The 2011–12 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented

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during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games on Jack Friel Court at

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in Pullman,

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and are members of the

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. They were led by third year head coach

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. They finished with the record of 19–18 overall, 7–11 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 Basketball tournament to

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. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of three finals series, falling to

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2 games to 1.

Departures

The Cougars lost their leading scorer

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because of the

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. He was averaging over 21 points per game. In addition to Klay Thompson, they also lost DeAngelo Casto due to play in the Turkish league and Dre Winston transfer to

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Roster

Schedule

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References

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