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Coach Ken Bone introduced to WSU and media

Photos by Robert Hubner, WSU Photo Services   Ken Bone, WSU’s new men’s basketball head coach, was introduced to the university and media Tuesday at a press conference in the Camp Room at the Bohler Athletic Complex.   “Ken’s arrival to WSU completes a search that, although just a week in duration, was an extensive one,” WSU […]

WSU takes on Baylor in Hardwood Series

The WSU men’s basketball team, ranked No. 6 in the nation, will be in Waco, Texas, tonight to take on Baylor Bears, 8 p.m. central time at the Ferrell Center as part of the inaugural Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series. The Cougars, fresh off their Cougar Hispanic College Fund Challenge championship, face their biggest challenge of […]

Cougar basketball travels to Seattle

The third annual Sterling Savings Bank Night with Cougar Basketball, featuring Washington State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tony Bennett and Women’s Basketball Head Coach June Daugherty, will take place, Friday, Oct. 19 at Bell Harbor International Conference Center (2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66) in Seattle. Festivities begin at 5:45 p.m. with a social and silent […]

Fans, supporters invited on tour

Washington State alumni, supporters and fans are invited to travel with the Cougar men’s basketball team to New Zealand and Australia in June. The Cougars, coming off a school record-tying 26 wins and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, will depart June 2 from Pullman or Spokane, and return June 16. The trip will include two […]

WSU Basketball Coach wins prestigious award

Tony Bennett may not have led the men’s basketball team to a Pac-10 title, but he did win the Pac-10 Conference Coach of the Year Award. And, according to a The Capital Times news article, he also has been named NCAA Coach of the Year by Basketball Times magazine, see “Magazine Names Bennett NCAA Coach Of […]

Cougs lose to No. 2 UCLA

The Cougars lost to the No. 2 UCLA Bruins, 53-45, on Thursday evening at Friel Court in Beasley Coliseum. For UCLA, the victory cinched their second consecutive Pac-10 title. Kyle Weaver led scoring for Washington State with 14 points. More than 11,000 people were in attendance at the game. Many fans arrived at the game […]

Cougars fall to Ducks in controversial overtime

PULLMAN – Another conference game, another close win for the Oregon Ducks. The No. 20 Cougars lost 77-74 in overtime to No. 7 Ducks.    Coach Tony Bennett said the game was highly emotional for his team. “Like always, they played with a lot of heart and battled,” he said. “We could have grabbed a […]

Bennett to view retirement options in 2005 or 2006

Washington State University men’s basketball coach Dick Bennett was quoted in the Wednesday, Feb. 16, issue of The Seattle Times  as saying 2005 or 2006 may be his last season.Consistent with past comments, Bennett said he would sit down at the end of the season to review the situation and talk to his wife to decide what […]

Coaches discuss roles as teachers and rebuilders

Rebuilding. It’s not for the faint of heart, particularly when you’re talking basketball in the Palouse and the Pac-10. But Washington State University appears to have stacked the deck in its favor the last two years, hiring two head coaches whose specialties are rebuilding and creating winning programs. But there’s more to them and their […]