McKinley Wright IV scored 10 of his 17 points during a late run, George King and Namon Wright scored 16 each and Colorado beat Washington State 82-73 on Thursday night.

When a team’s starting forwards have 44 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists it might be a good sign. That was the case Saturday when Washington State’s Robert Franks scored 34 points and Drick Bernstine added 10 points, six rebounds and nine assists as the Cougars defeated California 78-53 at Beasley Coliseum.

Josh Hawkinson, who finished his four-year Washington State men’s basketball career in 2016-17, has signed a contract to start his professional career with the Toyotsu Fighting Eagles Nagoya of Japan’s B League D2, Eurobasket announced.

Ernie Kent added yet another talent collector to his basketball staff, announcing that Elwyn McRoy has been hired as the Washington State men’s basketball team’s recruiting coordinator.

On Monday, June 12, Ernie Kent became a grandfather. His son, Marcus Taylor Kent, and daughter-in-law, Laura Marie Kent, gave birth to eight-pound, 20-inch Taylor Marie Kent.