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Washington State basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar

UPDATED: 10:50 p.m.

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Washington State lands commitment from 6-10 Nigerian big man Solomon Ominu

UPDATED: 8:43 p.m.

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Former four-star recruit Andrej Jakimovski finds way back to Washington State basketball team

UPDATED: 3:13 p.m.

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Ex-Eastern Washington forward Kim Aiken Jr. finds way back to Arizona after having admission denied at Washington State

UPDATED: 6:36 p.m.

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Washington State reveals nonconference schedule featuring nine home dates

UPDATED: 6 p.m.

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Washington State men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith agrees to contract extension through 2026-27 season

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 24, 2021

PULLMAN – Two years ago, in his first season at the helm, coach Kyle Smith turned the Washington State men’s basketball program into a competitive product and revived its fan base.

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Washington State basketball to hire Derrick Wrobel as recruiting coordinator

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 20, 2021

PULLMAN – The Washington State men’s basketball team will hire Derrick Wrobel – who has experience at Arizona State, Cal and St. John’s over the past 20 years – to be the Cougars’ new recruiting coordinator.

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Washington State basketball player Noah Williams facing potential misdemeanor charges after alleged altercation at bar

UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 17, 2021

PULLMAN – Washington State men’s basketball player Noah Williams is potentially facing two fourth-degree assault charges and two misdemeanors after an alleged altercation with a bouncer at a Pullman bar Thursday night.

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Washington State lands commitment from 6-10 Nigerian big man Solomon Ominu

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 8, 2021

Washington State men’s basketball coach Kyle Smith’s knack for scanning the globe to find talent has paid off again.

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Ralph Walter: Reloaded S-R sports team ready to tackle another football season, and much more

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 2, 2021

Even championship teams eventually need to retool.

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Former four-star recruit Andrej Jakimovski finds way back to Washington State basketball team

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 14, 2021

An eventful month for Washington State’s basketball roster – and the small forward position, especially – has culminated with former four-star prospect Andrej Jakimovski returning to the Cougars after previously committing to Loyola Maryland.

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Ex-Eastern Washington forward Kim Aiken Jr. finds way back to Arizona after having admission denied at Washington State

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 2, 2021

Kim Aiken Jr. will spend his final season of eligibility in an Arizona uniform after all.

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Washington State reveals nonconference schedule featuring nine home dates

UPDATED: Fri., July 30, 2021

Washington State will have to leave Pullman just three times during the nonconference season and the Cougars won’t have to leave the Inland Northwest until a Dec. 1 Pac-12 opener at Arizona State.

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Former Eastern Washington forward Kim Aiken Jr. now mulling transfer from Washington State

UPDATED: Thu., July 29, 2021

Four months ago, Kim Aiken Jr. was wearing an Eastern Washington uniform, helping to push the Eagles of the Big Sky Conference to a near-upset of Kansas in the NCAA Tournament.

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Ex-Washington State guard Ike Iroegbu makes Nigerian Olympic team; Efe Abogodi misses 15-man cut

UPDATED: Tue., July 6, 2021

Ike Iroegbu’s already made a handful of appearances with Nigeria’s national basketball team. The next one for the ex-Washington State guard should be more meaningful.

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Guessing game: Looking at some possible lineups Kyle Smith could put on the floor for Washington State next season

UPDATED: Wed., July 7, 2021

In 2020-21, Kyle Smith deployed 10 different starting lineups throughout a 27-game season and still managed to secure Washington State’s first winning record (14-13) since Ken Bone achieved the same feat with the 2011-12 team.

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Lubbock Legends: Former Cougars star Craig Ehlo and Washington State coach Kamie Ethridge take pride in coming from same West Texas high school

UPDATED: Thu., July 1, 2021

Flowing blonde locks and a silky jump shot made a teenage Craig Ehlo an overawing figure to Kamie Ethridge.

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