

Gueye, Powell declare for NBA Draft

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor April 7, 2023

Since the last two Cougs – Dishon Jackson and TJ Bamba – declared their departure into the transfer portal, two more have also put out declarations about their futures as Mouhamed Gueye and Justin...

WSU guard TJ Bamba makes his entrance during ZzuMania, Nov. 2.

Bamba declares for NBA Draft, enters portal, Jackson enters portal

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 27, 2023

The era of the transfer portal has created a new time of year for college sports: the transfer window. As the season ends, players make decisions about where they will play next year. In the early weeks...

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