WSU Cougars

Shalom Luani became the first Washington State player picked in the 2017 NFL Draft, going to the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round as the 221st overall selection.

The Seahawks have re-signed linebacker Kache Palacio, a former Washington State Cougar and 2016 undrafted free agent who spent time on Seattle's practice squad as a rookie.

Derrick White scored 17 of his 26 points in the second half as Colorado rallied from a shaky first half to beat Washington State 73-63 in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

John Ross grabbed most of the headlines with his record 40 yard dash, but plenty of other local college players had big performances at the NFL combine that wrapped up Monday.

Aaron Holiday scored 16 points and No. 3 UCLA rallied with a 14-0 run over the final 10 minutes to beat WSU 77-68 on Saturday night for its ninth straight victory.

Hovering near the bubble for the NCAA Tournament after a four-game losing streak, USC came out focused early Wednesday night and rolled to an 87-64 victory over Washington State.

Josh Hawkinson finished with 22 points and seven boards and provided key baskets down the stretch to power Washington State past the in-state foe Huskies 79-71 on Sunday.

Ike Iroegbu finished with 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to help Washington State overcome an early 12-point deficit and beat Arizona State 86-71 on Saturday.

Parker Jackson-Cartwright scored a career-best 20 points and Lauri Markkanen added 19 points and 11 rebounds to help Arizona overcome an early deficit and breeze past WSU.

Chimezie Metu scored a career-high 29 points, grabbed eight rebounds and Southern California shot 73.9 percent in the second half to outlast Washington State 86-77 on Saturday night.