Its fun being in those moments. After five mostly miserable years, AD Pat Chun finally pulls the cord. Purdue: The Boilermakers had to gut this one out as Edey was held to his lowest point total of the season. Coming off a three-win league season under Bone, it appeared Kent might be on to something. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. HOUSTON No. 14 Indiana 89-75 on Saturday night in the Vegas Clash. With three more seasons left on Kents contract, the move will cost WSU more than $4 million on top of what theyll need to pay the new basketball coach. I dont argue with those descriptions. Houston: The Cougars missed a chance for a resume-building win and fell to 1-1 this season against Quad 1 teams. WSU ranked 330 out of 351 D-I teams in shooting percentage allowed (47.1 percent). LINCOLN, Neb. But his contract also stated he could be fired without payment for good cause as determined by the university, such as conduct found to be inconsistent with the professional standards expected of a head coach of an intercollegiate team that results in material injury to the reputation of Wichita State.. Im not content with mediocrity. Gonzaga: Free throw shooting continues to be an issue for the Bulldogs. The big regret for Cougar hoops fans today is that Kent didn't make coaching changes sooner -- if he had we're very unlikely to be having this discussion. There was no what if at the end, Bone said. And its my job to bring it out of them.. The Tide went 20 of 32 on free throws, including 15 of 21 in the second half. Ernie Kent, 59, who led Oregon to two Elite Eight appearances before his firing by the Ducks in 2010, was named as the new Washington State men's basketball coach Monday, replacing the fired . We wanted to be the tougher team mentally and physically because you know how hard coach Pearls teams are going to play.. Bone has two years left at. But the return on investment never materialized, as Kent was plagued by poor recruiting and a plethora of transfers. Although WSU did make two postseason appearances in his tenure -- including a Klay Thompson-fueled run to the semifinals of the NIT in 2010-11 -- it was the propensity for Bone's teams to finish at or near the bottom of the Pac-12 that ultimately did him in. Houston: Hosts North Carolina A&T on Tuesday. KENT'S BIGGEST MISTAKE upon arrival was hiring two old colleagues from way back, Greg Graham and Silvey Dominguez, as his top assistants and keeping Curtis Allen on staff. Alabama: Alabama outrebounded Houston 44-39 and got 27 points from its bench. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. 10 Creighton. For the game, Arizona outscored the Hoosiers 42-22 in the paint. Wichita State University basketball coach Gregg Marshall hasn't been at practice after reports of him being fired or resigning because of an abuse investigation. On the road, you cant do that.. Gambling problem? November 17, 2020, 8:29 AM. 1 Houston 71-65 on Saturday, becoming just the second mens team to beat two top-ranked teams in the same season. Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. The Crimson Tide didnt, and earned another marquee win this season. The Cougars finished 10-21 this season following a first round exit at the, Although WSU did make two postseason appearances in his tenure -- including a Klay Thompson-fueled run to the semifinals of. Bone has two years left at $850,000 per on a seven-year contract that is fully guaranteed. WSU beat eventual Pac-12 tournament champion UCLA in the final game of the regular season, 73-55. 8 team in the nation, Houston coach Kelvin Sampson said. Stadium's Jeff. Tony Bennett had led WSU to its most successful stretch in program history before suddenly departing for Virginia, and Bone was coming off consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Davis made two free throws to make it 75-65 heading into the final minute. Auburn is a tough, tough, tough team. What the program needs right now is stability, Boatright said. Any portrayal of me to the contrary is wrong., The 57-year-old Marhsall was due $3.5 million in base salary this season under a contract that automatically renewed. Marshall was hired to replace Mark Turgeon after nine seasons at Winthrop, where he made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament and won a school-record 194 games. The . Marshall won at least 20 games in 11 consecutive seasons. Several former players have rushed to Marshalls defense, though most were not on the team when Morris accused him of misconduct. Just 5,200 people -- total -- showed up for WSU's final two home games, including the Senior Day victory over UCLA. / Associated Press After winning just 11 his first season with the Shockers, Marshall quickly built them into a perennial contender, parlaying their success in the Missouri Valley Conference into an invitation to join the American Athletic Conference prior to the 2017-18 season. Arizona: Improved to 8-3 against Top 25 opponents under Lloyd, including 3-0 this season with wins over then-No. Dandridge fouled out early in the second half. There was speculation that the Cougars might go in a different coaching direction after last season, and when it didnt happen Bone said, We need to get better. People are disappointed in me? Weve gone in a (downward) direction. Sources: Washington State has parted ways with Ernie Kent. But all that youth struggled with inconsistency in Bone's first season, finishing last in a weak Pac-10. He never signed a player considered to be a top 100 prospect, and 13 players transferred out before completing their eligibility an average of more than three each season. We were able to do that, Purdue coach Matt Painter said. ATLANTA Kendric Davis scored a season-high 27 points, DeAndre Williams added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Memphis beat No. There were some highs, but mostly lows, over the past five seasons. 8 Alabama on Tuesday night. And in its recent history, the matchup with Washington has been completely one-sided toward the Bulldogs, including Friday night. Many players thrive in the system we have created and are energized by our team culture, Marshall said soon after the allegations surfaced. LAS VEGAS Azuolas Tubelis scored 21 points and No. Gregg Marshall agreed to a settlement of $7.75 million over the next six years to resign as Wichita State men's basketball coach after an internal investigation into his behavior following . 10 Arizona defeated No. Updated Tue., March 18, 2014 at 9:01 p.m. Dave Boling: Seahawks shaky win in Los Angeles is a season-saver, at least for now, Washington State to face Mountain West Champion Fresno State in Jimmy Kimmel L.A. 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Washington State athletic director Bill Moos announced on Tuesday that fifth-year head coach Ken Bone will not return to coach the Cougars next season, despite two years remaining on his. There was a brief uptick that featured a road sweep of the Arizona schools, a narrow loss to UW and a win over Colorado, but the season finished with giving up 92 at home to Utah, a 48-point loss to Stanford, a loss to Cal, a loss to OSU in which Robert Franks scored 37, and now two losses to Oregon. In Bennett's first two seasons as coach, the Cougars reached the NCAA tournament for only the fifth and sixth times in school . Arizona also got a huge boost with 17 points from a bench that generally doesnt provide that much offense. Each earned the conferences most improved player award. Its good we got it done.. 2005-2022 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Washington State University Athletic Director Pat Chun was caught violating COVID protocols at a men's basketball game on Thursday despite firing the head football coach for not getting vaccinated last month.. Trailing 57-49 with 8 1/2 remaining, the Tide went on an 11-3 run to cut the lead to 61-60 on a layup by Clowney with five minutes to go. Theyve created that and thats why their one of the best teams in the country and thats what youre trying to be, Washington coach Mike Hopkins said. The fourth-ranked Boilermakers still passed this test, beating the Cornhuskers 65-62 in overtime Saturday in their Big Ten road opener. Memphis: The Tigers overcame foul trouble in the first half with starters Williams and Alex Lomax and reserve Malcolm Dandridge each getting whistled three times. Additionally, Kents five teams ranked 186th, 186th, 193rd, 186th and now 212th in Division I by kenpom.coms adjusted efficiency margin metric, an extended streak of futility that few high-major schools can match. I think we can compete year-in and year-out and have those moments when we can have a chance to win a championship, either outright or a Pac-12 tournament championship, Moos said. CougCenter, a Washington State Cougars community. KANSAS CITY, Mo. Moos said that he decided to go in a new direction over the final third of WSUs season. After wrapping up another season around the bottom of the conference standings, WSU athletics director Bill Moos has decided to make a change. Our effort allowed us to stay in that game and our guys kept swinging and fighting and battling, Hoiberg said. Can you can you find a way to win a game when you dont shoot the ball well? The Cougars went 10-21 this season and 3-15 in conference play. Memphis: At No. Wendell Green Jr. and Johnson each scpred 14 points and Chris Moore had 12 for Auburn (8-1), which began the day as one of 10 unbeaten teams in the nation. Washington never pulled closer than 12 the rest of the way. Yesterday at 6:56 PM. Can WSU even compete in the transfer portal era? The school said Marshall agreed to a settlement of $7.75 million to be paid over the next six years. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Keion Brooks Jr. led Washington (7-3) with 14 points but was hampered by major foul trouble. I never thought I would need someone to care for me. Gonzaga: Hosts Northern Illinois on Monday night. Wichita State launched an inquiry in October, hiring St. Louis-based law firm Tueth Kenney to handle the probe. Kent was hired following the 2013-14 season by previous athletics director Bill Moos, who had employed him during their time together with the Oregon Ducks. Timme was dominant on the interior, taking advantage of foul trouble for the Washington front court. An appropriate celebration for @WSUMensHoops, right? Huge program win, Oats said. Last November, Moos told a group of boosters that Bones lack of a contract extension was a hint during an Apple Cup-preceding event at the Spokane Country Club. Kents best season in Pullman was his first, in 2014-15, when the Cougs exceeded expectations. Assistant coach Curtis Allen will be the teams interim coach. But the Cougars never sniffed the tournament in Bones tenure at WSU. Theyre doing it together. The Cougars played their best basketball at the end of the season, although it wasnt enough to make any sort of postseason run. He has his own style and obviously its been effective, Bone said. In his head coaching career with stints at WSU, Oregon and St. Marys, Kent is 383-350. We got down early but I thought we fought. Personnel problem plagued the team -- first Reggie Moore was dismissed from the team in 2012, then his replacement, juco recruit Danny Lawhorn, left the team before this season -- and seven conference wins over the past two years led to 12th and 11th place finishes as it became apparent that the team didn't have the talent to compete nightly in an improving Pac-12. Thats when I started thinking nothing short of a miracle like them going to the Pac-12 tournament and winning it would probably change my mind. There were elevated expectations in his second year. Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall resigned Tuesday following an investigation into allegations of verbal and physical abuse, ending a tenure that soared to the Final Four and crashed on the eve of the upcoming season. He led another round of Go Big Red! cheers as he walked off and hugged athletic director Trev Alberts at the tunnel entrance. WSU athletic director Bill Moos fired Bone during their annual end-of-season meeting. If we wouldve cleaned that up and stopped them then, we probably couldve had a couple more points to get to in the end.. Noah Clowney had 16 points and 11 rebounds, Jaden Bradley added 12 points and Mark Sears scored 11 points, including nine in the second half for the Crimson Tide (8-1). I thought once we settled down against their zone, we were able to kind of get some shots on our terms, said Gonzaga coach Mark Few, who had little voice left afterward. He had 12 of his 19 points after halftime and finished with four 3s, two coming as he led the Huskers back from a 14-point deficit in the second half and his biggest tying it 56-all with 9.1 seconds left. What I am not is demeaning or abusive. Washington: The Huskies lost their 11th straight game against teams ranked in the AP Top 25, a clear issue that Hopkins has not been able to solve. Oumar Ballos dunk with 1:42 left added an exclamation point. And now, WSU is searching for a new coach. Strawther found himself scoring in the lane several times, but also hit a pair of 3-pointers that sparked a second-half surge for the Bulldogs. The average attendance of 2,800 this season was a drop of roughly 2,000 per game from last season and the lowest since the Cougars averaged just under 2,300 in 2001-02. Auburn was trying to get off to a 9-0 start for the second time in nine seasons under Pearl, whose 2019-20 team started 15-0. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA tournament. This Arizona team is a good team. They entered the game at 71% at the line. Gonzaga extended the nations longest home winning streak to 70 games, the longest since Arizona won 71 straight at home from 1987-92. Ballo had 15 points and 12 rebounds. we felt like when we had a lead we turned it over a little too much and were too careless with the ball. Memphis began the game averaging just 13 turnovers per game and committed 19. Arizona used a 17-0 run to build a 27-8 lead, but the Hoosiers tightened their defense and battled back to within five. His first team made up almost entirely of players recruited by Bone was his best one, going 13-18 overall and 7-11 in Pac-12 play. Marshall, 57, who brought the Shockers back to national relevance in reaching the 2013 Final Four and won the most games in program history during his 13 seasons, reached an agreement with WSU. Shockers assistant coach Isaac Brown, who has been with the program since 2014, will serve as interim coach. Arizona responded with three straight 3s to build its cushion back to double digits. The season featured embarrassing non-conference losses to Seattle U., Montana State and Santa Clara; in the Pac-12, WSU got off to a 1-8 start. Greens offensive foul wiped out his basket and a missed layup by Moore in the closing minutes, and coach Bruce Pearl was called for a technical with 1:30 remaining to end Auburns last hope. It was seen most this season after WSU scored upset road victories over ASU and Arizona. The news was first reported by CBS' NCAA basketball insider Jon Rothstein, with WSU later confirming the dismissal and saying a national search would begin immediately. I mean Im competitive, too. Strawther started the run with both of his 3-pointers and Timme score the final five points. I am optimistic that our returning students-athletes give us an immediate opportunity to move our program in a positive trajectory.. Nov. 14, 2022 Updated Mon., Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:47 p.m. Former Washington State Cougars head coach Nick Rolovich reacts during the second half of a college football game on Oct 16, 2021. BASKETBALL. Walker was the primary defender on the 7-foot-4 Edey, and two or three teammates would converge whenever the big man received an entry pass. 1 teams in nonconference, let alone beat them, but I think that shows where weve gotten this program to that we can play with anyone in the country at this point.. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. The closest Auburn got was an eight-point deficit on K.D. Head women's basketball coach at WSU is fined over a 'reckless mini block party' held in her driveway where more than two dozen people were seen gathering without face masks or social. Not good enough. Its not good enough, said Bone, who finished with a 80-86 record at WSU and 28-61 in the Pac-12. The Cougars finished 10-21 this season following a first round exit at the Pac-12 Tournament, where they were the No. Cougs are also converting a safety to linebacker for the bowl game. There are no moral victories, and there was a lot of dejection in that locker room, Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said. One game after setting season highs with 93 points and 10 3s in a lopsided win over Colgate, Auburn shot just 38.1% and went 6 for 24 beyond the arc. Former WSU head coach Linda Hargrove will be in charge for the remainder of the season. Marshall, who has long been known for his combustible sideline persona, came under scrutiny when former player Shaq Morris claimed hed been struck twice by his coach during an October 2015 practice. He knows the . I thought the game was won in the paint and they were the better team tonight in the paint.. Gonzaga was 14 of 21 (67%) at the line. High-scoring guards Erik Stevenson (Washington) and Jamarius Burton (Texas Tech) were arguably the biggest departures, but they were joined by five others: Grant Sherfield to Nevada, Asbjor Midtgaard to Grand Canyon, Noah Fernandes to Massachusetts, Tate Busse to Division II MSU-Denver and DeAntoni Gordon to Northwest Mississippi Community College. We take a look at some of the possible candidates. But while fans make much of those transfers, two key points are often lost. Tominagas lay-up with 14 seconds left in overtime pulled the Huskers to 63-62, but C.J. Boatright hired both of WSU's highest-profile coaches: men's basketball coach Isaac Brown, whom he elevated to a permanent position with a five-year contract following an AAC championship run . His teams finished 9th, 12th, 10th, 11th and 11th, and they also produced zero Pac-12 tournament victories. With Kents annual salary at $1.4 million, the Cougs are on the hook for $4.2 million through 2022. Updated Tue., March 18, 2014 at 9:01 p.m. Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Seattle Times sports staff. However you may feel about Kent, it was striking how positive and upbeat he remained despite the losses, and the lack of any facility improvements to help boost recruiting. Former athletic director Jim Sterk hired Bone at WSU shortly before leaving to take the same position at San Diego State. That included a 22-68 record in Pac-12 play, despite coaching in the weakest iteration of the conference in at least two decades. Four-and-14 (in Pac-12 play) is unacceptable for (Moos), for (president Elson Floyd), myself, for the players. It was like we were at their arena. In a move that made perfect logical sense and yet still came as a bit of a surprise, Washington State Cougars basketball coach Ernie Kent will not see a sixth season in Pullman after being. I certainly think we can be in the postseason three out of five years. The way they went out and battled, if we do that every night, were going to have a chance.. Odds & lines subject to change. The Shockers went 22-15 and failed to make the NCAA Tournament two years ago, and a wave of transfers had left the roster in tatters heading into this season. We were playing a top team on one of the biggest stages there was today, Davis said. For those players, I am a motivator, a pusher, someone who can tap into their greatest potential. And we just werent tough enough to finish it out.. (The NCAA tournament is) a phenomenal experience Ive been a part of it and I think I will again, Bone said. You have to go back to the 2012 class and Johnson. Timme made 8 of 13 shots and Gonzaga held a 44-32 advantage on points in the paint. Add it all up. Former Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich, who was fired Oct. 18, 2021, for refusing to comply with the state mandate that state employees be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, has. Theres an argument to be made that Kents fifth season was his worst one. But Nebraska deserved to win the game just as much as we did. Here's where those much-discussed transfers went: THIS SEASON WASHINGTON STATEwent 11-20 overall and 4-14 in Pac-12 play. Then Clowney put the Tide up by two with a layup with 1:12 remaining, Shead missed a jumper with 48 seconds left and Brandon Miller made two free throws five seconds later to push the lead to four. But hes been very professional about this type of thing and its just, hey, well talk about it at the end of the season. Marshall quickly rebuilt his roster with an influx of freshmen and transfers, headlined by Connecticut transplant Alterique Gilbert, that had left him optimistic that the Shockers would be contenders again this season. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Cougfan.com Soccer, Volleyball & Track Forum, Slot to Washington State Cougars Newsletter, F Aaron Cheatum (Cal State San Bernardino), G Trevor Dunbar (City College of San Francisco), G Jamar Ergas (South Plains Junior College). Alabama rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to stun No. But its like taking two wide receivers that are good athletes and know the game of football and saying, you need to play some quarterback. After reaching the NIT semifinals in his second season the Cougars have won fewer games every year. That was the best thing. Nebraska: The Huskers finished a stretch of three games against ranked opponents, nearly beating their highest-ranked opponent since 2011. While they were fifth in the conference in scoring average at 75.5 per game,they were last in points allowed (78.5). The Wildcats shot 45.5% from the floor before halftime, including 4 of 12 from 3-point range. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Copyright 2022, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy, PULLMAN Ken Bones tenure as Washington State basketball coach ended shortly after 10 a.m on Tuesday morning. First, those departures were primarily symptomatic of better players coming into the program and taking minutes. After Ken Bones final Cougar squad won only three Pac-12 games (10-21/3-15), Kent guided the Cougs to a 13-18 overall mark and 7-11 Pac-12 record WSU finished eighth in the league that season, but never finished higher than 10th over the last four campaigns. Bone leaves with a career record of 80-86 at WSU, but just a 29-61 record in conference play despite playing in some of the weakest Pac-10/12 competition in the last decade. Purdue plays Davidson in the Indy Classic in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 17. For others, I can be demanding, harsh or strict. 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