Washington State Cougars basketball

Washington State Cougars basketball history

Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Beasley Coliseum
Pac-12 Conference / West Coast Conference (WCC) (affiliate 2024-25)

Current head coach: David Riley (2024-)

  • Asst: Donald Brady (2024-)
  • Asst: Jerry Brown (2024-)
  • Asst: Blake Fernandez (2024-)
  • Asst: Pedro Garcia Rosado (2024-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 1941)
  • Final Four Appearances:  1  (1941)
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  1  (2008)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  7  (1941, 1980, 1983, 1994, 2007, 2008, 2024)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  7-7
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  7  (1992, 1995, 1996, 2009, 2011, 2022, 2023)
  • NIT Overall Record:  10-7
  • CBI Championships:  0  (Runner-up in 2012)
  • CBI Appearances:  1  (2012)
  • CBI Overall Record:  4-2
  • Premo-Porretta National Championships:  1  (1917)
  • Helms Foundation National Championships:  1  (1917)

Conference Titles (PCC / Pac-12, WCC):

Award Winners:




Washington State head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
David Riley 2024-Pres 0-0 0 0 0
Kyle Smith 2019-24 94-71 0 1 0
Ernie Kent 2014-19 58-98 0 0 0
Ken Bone 2009-14 80-86 0 0 0
Tony Bennett 2006-09 69-33 0 2 0
Dick Bennett 2003-06 36-49 0 0 0
Paul Graham 1999-2003 31-79 0 0 0
Kevin Eastman 1994-99 69-78 0 0 0
Kelvin Sampson 1987-94 103-103 0 1 0
Len Stevens 1983-87 48-67 0 0 0
George Raveling 1972-83 167-136 0 2 0
Bob Greenwood 1971-72 11-15 0 0 0
Marv Harshman 1958-71 155-181 0 0 0
Jack Friel 1928-51 495-377 1 1 0
Karl Schlademan 1926-28 18-27 0 0 0
J. Fred Bohler 1908-26 226-177 1
John Bender 1907-08 12-3
Everett Sweeley 1905-07 10-9
Jimmy Ashmore 1903-05 5-3
John Evans 1901-03 2-4

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â