The 2016–17 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented
Washington State University during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic, and ended with the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona on April 3, 2017. Practices officially began on September 30, 2 ...
. The team was led by third-year head coach
Ernie Kent. The Cougars played their home games at the
Beasley Coliseum in
Pullman, Washington
Pullman () is the largest city in Whitman County, located in southeastern Washington within the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. The population was 29,799 at the 2010 census, and estimated to be 34,506 in 2019. Originally founded as Thr ...
as members in the
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
. They finished the season 13–18, 6–12 in
Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost to
Colorado in the first round of the
Pac-12 tournament.
Previous season
The
Cougars finished the
2015–16 season 9–22, 1–17 in
Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the conference. The Cougars lost in the first round of the
Pac-12 tournament to
Colorado.
Off-season
Departures
Incoming transfers
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Pac-12 regular season
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Pac-12 Tournament
References
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