Thanks to four men’s teams from the Pac-12 Conference making the NCAA Tournament — and all winning at least one game — WSU and Oregon State have added another chunk of change to their coffers over the last couple weeks.
WSU hired David Riley as its basketball coach on Tuesday, nabbing the two-time Big Sky Conference coach of the year at a time of uncertainty for the Cougars.
The WSU Cougars' coaching searching continues after the university was unable to lure Matt Logie away from Montana State, per Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.
Makira Cook scored 16 of her 20 points in the first half as fourth-seeded Illinois beat top-seeded WSU Cougars 81-58 in the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals.
The WSU Cougars have reportedly offered their men's basketball head coach job to a candidate with deep ties in the state, according to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander.
Iowa State cranked up the second-half pressure against WSU, and the No. 2 seed Cyclones marched into their seventh Sweet 16 with a 67-56 victory over the seventh-seeded Cougars in the NCAA Tournament.
"I was nervous last night, I was telling my friends how excited I am for this opportunity for these guys," Klay Thompson said of the No. 25 WSU Cougars.
Penn State, James Madison, Villanova and WSU will play in the inaugural Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament as the No. 1 seeds after just missing the NCAAs.
For the first time in 16 years, the Gonzaga Bulldogs will be joined in the men's basketball NCAA Tournament by their neighbors from just down U.S. Route 195, the WSU Cougars.