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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...

Duke Brotherton and Jacob Morrow meet on the mount after Brotherton allow the first man on base, March 3, in Pullman, Wash.

Cougs allow 17 hits in 8-2 Sunday loss, get swept by Cal

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

Head coach Nathan Choate said that games are decided by one or two pitches. You just don’t know which pitches they are going to be. Unfortunately for WSU baseball, the most noteworthy pitch of the...

Jaylen Wells pulls up from several feet behind the three-point line, Jan. 13, in Pullman, Wash.

Jaylen Wells to test NBA draft waters

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

After a breakout season in crimson and gray, star forward Jaylen Wells is headed to the transfer portal/NBA draft. Wells transferred to WSU from D-II Sonoma State, where he played two seasons and was...

Isaac Jones paced the Cougs with 20 points and 10 rebounds during an NCAA basketball game between WSU men's basketball and UW, March 7 in Pullman, Wash.

WSU Athletic Communications excels under bright lights of March Madness

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor April 4, 2024

When WSU men’s basketball got off the bus at about 11:30 p.m. March 23, hours after ending the season with a loss in the NCAA Tournament, there was one man Hayden Stinchfield,  the Evergreen men’s...

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,...

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...

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...

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

‘A lot of names are made in March’ WSU Cougars ready for the spotlight

SAM TAYLOR, Evergreen sports co-editor March 21, 2024

Blessed. Unbelievable. Madness. Those are the words that come to mind for WSU senior Isaac Jones, senior Andrej Jakimosvki and freshman Myles Rice, respectively when thinking about the big dance. After...

Freshman Rueben Chinyelu played nine minutes in the Apple Cup, an NCAA basketball game between WSU men's basketball and UW, March 7 in Pullman, Wash.

Cougs advance in Vegas, fail to reach championship

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 19, 2024

No. 25 WSU men’s basketball (24-9, 14-6 Pac-12) lost to Colorado (24-10, 13-7 Pac-12) in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, departing Vegas with a .500 record in two games. The Cougs started the...

WSU head coach Kyle Smith talks to Myles Rice as he dribbles by during an NCAA men’s basketball game against UCLA, March 2, 2024, in Pullman, Wash.

HATCH: Bracketology, projections and predictions

JETT HATCH, Evergreen columnist March 12, 2024

It is March and the madness has already begun. The bubble changes all the time, with teams strengthening their resume and solidifying their spot in the tournament and others taking devastating losses that...

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

Cougs get over tough start, trounce Bruins

HAYDEN STINCHFIELD, Evergreen sports co-editor March 3, 2024

No. 19 WSU men’s basketball (23-7, 14-5 Pac-12) beat UCLA (14-15, 9-9 Pac-12), shaking off a brutal start to eventually win by a score of 77-65. Jaylen Wells scored 27 points, tying his career-high for...

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